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 % |
-0.84 |
-1.61 |
2.36 |
2.47 |
4.32 |
4.70 |
3.50 |
12.77 |
1.47 |
0.58 |
-12.17 |
-1.63 |
| #Times SAM Stock Price Increased |
49 |
40 |
55 |
48 |
54 |
56 |
57 |
57 |
48 |
58 |
48 |
47 |
| #Times SAM Stock Price Unchanged |
0 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
| #Times SAM Stock Price Decreased |
52 |
53 |
52 |
53 |
51 |
48 |
48 |
53 |
53 |
52 |
53 |
58 |
| 2009 % |
-11.12 |
-5.02 |
-12.96 |
27.52 |
7.22 |
3.75 |
5.41 |
27.44 |
-6.71 |
2.48 |
— |
— |
| 2008 % |
-5.41 |
0.14 |
33.31 |
-6.81 |
-10.28 |
2.36 |
11.33 |
-0.70 |
5.60 |
-20.42 |
-15.10 |
-11.46 |
| 2007 % |
-2.30 |
-6.70 |
1.71 |
-3.41 |
18.91 |
2.74 |
3.58 |
19.63 |
-0.20 |
7.38 |
-36.47 |
13.44 |
| 2006 % |
3.60 |
3.20 |
-2.68 |
3.73 |
0.19 |
8.36 |
0.55 |
9.07 |
2.27 |
11.11 |
-1.20 |
-0.21 |
| 2005 % |
11.05 |
0.34 |
-7.58 |
-8.67 |
5.55 |
6.30 |
-3.38 |
8.39 |
6.38 |
2.36 |
5.74 |
-7.60 |
| 2004 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
-13.80 |
-2.33 |