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 % |
3.48 |
3.38 |
-3.56 |
10.46 |
-6.43 |
3.91 |
-2.00 |
-0.38 |
1.42 |
-7.55 |
6.38 |
-0.80 |
| #Times MLR Stock Price Increased |
52 |
48 |
47 |
62 |
53 |
51 |
50 |
55 |
44 |
48 |
51 |
55 |
| #Times MLR Stock Price Unchanged |
3 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
| #Times MLR Stock Price Decreased |
46 |
48 |
58 |
40 |
52 |
51 |
50 |
55 |
54 |
62 |
49 |
47 |
| 2009 % |
2.83 |
11.93 |
4.92 |
25.00 |
-4.12 |
14.73 |
0.34 |
14.61 |
8.70 |
-8.63 |
— |
— |
| 2008 % |
-2.84 |
-13.07 |
-16.69 |
17.13 |
-0.79 |
-10.98 |
-13.64 |
-2.66 |
-11.46 |
-17.67 |
6.56 |
-18.45 |
| 2007 % |
-7.70 |
2.26 |
-3.70 |
6.83 |
4.98 |
2.62 |
-3.10 |
-24.70 |
-6.49 |
-15.24 |
-10.19 |
5.07 |
| 2006 % |
13.60 |
10.63 |
0.00 |
6.75 |
-27.84 |
5.40 |
-10.86 |
-2.75 |
1.84 |
9.47 |
11.65 |
7.48 |
| 2005 % |
11.50 |
5.16 |
-2.33 |
-3.39 |
-4.39 |
7.78 |
17.24 |
13.58 |
14.52 |
-5.69 |
10.37 |
-0.72 |
| 2004 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
13.51 |
2.63 |