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 % |
1.47 |
-3.19 |
14.78 |
4.61 |
0.75 |
0.56 |
-0.89 |
2.32 |
2.60 |
1.57 |
-5.10 |
12.82 |
| #Times GAP Stock Price Increased |
54 |
44 |
55 |
47 |
51 |
52 |
50 |
50 |
56 |
64 |
51 |
58 |
| #Times GAP Stock Price Unchanged |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
| #Times GAP Stock Price Decreased |
47 |
50 |
52 |
54 |
55 |
54 |
51 |
59 |
45 |
45 |
51 |
46 |
| 2009 % |
13.56 |
-42.83 |
30.47 |
38.23 |
-46.04 |
7.32 |
35.76 |
16.29 |
32.79 |
11.22 |
— |
— |
| 2008 % |
-5.04 |
-9.33 |
-3.17 |
4.96 |
-9.40 |
-8.45 |
-30.27 |
2.58 |
-33.69 |
-23.56 |
-37.11 |
20.58 |
| 2007 % |
12.16 |
10.15 |
4.34 |
-2.97 |
7.21 |
-2.80 |
-13.08 |
7.58 |
-2.86 |
6.27 |
-7.16 |
4.69 |
| 2006 % |
-1.72 |
3.30 |
8.28 |
-22.41 |
-7.00 |
-9.83 |
4.53 |
-3.44 |
5.02 |
14.91 |
-4.94 |
-2.12 |
| 2005 % |
-11.60 |
22.74 |
33.99 |
5.23 |
58.99 |
16.57 |
-1.40 |
-11.40 |
11.74 |
-0.98 |
7.41 |
5.37 |
| 2004 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
16.31 |
35.58 |