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 % |
-3.30 |
-12.67 |
7.86 |
1.65 |
5.74 |
-6.73 |
8.56 |
1.64 |
-5.51 |
-10.97 |
-0.27 |
4.35 |
| #Times MAS Stock Price Increased |
53 |
35 |
54 |
46 |
59 |
48 |
56 |
56 |
52 |
48 |
53 |
57 |
| #Times MAS Stock Price Unchanged |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| #Times MAS Stock Price Decreased |
46 |
60 |
54 |
56 |
47 |
57 |
48 |
53 |
50 |
62 |
50 |
48 |
| 2009 % |
-29.73 |
-34.13 |
34.23 |
28.16 |
16.93 |
-7.52 |
45.41 |
3.95 |
-10.76 |
-9.05 |
— |
— |
| 2008 % |
7.17 |
-19.29 |
6.22 |
-8.26 |
1.81 |
-15.15 |
4.83 |
15.59 |
-5.87 |
-43.41 |
-5.61 |
16.18 |
| 2007 % |
7.10 |
-6.74 |
-8.14 |
-0.68 |
11.03 |
-5.75 |
-4.42 |
-4.36 |
-10.94 |
3.93 |
-6.97 |
-3.52 |
| 2006 % |
-1.78 |
5.19 |
4.17 |
-1.81 |
-2.75 |
-4.44 |
-9.81 |
2.54 |
0.04 |
0.84 |
3.76 |
4.11 |
| 2005 % |
0.74 |
-8.36 |
2.82 |
-9.16 |
1.68 |
-0.80 |
6.77 |
-9.52 |
0.00 |
-7.16 |
4.53 |
1.41 |
| 2004 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
2.95 |
3.57 |