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Wind River Systems Inc

WIND · Software & Services · NASDAQ · in our data April 15, 1993 to July 16, 2009 (16.3 years)

The first trading day in our data for Wind River Systems Inc is April 15, 1993 (its first day in our records, which may be later than its listing and is not its founding). At its peak, on March 1, 2000, the market valued it at $4.3 billion. It left the market when it was bought or merged, last trading at $11.51, -81.0% from its split-adjusted high. Holders got whatever the deal paid, which is not in our price data.

1993-042009-07
Peak market value$4.3 billionMarch 1, 2000
Highest split-adjusted share price$60.50March 1, 2000
Last share price$11.51July 16, 2009
From its split-adjusted high to the end-81.0%
Return over the days in our data+283.7%with dividends, before the last trade
Worst single day-36.0%November 10, 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 1993.

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Also gone in 2009: Software & Services