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CCH Inc

CCHIA · Publishing · NASDAQ · in our data April 29, 1991 to January 10, 1996 (4.7 years)

The first trading day in our data for CCH Inc is April 29, 1991 (its first day in our records, which may be later than its listing and is not its founding). At its peak, on January 4, 1996, the market valued it at $911 million. It left the market when it was bought or merged, last trading at $55.12, -0.7% from its split-adjusted high. Holders got whatever the deal paid, which is not in our price data.

1991-041996-01
Peak market value$911 millionJanuary 4, 1996
Highest split-adjusted share price$55.50January 4, 1996
Last share price$55.12January 10, 1996
From its split-adjusted high to the end-0.7%
Return over the days in our data+210.2%with dividends, before the last trade
Worst single day-10.7%July 17, 1991

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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Also gone in 1996: Publishing