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 % |
0.69 |
-9.26 |
2.44 |
13.04 |
8.13 |
6.05 |
-5.51 |
1.11 |
1.20 |
-1.19 |
-3.58 |
-1.37 |
| #Times SM Stock Price Increased |
42 |
34 |
49 |
49 |
43 |
48 |
40 |
44 |
45 |
48 |
43 |
41 |
| #Times SM Stock Price Unchanged |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| #Times SM Stock Price Decreased |
38 |
43 |
37 |
32 |
42 |
37 |
44 |
43 |
36 |
42 |
39 |
42 |
| 2009 % |
-4.72 |
-29.81 |
-2.85 |
35.47 |
21.21 |
-3.64 |
14.37 |
10.18 |
23.42 |
5.05 |
— |
— |
| 2008 % |
-8.77 |
4.71 |
4.39 |
13.56 |
16.56 |
26.84 |
-34.15 |
-0.79 |
-15.55 |
-30.17 |
-19.19 |
0.99 |
| 2007 % |
-2.30 |
0.06 |
1.86 |
-0.15 |
2.02 |
-1.97 |
-9.08 |
0.18 |
6.96 |
18.76 |
-7.21 |
-1.75 |
| 2006 % |
18.55 |
-12.02 |
6.36 |
3.26 |
-7.27 |
2.97 |
6.83 |
-5.11 |
-10.01 |
1.58 |
7.48 |
-8.07 |
| 2005 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
4.58 |
3.34 |