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 % |
-3.58 |
-0.56 |
0.38 |
1.03 |
1.83 |
-2.10 |
2.52 |
-0.08 |
2.89 |
-0.16 |
-1.20 |
0.04 |
| #Times VZ Stock Price Increased |
37 |
35 |
42 |
37 |
44 |
38 |
40 |
45 |
45 |
42 |
43 |
41 |
| #Times VZ Stock Price Unchanged |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
| #Times VZ Stock Price Decreased |
42 |
39 |
43 |
43 |
41 |
46 |
41 |
45 |
35 |
44 |
39 |
41 |
| 2008 % |
-10.72 |
-6.86 |
0.36 |
5.57 |
-0.02 |
-7.97 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 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 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
6.49 |
1.84 |
0.33 |
-0.70 |
5.45 |
-1.74 |