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Computervision Corp

CVN · Software & Services · NYSE · in our data March 5, 1974 to January 30, 1990 (15.9 years)

The first trading day in our data for Computervision Corp is March 5, 1974 (its first day in our records, which may be later than its listing and is not its founding). At its peak, on August 24, 1987, the market valued it at $1.4 billion. By the end it had fallen hard: the last trade was $4.75, -79.2% from its split-adjusted high. Our data does not say why it stopped trading.

1974-031990-01
Peak market value$1.4 billionAugust 24, 1987
Highest split-adjusted share price$22.79May 22, 1981
Last share price$4.75January 30, 1990
From its split-adjusted high to the end-79.2%
Return over the days in our data+1098.8%with dividends, before the last trade
Worst single day-19.4%September 27, 1974

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 1974.

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