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 % |
2.27 |
-2.32 |
4.53 |
0.83 |
0.41 |
-2.84 |
-0.05 |
3.47 |
-1.66 |
-4.45 |
-0.36 |
2.45 |
| #Times NOC Stock Price Increased |
52 |
53 |
57 |
52 |
56 |
51 |
54 |
52 |
48 |
57 |
54 |
60 |
| #Times NOC Stock Price Unchanged |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| #Times NOC Stock Price Decreased |
49 |
43 |
50 |
51 |
50 |
55 |
50 |
59 |
52 |
54 |
49 |
44 |
| 2009 % |
6.84 |
-22.35 |
16.81 |
10.79 |
-1.50 |
-4.06 |
-2.40 |
9.49 |
6.02 |
-3.12 |
— |
— |
| 2008 % |
0.92 |
4.33 |
-6.02 |
-5.44 |
2.57 |
-11.33 |
0.73 |
2.17 |
-12.06 |
-22.54 |
-12.66 |
9.99 |
| 2007 % |
4.79 |
1.28 |
3.30 |
-0.77 |
2.68 |
2.99 |
-2.26 |
3.60 |
-1.06 |
7.21 |
-5.77 |
-0.18 |
| 2006 % |
3.36 |
3.17 |
6.54 |
-2.03 |
-3.31 |
-0.95 |
3.33 |
0.94 |
1.89 |
-2.46 |
0.81 |
1.15 |
| 2005 % |
-4.55 |
1.97 |
2.04 |
1.59 |
1.60 |
-0.83 |
0.36 |
1.15 |
-3.09 |
-1.33 |
6.99 |
4.78 |
| 2004 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
8.85 |
-3.49 |