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 % |
-0.92 |
-1.23 |
-3.17 |
2.68 |
1.82 |
-2.76 |
2.91 |
1.54 |
-0.04 |
-1.71 |
1.58 |
2.12 |
| #Times MDT Stock Price Increased |
40 |
32 |
38 |
43 |
42 |
37 |
42 |
46 |
26 |
42 |
40 |
43 |
| #Times MDT Stock Price Unchanged |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| #Times MDT Stock Price Decreased |
41 |
43 |
47 |
38 |
43 |
45 |
40 |
43 |
34 |
44 |
43 |
39 |
| 2008 % |
-7.35 |
5.99 |
-1.97 |
0.61 |
4.09 |
2.13 |
2.09 |
3.35 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 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 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
-1.51 |
-5.98 |
3.37 |