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Oea Inc

OEA · Autos & Aerospace · NYSE · in our data December 1, 1971 to May 10, 2000 (28.4 years)

The first trading day in our data for Oea Inc is December 1, 1971 (its first day in our records, which may be later than its listing and is not its founding). At its peak, on January 31, 1997, the market valued it at $1.0 billion. It left the market when it was bought or merged, last trading at $9.94, -80.1% from its split-adjusted high. Holders got whatever the deal paid, which is not in our price data.

1971-122000-05
Peak market value$1.0 billionJanuary 31, 1997
Highest split-adjusted share price$49.84January 31, 1997
Last share price$9.94May 10, 2000
From its split-adjusted high to the end-80.1%
Return over the days in our data+2572.9%with dividends, before the last trade
Worst single day-28.0%May 3, 1978

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 1971.

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Also gone in 2000: Autos & Aerospace