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 % |
1.73 |
3.85 |
2.80 |
9.71 |
1.67 |
3.19 |
0.47 |
-0.64 |
-2.44 |
-2.73 |
-0.76 |
-1.53 |
| #Times STO Stock Price Increased |
51 |
54 |
60 |
59 |
58 |
61 |
54 |
54 |
49 |
58 |
49 |
56 |
| #Times STO Stock Price Unchanged |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
| #Times STO Stock Price Decreased |
49 |
40 |
47 |
44 |
45 |
46 |
51 |
57 |
53 |
52 |
52 |
49 |
| 2009 % |
3.42 |
-3.30 |
4.68 |
6.65 |
13.01 |
-5.94 |
8.50 |
1.82 |
3.21 |
4.97 |
— |
— |
| 2008 % |
-13.88 |
16.21 |
-2.18 |
21.09 |
7.93 |
-4.24 |
-13.37 |
-5.39 |
-22.29 |
-15.54 |
-15.31 |
-2.11 |
| 2007 % |
2.05 |
-4.83 |
5.95 |
3.66 |
-2.73 |
13.59 |
-4.54 |
-2.76 |
17.86 |
0.47 |
-5.15 |
-5.56 |
| 2006 % |
20.60 |
-7.61 |
11.34 |
15.10 |
-10.61 |
-2.65 |
4.80 |
-9.56 |
-11.87 |
6.47 |
10.02 |
-5.65 |
| 2005 % |
-3.52 |
18.80 |
-5.81 |
2.04 |
0.74 |
15.21 |
6.95 |
12.71 |
0.90 |
-10.03 |
-1.52 |
4.98 |
| 2004 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
8.16 |
0.70 |