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Wesley Jessen Visioncare Inc

WJCO · Instruments & Medical Devices · NASDAQ · in our data February 13, 1997 to October 3, 2000 (3.6 years)

The first trading day in our data for Wesley Jessen Visioncare Inc is February 13, 1997 (its first day in our records, which may be later than its listing and is not its founding). At its peak, on January 21, 1998, the market valued it at $714 million. It left the market when it was bought or merged, last trading at $38.38, -4.7% from its split-adjusted high. Holders got whatever the deal paid, which is not in our price data.

1997-022000-10
Peak market value$714 millionJanuary 21, 1998
Highest split-adjusted share price$40.25January 21, 1998
Last share price$38.38October 3, 2000
From its split-adjusted high to the end-4.7%
Return over the days in our data+139.8%with dividends, before the last trade
Worst single day-20.9%August 31, 1998

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 1997. How these numbers are made · Report a data issue.

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Also gone in 2000: Instruments & Medical Devices