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 % |
-0.31 |
-3.34 |
-2.29 |
5.30 |
5.59 |
-2.73 |
2.62 |
0.66 |
-1.89 |
-2.03 |
-7.59 |
-0.28 |
| #Times PPS Stock Price Increased |
51 |
53 |
49 |
48 |
53 |
51 |
55 |
51 |
47 |
56 |
48 |
55 |
| #Times PPS Stock Price Unchanged |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
| #Times PPS Stock Price Decreased |
49 |
42 |
59 |
54 |
52 |
56 |
49 |
58 |
55 |
55 |
53 |
49 |
| 2009 % |
-20.66 |
-26.35 |
5.19 |
25.84 |
19.36 |
-11.74 |
5.36 |
20.34 |
5.63 |
-8.38 |
— |
— |
| 2008 % |
20.36 |
-0.49 |
-8.17 |
-4.96 |
-3.18 |
-16.26 |
6.86 |
-1.06 |
-11.06 |
-20.19 |
-29.74 |
5.23 |
| 2007 % |
6.13 |
-0.77 |
-4.96 |
2.49 |
13.12 |
-1.67 |
-15.51 |
-9.37 |
-3.02 |
5.94 |
-11.43 |
-3.27 |
| 2006 % |
1.85 |
9.12 |
0.23 |
-1.81 |
-2.03 |
5.93 |
5.89 |
0.40 |
-1.40 |
3.07 |
-2.32 |
-4.46 |
| 2005 % |
-9.22 |
1.80 |
-3.74 |
4.96 |
0.68 |
10.09 |
10.52 |
-7.03 |
0.40 |
9.42 |
-0.73 |
-1.25 |
| 2004 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
6.26 |
2.35 |