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 % |
1.87 |
1.89 |
-1.62 |
4.36 |
12.60 |
8.94 |
1.46 |
4.16 |
6.42 |
2.54 |
-0.66 |
-3.97 |
| #Times VRTX Stock Price Increased |
42 |
33 |
35 |
42 |
45 |
41 |
36 |
44 |
43 |
46 |
42 |
34 |
| #Times VRTX Stock Price Unchanged |
1 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| #Times VRTX Stock Price Decreased |
37 |
42 |
48 |
40 |
39 |
44 |
47 |
45 |
37 |
41 |
41 |
49 |
| 2008 % |
-12.34 |
-13.72 |
36.35 |
6.56 |
12.19 |
16.91 |
3.08 |
-22.13 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 2007 % |
-5.52 |
-13.23 |
-8.57 |
9.63 |
-2.72 |
-4.47 |
13.10 |
20.62 |
-1.40 |
-15.79 |
-21.48 |
-8.50 |
| 2006 % |
29.09 |
21.05 |
-15.37 |
-0.59 |
-5.13 |
2.29 |
-5.01 |
2.77 |
-2.31 |
20.65 |
9.11 |
-15.52 |
| 2005 % |
-3.77 |
13.47 |
-18.88 |
1.82 |
46.07 |
21.05 |
-5.33 |
15.36 |
21.47 |
1.70 |
12.10 |
8.59 |
| 2004 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
7.91 |
3.62 |
-2.38 |
-0.46 |