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 % |
-5.24 |
-1.35 |
1.18 |
1.20 |
0.76 |
-0.68 |
0.82 |
-0.43 |
0.03 |
-1.94 |
1.05 |
0.79 |
| #Times VZ Stock Price Increased |
44 |
42 |
52 |
48 |
53 |
52 |
55 |
53 |
52 |
50 |
53 |
53 |
| #Times VZ Stock Price Unchanged |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
| #Times VZ Stock Price Decreased |
55 |
51 |
55 |
52 |
52 |
54 |
49 |
57 |
49 |
58 |
48 |
51 |
| 2009 % |
-11.88 |
-4.48 |
4.38 |
1.88 |
-3.55 |
5.02 |
4.36 |
-3.20 |
-2.47 |
-2.24 |
— |
— |
| 2008 % |
-10.72 |
-6.86 |
0.36 |
5.57 |
-0.02 |
-7.97 |
-3.83 |
3.17 |
-8.62 |
-7.53 |
10.04 |
3.83 |
| 2007 % |
3.44 |
-2.90 |
1.39 |
0.69 |
14.01 |
-5.41 |
3.52 |
-1.73 |
5.73 |
4.04 |
-6.20 |
1.11 |
| 2006 % |
5.11 |
6.44 |
1.07 |
-3.01 |
-5.50 |
7.31 |
0.99 |
4.02 |
5.54 |
-0.34 |
-5.56 |
6.58 |
| 2005 % |
-12.14 |
1.07 |
-1.30 |
0.85 |
-1.16 |
-2.34 |
-0.92 |
-4.43 |
-0.05 |
-3.63 |
1.52 |
-5.81 |
| 2004 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
5.45 |
-1.74 |