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 % |
0.56 |
-0.31 |
-4.08 |
9.62 |
-2.08 |
4.88 |
2.92 |
2.29 |
0.54 |
-1.97 |
3.47 |
-3.05 |
| #Times WAT Stock Price Increased |
56 |
48 |
56 |
58 |
44 |
56 |
51 |
56 |
50 |
59 |
56 |
52 |
| #Times WAT Stock Price Unchanged |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| #Times WAT Stock Price Decreased |
43 |
46 |
52 |
45 |
61 |
51 |
52 |
55 |
51 |
52 |
46 |
53 |
| 2009 % |
-1.30 |
-2.62 |
4.91 |
19.54 |
-1.91 |
18.81 |
-2.36 |
0.06 |
11.10 |
2.81 |
— |
— |
| 2008 % |
-27.52 |
3.97 |
-6.49 |
10.34 |
0.10 |
4.84 |
5.33 |
0.46 |
-14.74 |
-24.71 |
-5.86 |
-11.10 |
| 2007 % |
15.76 |
-4.31 |
6.93 |
2.47 |
1.46 |
-1.55 |
-1.84 |
5.68 |
8.69 |
15.03 |
1.38 |
1.32 |
| 2006 % |
10.98 |
1.86 |
0.98 |
5.03 |
-8.09 |
6.60 |
-8.37 |
4.84 |
6.17 |
9.98 |
0.48 |
-2.13 |
| 2005 % |
4.89 |
-0.46 |
-26.72 |
10.73 |
-1.96 |
-4.31 |
21.82 |
0.42 |
-8.50 |
-12.95 |
8.34 |
-3.64 |
| 2004 % |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
13.01 |
0.28 |