The takeaway
Farmland Partners Inc shows a slight seasonal lean over 10 years of data — strongest in June (+1.5%) and softest in August (0.0%).
Right now
In July, the stock has fallen 40% of years, averaging −4.3%, roughly 6.4 pts behind the S&P 500.
The full picture
Farmland Partners Inc's most dependable month has been June, higher in 7 of 10 years; August has been its least reliable, up just 20% of the time.
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Month by month
The stock's clearest edge over the S&P 500 lands in March (+2.5 pts); it has trailed the market most in July (−6.4 pts).
“vs S&P” is Farmland Partners Inc’s average for a month minus the S&P 500’s average for that same month — isolating Farmland Partners Inc’s own seasonal edge from broad market drift.
Reality check
Over the last 5 years, June has closed higher 60% of the time versus 70% across the last 10 years — the pattern is holding.
Figures are the typical (median) June return and how often it rose — the last 5 years versus the last 10(the heatmap’s default window). This verdict stays anchored to that 10-year window even if you zoom the chart, so it never disagrees with the badges above.
In plain English
Strip the year back and a single month does the heavy lifting: June, up in 7 of 10 Junes while the other eleven tend to blur together.
Its average (+1.5%) and median (+1.1%) land within a hair of each other — the tell of steady, year-after-year gains rather than one outlier doing the work. It is among its calmest months, too, its returns swinging least from year to year (a 6.9% spread). Crucially, the gain is the stock's own rather than a rising tide's: June has cleared the S&P 500 by +1.2 points above the index. That consistency sets it apart from the field, where the average stock manages June only about 52% of the time.
A few other months pull their weight: February, May, and November have also closed higher more often than not. On the other side of the ledger, August is the year's quietest corner, essentially flat on average, and the edge isn't year-round — the stock has trailed the S&P 500 in July, February, and December. Its roughest month on record was a −23.9% December in 2018 — a reminder of how hard even a seasonal name can fall.
Reassuringly, the tendency has held its shape: the recent five years still track the years behind them.
The takeaway is less about when to buy than what to expect: June aside, the stock's months offer little reliable tilt.
Short answers on the stock's best month (June), its worst (August), and whether it really trades seasonally.
Only mildly. The stock's months are fairly even — June is the firmest (+1.5%) and August the softest (0.0%), a narrow spread that points to weak seasonality rather than a strong calendar effect.
June has been the strongest, averaging +1.5% and closing higher in 7 of 10 years since 2016.
It's the weakest, averaging 0.0% — historically a soft spot, though it still varies from year to year.
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