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 % |
-2.90 |
0.002 |
-5.23 |
1.41 |
8.75 |
1.16 |
1.69 |
4.57 |
3.89 |
-5.96 |
-5.96 |
8.49 |
| #Times VRX Stock Price Increased |
48 |
46 |
45 |
55 |
55 |
45 |
57 |
65 |
55 |
51 |
44 |
52 |
| #Times VRX Stock Price Unchanged |
2 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
| #Times VRX Stock Price Decreased |
50 |
48 |
61 |
46 |
46 |
61 |
48 |
44 |
45 |
59 |
56 |
51 |
| 2009 % |
-5.23 |
-19.81 |
2.24 |
-5.78 |
37.17 |
11.87 |
0.31 |
0.35 |
8.38 |
4.78 |
— |
— |
| 2008 % |
-5.65 |
21.76 |
-6.68 |
3.51 |
23.42 |
4.39 |
0.06 |
6.95 |
11.80 |
-8.29 |
3.78 |
17.56 |
| 2007 % |
2.26 |
1.70 |
-3.56 |
4.22 |
-12.37 |
5.70 |
-5.98 |
0.51 |
-1.83 |
-6.00 |
-20.61 |
3.64 |
| 2006 % |
-0.65 |
-0.77 |
-11.04 |
12.93 |
-3.90 |
-1.62 |
2.13 |
13.77 |
0.61 |
-5.55 |
-10.11 |
2.68 |
| 2005 % |
-5.23 |
-2.87 |
-7.12 |
-7.85 |
-0.57 |
-14.53 |
11.91 |
1.27 |
0.50 |
-14.73 |
-3.73 |
9.71 |
| 2004 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
0.88 |
8.84 |