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Shearson Lehman Bros Hldg

AXP2 · Brokers & Exchanges · NYSE · in our data May 7, 1987 to August 9, 1990 (3.3 years)

The first trading day in our data for Shearson Lehman Bros Hldg is May 7, 1987 (its first day in our records, which may be later than its listing and is not its founding). At its peak, on May 7, 1987, the market valued it at $3.0 billion. By the end it had fallen hard: the last trade was $12.75, -57.9% from its split-adjusted high. Our data does not say why it stopped trading.

1987-051990-08
Peak market value$3.0 billionMay 7, 1987
Highest split-adjusted share price$30.25May 7, 1987
Last share price$12.75August 9, 1990
From its split-adjusted high to the end-57.9%
Return over the days in our data-57.9%with dividends, before the last trade
Worst single day-17.9%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 1987. How these numbers are made · Report a data issue.

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