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 % |
-5.64 |
-5.34 |
2.69 |
3.17 |
2.94 |
2.55 |
1.72 |
-0.75 |
-0.46 |
0.20 |
-2.21 |
5.87 |
| #Times IM Stock Price Increased |
51 |
41 |
60 |
50 |
58 |
55 |
48 |
51 |
54 |
48 |
53 |
54 |
| #Times IM Stock Price Unchanged |
1 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
| #Times IM Stock Price Decreased |
49 |
52 |
46 |
47 |
47 |
50 |
56 |
57 |
47 |
61 |
46 |
49 |
| 2009 % |
-8.35 |
-11.24 |
16.07 |
14.87 |
13.77 |
5.93 |
-3.88 |
-0.35 |
0.54 |
4.75 |
— |
— |
| 2008 % |
-1.43 |
-14.11 |
3.67 |
7.45 |
6.55 |
-2.06 |
3.83 |
2.60 |
-15.01 |
-17.04 |
-19.19 |
24.33 |
| 2007 % |
-4.40 |
-0.55 |
-0.45 |
1.61 |
5.61 |
4.78 |
-7.64 |
-2.03 |
-0.14 |
8.31 |
-6.30 |
-9.34 |
| 2006 % |
-2.90 |
2.22 |
1.11 |
-8.04 |
-6.13 |
5.04 |
-2.75 |
2.10 |
6.44 |
7.57 |
-1.11 |
0.15 |
| 2005 % |
-11.14 |
-3.02 |
-6.97 |
-0.05 |
-5.09 |
-0.94 |
19.03 |
-6.05 |
5.88 |
-2.58 |
3.99 |
6.12 |
| 2004 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
11.54 |
8.11 |