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Viropharma Inc

VPHM · Chemicals & Drugs · NASDAQ · in our data November 19, 1996 to January 23, 2014 (17.2 years)

The first trading day in our data for Viropharma Inc is November 19, 1996 (its first day in our records, which may be later than its listing and is not its founding). At its peak, on January 16, 2014, the market valued it at $3.3 billion. It left the market when it was bought or merged, last trading at $49.96, -52.9% from its split-adjusted high. Holders got whatever the deal paid, which is not in our price data.

1996-112014-01
Peak market value$3.3 billionJanuary 16, 2014
Highest split-adjusted share price$106.00February 23, 2000
Last share price$49.96January 23, 2014
From its split-adjusted high to the end-52.9%
Return over the days in our data+613.7%with dividends, before the last trade
Worst single day-67.6%April 11, 2000

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 1996.

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Also gone in 2014: Chemicals & Drugs