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 % |
-8.92 |
-3.03 |
0.24 |
5.33 |
4.76 |
-3.79 |
-0.22 |
8.07 |
-1.64 |
-7.29 |
-2.33 |
-1.00 |
| #Times STM Stock Price Increased |
36 |
47 |
45 |
57 |
51 |
45 |
48 |
62 |
48 |
52 |
47 |
47 |
| #Times STM Stock Price Unchanged |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
| #Times STM Stock Price Decreased |
65 |
48 |
59 |
45 |
55 |
61 |
56 |
48 |
52 |
59 |
54 |
57 |
| 2009 % |
-22.25 |
-13.92 |
11.46 |
32.46 |
12.02 |
2.04 |
1.07 |
14.10 |
8.89 |
-15.58 |
— |
— |
| 2008 % |
-13.14 |
-3.45 |
-11.08 |
8.07 |
13.41 |
-20.92 |
7.07 |
18.54 |
-22.34 |
-18.85 |
-19.97 |
0.61 |
| 2007 % |
1.79 |
3.90 |
-1.33 |
1.35 |
-0.91 |
-0.46 |
-10.57 |
1.46 |
-3.78 |
2.15 |
-11.04 |
-6.03 |
| 2006 % |
2.39 |
-8.02 |
8.50 |
-0.48 |
-10.37 |
-2.00 |
-6.90 |
10.23 |
4.67 |
0.58 |
4.38 |
1.55 |
| 2005 % |
-13.40 |
6.34 |
-6.34 |
-14.76 |
9.65 |
2.38 |
8.22 |
-3.99 |
4.35 |
-4.74 |
6.93 |
2.27 |
| 2004 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
8.05 |
-3.39 |