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Vital Signs Inc

VITL · Instruments & Medical Devices · NASDAQ · in our data August 29, 1990 to October 29, 2008 (18.2 years)

The first trading day in our data for Vital Signs Inc is August 29, 1990 (its first day in our records, which may be later than its listing and is not its founding). At its peak, on October 29, 2008, the market valued it at $990 million. It left the market when it was bought or merged, last trading at $74.46, 0.0% from its split-adjusted high. Holders got whatever the deal paid, which is not in our price data.

1990-082008-10
Peak market value$990 millionOctober 29, 2008
Highest split-adjusted share price$74.46October 29, 2008
Last share price$74.46October 29, 2008
From its split-adjusted high to the end0.0%
Return over the days in our data+711.6%with dividends, before the last trade
Worst single day-32.1%November 12, 1993

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 1990.

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Also gone in 2008: Instruments & Medical Devices