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 % |
-2.04 |
-2.94 |
4.75 |
7.27 |
0.72 |
-4.90 |
-2.97 |
5.45 |
1.65 |
-6.36 |
-1.51 |
5.46 |
| #Times MAR Stock Price Increased |
54 |
44 |
52 |
55 |
53 |
43 |
47 |
61 |
52 |
52 |
56 |
58 |
| #Times MAR Stock Price Unchanged |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| #Times MAR Stock Price Decreased |
45 |
52 |
57 |
46 |
52 |
64 |
57 |
50 |
50 |
58 |
47 |
46 |
| 2009 % |
-16.13 |
-13.17 |
15.54 |
44.01 |
-0.84 |
-4.56 |
-2.39 |
12.08 |
15.44 |
-9.16 |
— |
— |
| 2008 % |
5.21 |
-5.16 |
0.99 |
-0.39 |
-4.04 |
-20.26 |
-1.25 |
8.88 |
-7.51 |
-20.00 |
-19.54 |
15.84 |
| 2007 % |
0.88 |
-0.47 |
2.19 |
-7.65 |
1.86 |
-6.09 |
-3.90 |
6.91 |
-2.13 |
-5.42 |
-8.77 |
-8.84 |
| 2006 % |
-0.48 |
2.64 |
0.45 |
6.52 |
-1.00 |
5.41 |
-7.70 |
7.05 |
2.60 |
8.10 |
8.09 |
5.69 |
| 2005 % |
0.32 |
1.46 |
4.58 |
-6.14 |
7.63 |
1.01 |
0.37 |
-7.67 |
-0.15 |
-5.34 |
8.35 |
3.81 |
| 2004 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
4.33 |
10.78 |