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 % |
-1.60 |
17.98 |
-4.45 |
11.53 |
8.37 |
9.04 |
2.79 |
2.74 |
10.21 |
7.80 |
5.22 |
14.92 |
| #Times MOS Stock Price Increased |
30 |
37 |
29 |
36 |
38 |
39 |
32 |
33 |
33 |
33 |
33 |
37 |
| #Times MOS Stock Price Unchanged |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
| #Times MOS Stock Price Decreased |
31 |
21 |
34 |
25 |
26 |
25 |
28 |
35 |
25 |
32 |
28 |
24 |
| 2008 % |
-3.74 |
23.37 |
-8.41 |
19.41 |
2.29 |
15.46 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 2007 % |
-6.73 |
27.71 |
4.80 |
10.65 |
19.08 |
11.07 |
-3.73 |
11.87 |
27.37 |
30.42 |
-0.92 |
36.44 |
| 2006 % |
5.67 |
2.85 |
-9.74 |
4.53 |
3.73 |
0.58 |
0.26 |
3.51 |
4.06 |
10.77 |
13.78 |
0.28 |
| 2005 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
11.83 |
-7.17 |
-0.79 |
-17.78 |
2.81 |
8.05 |