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 % |
8.09 |
-8.08 |
-20.38 |
13.01 |
-2.00 |
-5.41 |
-6.95 |
11.31 |
10.28 |
-9.28 |
-9.22 |
-2.54 |
| #Times MPG Stock Price Increased |
54 |
43 |
43 |
49 |
46 |
49 |
55 |
54 |
53 |
53 |
55 |
56 |
| #Times MPG Stock Price Unchanged |
1 |
2 |
6 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
| #Times MPG Stock Price Decreased |
46 |
51 |
60 |
53 |
57 |
54 |
48 |
55 |
49 |
56 |
46 |
46 |
| 2009 % |
42.47 |
-27.87 |
-51.99 |
51.39 |
-3.66 |
-19.04 |
-18.81 |
56.52 |
94.44 |
-16.18 |
— |
— |
| 2008 % |
-6.20 |
-13.13 |
-40.17 |
12.51 |
-2.41 |
-22.52 |
-11.33 |
4.91 |
-47.34 |
-40.43 |
-46.47 |
-23.15 |
| 2007 % |
8.63 |
-10.09 |
-8.95 |
1.32 |
0.28 |
-4.97 |
-16.65 |
-9.08 |
-0.68 |
5.50 |
-7.22 |
16.15 |
| 2006 % |
9.39 |
0.12 |
7.86 |
-6.95 |
-6.76 |
11.09 |
6.37 |
6.68 |
2.08 |
4.96 |
0.21 |
-6.64 |
| 2005 % |
-13.86 |
10.57 |
-8.67 |
6.78 |
2.55 |
8.37 |
5.68 |
-2.49 |
2.91 |
-0.26 |
6.77 |
-3.43 |
| 2004 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
0.61 |
4.37 |