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 % |
-0.48 |
-1.93 |
0.21 |
0.81 |
2.64 |
-0.97 |
1.62 |
1.29 |
4.86 |
0.21 |
-0.56 |
1.39 |
| #Times GIS Stock Price Increased |
49 |
45 |
54 |
56 |
52 |
58 |
51 |
62 |
51 |
51 |
50 |
56 |
| #Times GIS Stock Price Unchanged |
0 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| #Times GIS Stock Price Decreased |
52 |
47 |
54 |
46 |
53 |
48 |
52 |
48 |
49 |
59 |
53 |
49 |
| 2009 % |
-2.62 |
-11.27 |
-5.75 |
2.49 |
0.97 |
9.46 |
5.16 |
1.39 |
7.79 |
2.39 |
— |
— |
| 2008 % |
-4.35 |
3.06 |
6.65 |
0.81 |
4.64 |
-3.83 |
5.96 |
2.78 |
3.84 |
-1.42 |
-6.74 |
-3.82 |
| 2007 % |
-0.61 |
-1.60 |
3.37 |
2.89 |
2.24 |
-4.59 |
-4.78 |
0.47 |
3.81 |
-0.47 |
4.19 |
-5.23 |
| 2006 % |
-1.43 |
1.32 |
2.90 |
-2.63 |
5.17 |
-0.43 |
0.46 |
4.49 |
4.37 |
0.39 |
-1.52 |
2.95 |
| 2005 % |
6.60 |
-1.16 |
-6.14 |
0.51 |
0.20 |
-5.46 |
1.30 |
-2.69 |
4.51 |
0.15 |
-1.52 |
3.77 |
| 2004 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
2.80 |
9.28 |