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 % |
-6.32 |
-2.44 |
-2.09 |
3.58 |
2.91 |
-3.55 |
4.08 |
-11.60 |
-0.61 |
1.03 |
11.17 |
-8.92 |
| #Times S Stock Price Increased |
48 |
52 |
55 |
43 |
41 |
35 |
41 |
49 |
48 |
54 |
55 |
37 |
| #Times S Stock Price Unchanged |
3 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
| #Times S Stock Price Decreased |
50 |
43 |
52 |
38 |
41 |
49 |
42 |
53 |
53 |
55 |
46 |
67 |
| 2008 % |
-19.79 |
-31.04 |
-7.84 |
19.43 |
17.15 |
1.50 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 2007 % |
-5.60 |
8.24 |
-1.75 |
5.64 |
14.08 |
-9.36 |
-0.86 |
-7.83 |
0.42 |
-9.99 |
-9.23 |
-15.39 |
| 2006 % |
-2.00 |
4.98 |
7.53 |
-4.01 |
-14.47 |
-5.74 |
-0.94 |
-14.54 |
1.36 |
8.98 |
4.39 |
-3.17 |
| 2005 % |
-1.52 |
-0.63 |
0.22 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
-48.17 |
-8.28 |
-2.01 |
7.47 |
-6.70 |
| 2004 % |
-2.67 |
6.24 |
-8.61 |
-6.76 |
-5.11 |
-0.62 |
-2.85 |
4.36 |
4.10 |
-12.16 |
48.43 |
-1.76 |
| 2003 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
20.99 |
8.16 |
-0.65 |
20.35 |
4.81 |
-17.56 |