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Measurex Corp

MX · Instruments & Medical Devices · NYSE · in our data December 14, 1972 to February 28, 1997 (24.2 years)

Our price history begins on December 14, 1972, and Measurex Corp was already trading then; how long before that, our data does not say. At its peak, on July 5, 1988, the market valued it at $664 million. It left the market when it was bought or merged, last trading at $34.88, -0.4% from its split-adjusted high. Holders got whatever the deal paid, which is not in our price data.

1972-121997-02
Peak market value$664 millionJuly 5, 1988
Highest split-adjusted share price$35.03October 18, 1995
Last share price$34.88February 28, 1997
From its split-adjusted high to the end-0.4%
Return over the days in our data+635.1%with dividends, before the last trade
Worst single day-16.5%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 1972.

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