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 % |
1.05 |
-4.69 |
3.25 |
-0.43 |
-3.57 |
-1.59 |
-2.42 |
-0.36 |
3.69 |
5.04 |
-3.75 |
4.58 |
| #Times MS Stock Price Increased |
56 |
37 |
55 |
47 |
54 |
50 |
51 |
55 |
55 |
63 |
53 |
58 |
| #Times MS Stock Price Unchanged |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| #Times MS Stock Price Decreased |
45 |
59 |
54 |
55 |
51 |
57 |
53 |
57 |
45 |
45 |
50 |
47 |
| 2008 % |
-7.14 |
-14.61 |
8.55 |
6.35 |
-8.98 |
-18.44 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 2007 % |
1.67 |
-9.50 |
5.13 |
6.67 |
1.23 |
-1.35 |
-23.85 |
-2.34 |
1.01 |
6.76 |
-21.61 |
0.74 |
| 2006 % |
8.30 |
-2.90 |
5.30 |
2.36 |
-7.27 |
6.02 |
5.20 |
-1.06 |
10.82 |
4.83 |
-0.34 |
6.92 |
| 2005 % |
1.29 |
0.91 |
1.38 |
-7.62 |
-6.95 |
7.17 |
1.11 |
-4.10 |
6.03 |
0.87 |
2.98 |
1.27 |
| 2004 % |
1.11 |
2.66 |
-4.11 |
-9.91 |
4.13 |
-1.37 |
-6.05 |
2.84 |
-2.81 |
4.16 |
-0.66 |
9.40 |
| 2003 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
11.51 |
2.85 |
3.42 |
8.60 |
0.88 |
4.59 |