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Cole National Corp

CNJ · Retail · NYSE · in our data April 12, 1994 to October 4, 2004 (10.5 years)

The first trading day in our data for Cole National Corp is April 12, 1994 (its first day in our records, which may be later than its listing and is not its founding). At its peak, on October 3, 1997, the market valued it at $664 million. It left the market when it was bought or merged, last trading at $27.72, -41.9% from its split-adjusted high. Holders got whatever the deal paid, which is not in our price data.

1994-042004-10
Peak market value$664 millionOctober 3, 1997
Highest split-adjusted share price$47.72July 17, 1997
Last share price$27.72October 4, 2004
From its split-adjusted high to the end-41.9%
Return over the days in our data+124.4%with dividends, before the last trade
Worst single day-15.4%October 9, 2002

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 1994. How these numbers are made · Report a data issue.

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