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 % |
8.87 |
2.38 |
3.05 |
11.74 |
6.66 |
2.51 |
-0.31 |
-3.21 |
-1.29 |
-6.46 |
2.63 |
1.77 |
| #Times HP Stock Price Increased |
60 |
47 |
60 |
60 |
60 |
60 |
49 |
57 |
51 |
54 |
60 |
59 |
| #Times HP Stock Price Unchanged |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| #Times HP Stock Price Decreased |
41 |
48 |
47 |
43 |
46 |
47 |
56 |
54 |
51 |
57 |
43 |
46 |
| 2009 % |
-1.26 |
5.34 |
-3.75 |
35.35 |
13.47 |
-11.71 |
11.31 |
-2.61 |
18.14 |
-3.81 |
— |
— |
| 2008 % |
-1.93 |
15.79 |
1.93 |
15.90 |
16.56 |
14.96 |
-17.89 |
-3.39 |
-24.38 |
-20.55 |
-26.08 |
-10.28 |
| 2007 % |
9.64 |
1.16 |
11.79 |
6.43 |
4.96 |
4.51 |
-8.60 |
-2.71 |
4.26 |
-3.68 |
9.27 |
15.98 |
| 2006 % |
26.57 |
-16.06 |
6.16 |
4.18 |
-9.59 |
-8.35 |
-8.12 |
-11.37 |
-6.10 |
3.99 |
10.94 |
-7.89 |
| 2005 % |
11.34 |
5.65 |
-0.86 |
-3.14 |
7.88 |
13.14 |
21.74 |
4.03 |
1.63 |
-8.27 |
4.75 |
6.70 |
| 2004 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
14.29 |
4.32 |