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Date |
Open |
High |
Low |
Close |
Volume |
04/24/2014 |
$39.33 |
$39.59 |
$37.91 |
$38.82 |
362.20K | 04/25/2014 |
$38.33 |
$39.04 |
$37.88 |
$38.00 |
342.90K | 04/28/2014 |
$38.26 |
$39.36 |
$37.30 |
$37.83 |
361.90K | 04/29/2014 |
$38.01 |
$39.68 |
$36.80 |
$38.00 |
294.20K | 04/30/2014 |
$37.92 |
$39.61 |
$37.35 |
$39.42 |
420.80K |
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Arkansas Best is a holding company. Through its subsidiaries, Co. is a freight transportation services and solutions provider with five segments: Freight Transportation, which is a less-than-truckload motor carrier in North America; Logistics and Expedited Freight Services, which provides expedited freight transportation services; Truck Brokerage and Management, which provides third-party transportation brokerage and management services in the U.S., Canada and Mexico; Emergency and Preventative Maintenance, which provides roadside assistance and maintenance management services; and Household Goods Moving Services, which provides third-party transportation, warehousing and delivery services. | |
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ABFS (ABFS) has the following price history information. Looking back at ABFS historical stock prices for the last five trading days, on April 24, 2014, ABFS opened at $39.33, traded as high as $39.59 and as low as $37.91, and closed at $38.82. Trading volume was a total of 362.20K shares. On April 25, 2014, ABFS opened at $38.33, traded as high as $39.04 and as low as $37.88, and closed at $38.00. Trading volume was a total of 342.90K shares. On April 28, 2014, ABFS opened at $38.26, traded as high as $39.36 and as low as $37.30, and closed at $37.83. Trading volume was a total of 361.90K shares. On April 29, 2014, ABFS opened at $38.01, traded as high as $39.68 and as low as $36.80, and closed at $38.00. Trading volume was a total of 294.20K shares. On April 30, 2014, ABFS opened at $37.92, traded as high as $39.61 and as low as $37.35, and closed at $39.42. Trading volume was a total of 420.80K shares.
ABFS Historical Stock Prices By Date:

Below, we examine the compound annual growth rate — CAGR for short — of an investment into ABFS shares, starting with a $10,000 purchase of ABFS, and working forward through the historical stock price information to today.
Growth of $10,000.00
With Dividends Reinvested
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Start date: |
12/02/2013 |
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End date: |
04/30/2014 |
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Start price/share: |
$33.63 |
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End price/share: |
$39.42 |
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Starting shares: |
297.35 |
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Ending shares: |
297.63 |
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Dividends reinvested/share: |
$0.03 |
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Total return: |
17.33% |
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Annualized Gain: |
42.73% |
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Starting investment: |
$10,000.00 |
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Ending investment: |
$11,733.00 |
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Years: |
0.41 |
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Growth of $10,000.00
Without Dividends Reinvested
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Start date: |
12/02/2013 |
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End date: |
04/30/2014 |
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Start price/share: |
$33.63 |
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End price/share: |
$39.42 |
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Dividends collected/share: |
$0.03 |
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Total return: |
17.31% |
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Annualized Gain: |
42.68% |
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Starting investment: |
$10,000.00 |
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Ending investment: |
$11,731.00 |
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Years: |
0.41 |
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Date |
Close |
04/24/2014 | $38.82 | 04/25/2014 | $38.00 | 04/28/2014 | $37.83 | 04/29/2014 | $38.00 | 04/30/2014 | $39.42 |
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