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Axsys Technologies Inc

AXYS · Electronics · NASDAQ · in our data August 23, 1991 to September 2, 2009 (18 years)

The first trading day in our data for Axsys Technologies Inc is August 23, 1991 (its first day in our records, which may be later than its listing and is not its founding). At its peak, on August 13, 2008, the market valued it at $853 million. It left the market when it was bought or merged, last trading at $54.01, -29.5% from its split-adjusted high. Holders got whatever the deal paid, which is not in our price data.

1991-082009-09
Peak market value$853 millionAugust 13, 2008
Highest split-adjusted share price$76.67August 13, 2008
Last share price$54.01September 2, 2009
From its split-adjusted high to the end-29.5%
Return over the days in our data+662.5%with dividends, before the last trade
Worst single day-41.7%November 5, 1993

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 1991.

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