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Plains Resources Inc

PLX · Oil & Gas · NYSE · in our data May 27, 1981 to July 22, 2004 (23.2 years)

The first trading day in our data for Plains Resources Inc is May 27, 1981 (its first day in our records, which may be later than its listing and is not its founding). At its peak, on September 6, 2001, the market valued it at $783 million. It left the market when it was bought or merged, last trading at $17.23, -5.9% from its split-adjusted high. Holders got whatever the deal paid, which is not in our price data.

1981-052004-07
Peak market value$783 millionSeptember 6, 2001
Highest split-adjusted share price$18.30April 12, 2004
Last share price$17.23July 22, 2004
From its split-adjusted high to the end-5.9%
Return over the days in our data+175.0%with dividends, before the last trade
Worst single day-43.1%August 14, 1992

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 1981.

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