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 % |
-0.95 |
-1.56 |
3.94 |
3.70 |
3.33 |
-4.27 |
3.79 |
3.84 |
-1.92 |
-4.94 |
1.57 |
-1.44 |
| #Times VAL Stock Price Increased |
54 |
44 |
51 |
50 |
55 |
51 |
56 |
59 |
46 |
47 |
55 |
53 |
| #Times VAL Stock Price Unchanged |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
| #Times VAL Stock Price Decreased |
47 |
49 |
57 |
50 |
51 |
55 |
48 |
51 |
55 |
60 |
46 |
50 |
| 2009 % |
-4.08 |
-3.74 |
19.58 |
20.18 |
-4.78 |
-1.39 |
12.38 |
5.77 |
2.73 |
-7.77 |
— |
— |
| 2008 % |
-10.95 |
8.45 |
-8.84 |
10.79 |
2.64 |
-16.17 |
14.60 |
9.18 |
-5.78 |
-8.24 |
-4.05 |
-7.79 |
| 2007 % |
1.95 |
-3.79 |
2.66 |
-2.83 |
6.84 |
-1.65 |
-2.88 |
-2.24 |
0.89 |
-8.00 |
-9.94 |
0.00 |
| 2006 % |
10.34 |
-2.89 |
5.45 |
1.54 |
-2.75 |
-4.02 |
-6.73 |
8.00 |
0.00 |
0.71 |
4.44 |
-1.21 |
| 2005 % |
-2.01 |
-5.81 |
0.85 |
-11.18 |
14.69 |
1.88 |
1.59 |
-1.52 |
-7.42 |
-1.38 |
14.06 |
-1.90 |
| 2004 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
3.34 |
3.71 |