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 % |
-2.63 |
-2.15 |
-1.00 |
5.54 |
-0.78 |
0.67 |
1.63 |
2.11 |
-1.10 |
-1.78 |
-2.56 |
3.28 |
| #Times GSK Stock Price Increased |
41 |
45 |
53 |
54 |
50 |
55 |
50 |
59 |
51 |
51 |
51 |
52 |
| #Times GSK Stock Price Unchanged |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
| #Times GSK Stock Price Decreased |
58 |
50 |
55 |
49 |
55 |
52 |
55 |
52 |
51 |
60 |
50 |
49 |
| 2009 % |
-5.38 |
-14.54 |
1.74 |
0.35 |
9.59 |
4.84 |
8.35 |
2.12 |
1.05 |
4.18 |
— |
— |
| 2008 % |
-5.92 |
-7.31 |
-3.36 |
3.96 |
0.62 |
-0.36 |
5.29 |
0.88 |
-7.46 |
-10.94 |
-11.00 |
8.22 |
| 2007 % |
2.60 |
3.71 |
-1.56 |
4.56 |
-9.68 |
0.36 |
-2.45 |
2.23 |
1.88 |
-3.66 |
2.79 |
-4.38 |
| 2006 % |
1.51 |
-0.81 |
2.93 |
8.74 |
-2.77 |
0.90 |
-0.83 |
2.62 |
-6.24 |
0.04 |
-0.22 |
-0.69 |
| 2005 % |
-5.94 |
8.19 |
-4.76 |
10.08 |
-1.67 |
-2.38 |
-2.20 |
2.70 |
5.25 |
1.46 |
-4.72 |
1.84 |
| 2004 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
0.33 |
11.40 |