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Universal Compression Hldgs

UCO · Software & Services · NYSE · in our data May 24, 2000 to August 20, 2007 (7.2 years)

The first trading day in our data for Universal Compression Hldgs is May 24, 2000 (its first day in our records, which may be later than its listing and is not its founding). At its peak, on July 5, 2007, the market valued it at $2.5 billion. It left the market when it was bought or merged, last trading at $78.25, -4.3% from its split-adjusted high. Holders got whatever the deal paid, which is not in our price data.

2000-052007-08
Peak market value$2.5 billionJuly 5, 2007
Highest split-adjusted share price$81.73July 5, 2007
Last share price$78.25August 20, 2007
From its split-adjusted high to the end-4.3%
Return over the days in our data+254.7%with dividends, before the last trade
Worst single day-14.7%October 1, 2001

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 2000.

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Also gone in 2007: Software & Services