Some investors consider seasonal performance when purchasing or selling stocks. This chart illustrates the average monthly return for the past 5 years. Users often also consider the number of times a stock increases or decreases for any given month. Mouse-over the chart to view 5 years of history for each month.
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| Returns |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Avg. Returns % |
-3.86 |
-2.78 |
5.15 |
-1.84 |
-1.07 |
-5.01 |
0.66 |
0.13 |
3.18 |
0.29 |
0.64 |
0.91 |
| #Times GE Stock Price Increased |
36 |
33 |
47 |
38 |
44 |
33 |
41 |
42 |
47 |
40 |
37 |
42 |
| #Times GE Stock Price Unchanged |
1 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
| #Times GE Stock Price Decreased |
44 |
43 |
37 |
42 |
40 |
53 |
41 |
45 |
33 |
44 |
43 |
39 |
| 2008 % |
-4.76 |
-5.80 |
11.07 |
-11.44 |
-6.05 |
-13.11 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 2007 % |
-3.11 |
-3.15 |
1.29 |
4.24 |
1.95 |
1.86 |
1.25 |
0.28 |
6.51 |
-0.57 |
-6.96 |
-3.18 |
| 2006 % |
-6.55 |
0.37 |
5.81 |
-0.54 |
-0.94 |
-3.78 |
-0.81 |
4.19 |
3.64 |
-0.53 |
0.48 |
5.47 |
| 2005 % |
-1.00 |
-2.56 |
2.44 |
0.39 |
0.77 |
-5.01 |
-0.42 |
-2.57 |
0.18 |
0.65 |
5.40 |
-1.87 |
| 2004 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
2.62 |
-1.37 |
2.41 |
1.61 |
3.63 |
3.22 |