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Petco Animal Supplies Inc

PETC · Retail · NASDAQ · in our data March 18, 1994 to October 2, 2000 (6.5 years)

The first trading day in our data for Petco Animal Supplies Inc is March 18, 1994 (its first day in our records, which may be later than its listing and is not its founding). At its peak, on October 31, 1997, the market valued it at $645 million. It left the market when it was bought or merged, last trading at $21.94, -32.8% from its split-adjusted high. Holders got whatever the deal paid, which is not in our price data.

1994-032000-10
Peak market value$645 millionOctober 31, 1997
Highest split-adjusted share price$32.67March 25, 1996
Last share price$21.94October 2, 2000
From its split-adjusted high to the end-32.8%
Return over the days in our data+107.3%with dividends, before the last trade
Worst single day-42.7%July 10, 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 1994.

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