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 % |
2.32 |
3.60 |
6.80 |
2.45 |
4.72 |
-2.86 |
-10.55 |
3.32 |
0.88 |
-2.38 |
16.80 |
6.64 |
| #Times IPS Stock Price Increased |
40 |
35 |
41 |
40 |
47 |
38 |
48 |
39 |
31 |
38 |
47 |
45 |
| #Times IPS Stock Price Unchanged |
7 |
9 |
9 |
4 |
4 |
9 |
13 |
19 |
15 |
6 |
3 |
12 |
| #Times IPS Stock Price Decreased |
33 |
32 |
39 |
37 |
34 |
40 |
23 |
32 |
36 |
44 |
32 |
28 |
| 2009 % |
-8.38 |
-11.06 |
3.17 |
5.36 |
12.24 |
1.34 |
7.27 |
1.86 |
3.73 |
2.46 |
— |
— |
| 2008 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
-82.07 |
-2.92 |
-5.35 |
-16.63 |
-4.55 |
9.21 |
| 2007 % |
7.63 |
7.88 |
20.56 |
12.52 |
6.34 |
1.05 |
0.69 |
0.00 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 2006 % |
11.57 |
4.18 |
7.92 |
-0.86 |
-8.27 |
1.11 |
-1.64 |
-1.75 |
-6.24 |
5.50 |
11.91 |
-8.26 |
| 2005 % |
-1.52 |
13.41 |
-4.45 |
-7.23 |
8.58 |
-14.92 |
23.00 |
19.42 |
11.37 |
-0.87 |
9.20 |
7.24 |
| 2004 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
50.65 |
18.35 |