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 % |
-8.80 |
-3.02 |
13.08 |
5.88 |
0.24 |
2.88 |
1.03 |
3.77 |
-1.52 |
-6.57 |
-5.40 |
0.96 |
| #Times PLT Stock Price Increased |
43 |
50 |
63 |
55 |
58 |
53 |
53 |
56 |
48 |
52 |
50 |
52 |
| #Times PLT Stock Price Unchanged |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
| #Times PLT Stock Price Decreased |
56 |
44 |
45 |
48 |
47 |
53 |
49 |
54 |
53 |
56 |
49 |
52 |
| 2009 % |
-23.10 |
-15.36 |
40.51 |
5.55 |
40.03 |
6.00 |
25.17 |
0.93 |
12.22 |
-10.06 |
— |
— |
| 2008 % |
-27.26 |
-0.25 |
2.39 |
29.00 |
-2.40 |
-8.18 |
9.09 |
5.95 |
-12.70 |
-35.87 |
-11.97 |
3.86 |
| 2007 % |
-7.07 |
3.81 |
15.50 |
6.31 |
-3.22 |
7.90 |
6.86 |
1.36 |
0.53 |
-4.19 |
-1.82 |
-3.16 |
| 2006 % |
23.67 |
-1.25 |
2.52 |
5.84 |
-42.52 |
3.06 |
-29.93 |
15.17 |
-2.17 |
20.42 |
-0.51 |
0.95 |
| 2005 % |
-10.26 |
-2.06 |
4.50 |
-17.30 |
9.30 |
5.64 |
-6.04 |
-4.56 |
-5.48 |
-3.17 |
-7.40 |
2.46 |
| 2004 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
-5.30 |
0.68 |