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 % |
-1.07 |
-0.57 |
3.69 |
6.34 |
-0.07 |
-1.52 |
3.15 |
1.47 |
-0.71 |
-0.19 |
0.84 |
0.70 |
| #Times HAS Stock Price Increased |
49 |
48 |
59 |
55 |
54 |
53 |
54 |
54 |
43 |
57 |
53 |
51 |
| #Times HAS Stock Price Unchanged |
0 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
| #Times HAS Stock Price Decreased |
52 |
47 |
46 |
45 |
51 |
51 |
48 |
57 |
58 |
53 |
50 |
51 |
| 2009 % |
-17.27 |
-5.13 |
8.73 |
7.12 |
-4.68 |
-4.59 |
9.32 |
7.13 |
-2.24 |
-1.72 |
— |
— |
| 2008 % |
1.52 |
-0.76 |
7.66 |
28.17 |
1.91 |
-1.42 |
8.40 |
-3.40 |
-7.16 |
-16.21 |
-7.86 |
8.84 |
| 2007 % |
4.22 |
-0.45 |
1.24 |
10.45 |
1.71 |
-2.29 |
-10.78 |
0.68 |
-1.16 |
7.07 |
-6.96 |
-7.88 |
| 2006 % |
5.05 |
-4.28 |
3.99 |
-6.58 |
-5.93 |
-2.31 |
3.26 |
8.56 |
12.07 |
13.93 |
3.20 |
1.87 |
| 2005 % |
1.14 |
7.76 |
-3.16 |
-7.47 |
6.66 |
3.02 |
5.53 |
-5.64 |
-5.06 |
-4.01 |
8.27 |
-1.17 |
| 2004 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
7.57 |
1.84 |