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 % |
-6.79 |
-7.34 |
2.95 |
15.60 |
1.76 |
-4.11 |
9.82 |
2.65 |
-1.59 |
-7.29 |
-4.27 |
0.30 |
| #Times IP Stock Price Increased |
48 |
48 |
55 |
55 |
53 |
49 |
59 |
57 |
58 |
50 |
45 |
59 |
| #Times IP Stock Price Unchanged |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
| #Times IP Stock Price Decreased |
52 |
47 |
53 |
48 |
52 |
58 |
46 |
54 |
44 |
61 |
47 |
45 |
| 2009 % |
-22.70 |
-37.60 |
23.73 |
79.83 |
13.51 |
5.29 |
24.32 |
22.01 |
-3.13 |
0.36 |
— |
— |
| 2008 % |
-0.39 |
-1.70 |
-14.13 |
-3.83 |
4.01 |
-14.39 |
18.97 |
-2.41 |
-3.21 |
-34.06 |
-27.86 |
-5.21 |
| 2007 % |
-1.16 |
6.77 |
1.17 |
3.63 |
3.84 |
-0.30 |
-5.06 |
-5.28 |
2.16 |
3.04 |
-8.68 |
-4.05 |
| 2006 % |
-2.91 |
0.43 |
5.49 |
5.15 |
-6.51 |
-4.93 |
6.28 |
1.28 |
-0.39 |
-3.69 |
-0.74 |
3.02 |
| 2005 % |
-6.78 |
-4.59 |
-1.49 |
-6.79 |
-6.06 |
-6.20 |
4.60 |
-2.36 |
-3.39 |
-2.10 |
8.09 |
6.60 |
| 2004 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
7.82 |
1.16 |