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 % |
0.58 |
-3.31 |
-2.74 |
4.00 |
2.92 |
-1.89 |
2.63 |
2.85 |
-2.45 |
-5.56 |
-3.60 |
2.29 |
| #Times MDT Stock Price Increased |
51 |
41 |
48 |
56 |
55 |
50 |
56 |
59 |
41 |
49 |
47 |
54 |
| #Times MDT Stock Price Unchanged |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| #Times MDT Stock Price Decreased |
49 |
53 |
59 |
46 |
50 |
54 |
48 |
51 |
61 |
61 |
55 |
49 |
| 2009 % |
6.59 |
-11.64 |
-1.03 |
9.28 |
7.34 |
1.57 |
1.52 |
8.13 |
-3.91 |
-2.98 |
— |
— |
| 2008 % |
-7.35 |
5.99 |
-1.97 |
0.61 |
4.09 |
2.13 |
2.09 |
3.35 |
-8.23 |
-19.49 |
-24.31 |
2.95 |
| 2007 % |
-0.10 |
-5.77 |
-2.57 |
7.89 |
0.45 |
-2.45 |
-2.28 |
4.28 |
6.76 |
-15.89 |
7.19 |
-1.13 |
| 2006 % |
-1.90 |
-4.45 |
-5.92 |
-1.23 |
0.74 |
-7.06 |
7.67 |
-7.16 |
-0.97 |
4.82 |
7.09 |
2.65 |
| 2005 % |
5.68 |
-0.69 |
-2.23 |
3.43 |
1.99 |
-3.64 |
4.15 |
5.67 |
-5.92 |
5.74 |
-1.98 |
3.60 |
| 2004 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
-5.98 |
3.37 |