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 % |
-1.62 |
-1.61 |
-0.59 |
3.53 |
-0.36 |
-0.42 |
0.10 |
-0.18 |
3.37 |
1.57 |
1.98 |
1.72 |
| #Times NVS Stock Price Increased |
51 |
41 |
55 |
60 |
54 |
46 |
47 |
59 |
62 |
56 |
54 |
56 |
| #Times NVS Stock Price Unchanged |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| #Times NVS Stock Price Decreased |
49 |
55 |
54 |
42 |
52 |
58 |
57 |
52 |
39 |
54 |
48 |
48 |
| 2008 % |
-6.80 |
-2.87 |
4.23 |
-1.75 |
3.97 |
5.18 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 2007 % |
0.44 |
-3.91 |
-1.43 |
6.33 |
-3.28 |
-0.19 |
-3.77 |
-2.40 |
4.39 |
-3.25 |
6.26 |
-3.87 |
| 2006 % |
5.11 |
-3.45 |
4.11 |
3.73 |
-3.52 |
-2.80 |
4.27 |
1.60 |
2.31 |
3.92 |
-3.81 |
-1.65 |
| 2005 % |
-5.25 |
4.37 |
-6.37 |
4.17 |
0.21 |
-2.84 |
2.68 |
0.08 |
4.62 |
5.51 |
-2.61 |
0.15 |
| 2004 % |
-1.62 |
-2.20 |
-3.50 |
5.16 |
0.83 |
-1.47 |
0.36 |
4.01 |
0.47 |
2.87 |
0.08 |
5.18 |
| 2003 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
-3.05 |
-4.19 |
5.06 |
-1.20 |
9.98 |
8.77 |