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 % |
-3.06 |
-8.90 |
3.51 |
0.05 |
0.39 |
-2.65 |
3.55 |
-2.29 |
1.07 |
-2.10 |
-3.40 |
2.45 |
| #Times SLE Stock Price Increased |
44 |
38 |
57 |
45 |
57 |
42 |
50 |
52 |
59 |
52 |
46 |
54 |
| #Times SLE Stock Price Unchanged |
1 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
3 |
4 |
| #Times SLE Stock Price Decreased |
56 |
57 |
49 |
53 |
46 |
62 |
50 |
58 |
39 |
53 |
54 |
47 |
| 2009 % |
2.45 |
-23.12 |
4.80 |
2.97 |
8.05 |
8.57 |
9.02 |
-8.92 |
14.96 |
1.35 |
— |
— |
| 2008 % |
-12.44 |
-9.47 |
9.84 |
3.79 |
-5.02 |
-11.09 |
11.51 |
-1.16 |
-6.43 |
-11.47 |
-17.88 |
6.64 |
| 2007 % |
0.70 |
-4.01 |
2.79 |
-3.00 |
9.08 |
-2.78 |
-8.90 |
4.86 |
0.42 |
-0.89 |
1.75 |
-4.57 |
| 2006 % |
-3.27 |
-3.33 |
1.19 |
-0.05 |
-5.03 |
-5.59 |
5.49 |
-1.59 |
-3.36 |
6.41 |
-3.03 |
2.71 |
| 2005 % |
-2.72 |
-4.59 |
-1.06 |
-3.46 |
-5.13 |
-2.36 |
0.61 |
-4.66 |
-0.25 |
-5.90 |
1.29 |
4.65 |
| 2004 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
0.86 |
2.81 |