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 % |
-3.34 |
-1.27 |
-1.12 |
0.83 |
1.01 |
1.91 |
-0.30 |
2.42 |
0.99 |
-0.94 |
2.75 |
2.66 |
| #Times NST Stock Price Increased |
46 |
51 |
55 |
56 |
51 |
60 |
52 |
61 |
47 |
51 |
52 |
54 |
| #Times NST Stock Price Unchanged |
3 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
| #Times NST Stock Price Decreased |
52 |
45 |
52 |
44 |
52 |
45 |
52 |
48 |
51 |
59 |
51 |
47 |
| 2009 % |
-7.31 |
-4.87 |
-2.05 |
-0.29 |
-4.26 |
6.78 |
-0.02 |
-1.42 |
0.57 |
-2.72 |
— |
— |
| 2008 % |
-10.45 |
-4.71 |
-1.52 |
5.86 |
4.10 |
0.86 |
-5.79 |
6.21 |
-0.99 |
-1.33 |
7.41 |
2.79 |
| 2007 % |
-2.78 |
2.43 |
2.66 |
2.22 |
-2.97 |
-6.82 |
-3.07 |
4.20 |
6.23 |
1.01 |
-0.45 |
3.49 |
| 2006 % |
0.14 |
2.16 |
-2.54 |
-3.35 |
0.04 |
3.40 |
8.99 |
5.65 |
1.31 |
4.29 |
1.12 |
-2.32 |
| 2005 % |
3.68 |
-1.38 |
-2.15 |
-0.28 |
8.13 |
5.33 |
-1.61 |
-2.53 |
-2.16 |
-5.94 |
3.27 |
2.17 |
| 2004 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
2.39 |
7.17 |