• SOVEREIGN BANCORP INC Average Monthly Returns

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.

  • Seasonality Performance Chart: SOV

  • Seasonal Performance Data: SOV

    Returns Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
    Avg.

    Returns %    		 0.75 -2.79 -3.39 -7.42 7.22 -7.14 5.49 -1.09 -13.46 0.98 -0.52 1.00
    #Times SOV Stock Price Increased 43 44 57 43 54 45 51 54 45 53 42 51
    #Times SOV Stock Price Unchanged 2 1 2 0 5 2 1 3 2 1 3 0
    #Times SOV Stock Price Decreased 56 51 51 60 47 60 52 55 55 56 58 54
    2008 % 9.39 -10.82 -16.18 -19.84 22.36 -19.46 29.35 1.47 -59.10 — — —
    2007 % -2.90 2.43 0.75 -4.59 -4.23 -9.03 -9.45 -5.53 -5.74 -15.31 -18.42 -3.13
    2006 % 0.83 -4.44 5.18 1.19 0.59 -8.91 1.62 0.97 3.21 10.93 4.69 1.64
    2005 % 0.84 0.88 -3.39 -7.17 8.51 0.09 7.39 -2.78 -5.48 -2.12 1.34 -1.09
    2004 % -4.39 -2.02 -3.29 -6.71 8.86 1.61 -1.48 0.41 -0.17 -0.77 0.92 3.20
    2003 % — — — — — — — — — 12.18 8.89 4.37