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 % |
-1.94 |
-0.54 |
1.71 |
-2.63 |
3.53 |
-4.73 |
-0.73 |
-3.63 |
3.30 |
-1.80 |
2.40 |
3.44 |
| #Times NWS Stock Price Increased |
35 |
34 |
39 |
37 |
46 |
31 |
45 |
40 |
36 |
38 |
42 |
41 |
| #Times NWS Stock Price Unchanged |
3 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
| #Times NWS Stock Price Decreased |
43 |
41 |
43 |
44 |
39 |
52 |
35 |
47 |
44 |
45 |
40 |
41 |
| 2008 % |
-8.74 |
-1.28 |
-0.51 |
-2.83 |
1.16 |
-17.97 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 2007 % |
9.84 |
-2.48 |
2.64 |
-1.91 |
-1.53 |
-2.91 |
-1.21 |
-4.05 |
7.59 |
-1.96 |
-5.44 |
-1.97 |
| 2006 % |
-0.41 |
3.69 |
2.39 |
3.82 |
9.54 |
1.05 |
-0.29 |
-1.23 |
3.88 |
5.33 |
-0.96 |
3.39 |
| 2005 % |
-8.43 |
-2.09 |
2.32 |
-9.59 |
4.96 |
0.90 |
2.85 |
-1.43 |
-3.44 |
-8.72 |
3.85 |
6.20 |
| 2004 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
-4.28 |
-7.81 |
5.18 |
-1.85 |
12.15 |
6.14 |