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BBN Corp

BBN · Software & Services · NYSE · in our data October 23, 1970 to August 15, 1997 (26.8 years)

The first trading day in our data for BBN Corp is October 23, 1970 (its first day in our records, which may be later than its listing and is not its founding). At its peak, on December 5, 1995, the market valued it at $847 million. It left the market when it was bought or merged, last trading at $28.94, -39.6% from its split-adjusted high. Holders got whatever the deal paid, which is not in our price data.

1970-101997-08
Peak market value$847 millionDecember 5, 1995
Highest split-adjusted share price$47.87December 5, 1995
Last share price$28.94August 15, 1997
From its split-adjusted high to the end-39.6%
Return over the days in our data+4113.7%with dividends, before the last trade
Worst single day-25.6%October 19, 1987

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 1970. How these numbers are made · Report a data issue.

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Also gone in 1997: Software & Services