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Adt Inc -old

ADT · Unknown · NYSE · in our data September 23, 1969 to October 9, 1987 (18 years)

The first trading day in our data for Adt Inc -old is September 23, 1969 (its first day in our records, which may be later than its listing and is not its founding). At its peak, on October 9, 1987, the market valued it at $694 million. It left the market without a crash, last trading at $51.88. Our data does not say why it stopped trading. Many companies end this way when they are bought, merged or taken private.

1969-091987-10
Peak market value$694 millionOctober 9, 1987
Highest split-adjusted share price$51.88October 9, 1987
Last share price$51.88October 9, 1987
From its split-adjusted high to the end0.0%
Return over the days in our data+618.4%with dividends, before the last trade
Worst single day-11.6%October 24, 1983

Share prices are adjusted for splits and other share changes, so the high and the last price compare like for like; the peak market value is as it was on the day. The return covers the trading days in our data only: it does not include what holders received, or lost, after the last trade (a merger payout, a bankruptcy), and it does not reach back before 1969.

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Also gone in 1987: Unknown