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Earthgrains Co

EGR · Food · NYSE · in our data March 27, 1996 to August 14, 2001 (5.4 years)

The first trading day in our data for Earthgrains Co is March 27, 1996 (its first day in our records, which may be later than its listing and is not its founding). At its peak, on August 10, 2001, the market valued it at $1.7 billion. It left the market without a crash, last trading at $40.24. Our data does not say why it stopped trading. Many companies end this way when they are bought, merged or taken private.

1996-032001-08
Peak market value$1.7 billionAugust 10, 2001
Highest split-adjusted share price$40.24August 10, 2001
Last share price$40.24August 14, 2001
From its split-adjusted high to the end0.0%
Return over the days in our data+449.8%with dividends, before the last trade
Worst single day-17.0%October 30, 1998

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 1996.

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Also gone in 2001: Food