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Historical Stock Prices
To find historical stock prices for a company, consult older issues of a newspaper. Some Web sites also offer historical stock price information. Keep in mind that the company’s name may have changed over time and that the company may have been traded on a different stock market in the past. The resources listed below are helpful in the search for past stock prices.
Newspaper Sources
- ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The New York Times with Index (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
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- What’s included? Page image and full-text index to The New York Times. Additional year of content added annually.
- What dates are covered? 1851 - 2018.
- ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Wall Street Journal (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
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- What’s included? Page image and full-text index to The Wall Street Journal. Additional year of content added annually.
- What dates are covered? 1889 - 2004.
- Wall Street Journal (site license) This link opens in a new window
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- What’s included? Unlimited access for URI students, faculty, and staff to the latest four years of Wall Street Journal content via the Wall Street Journal website and phone and tablet apps. Registration required. Details at this link.
- What dates are covered? Most recent 4 year period.
- What else should I know? Note that the link above is intended to be used for one-time registration only. To access Wall Street Journal content after you register, go directly to the Wall Street Journal website and log in.
Moody's Manuals
Available in the Serial Stacks.
Information about corporate events such as name changes, mergers and acquisitions, and stock splits.
Also available online in the reference database Mergent WebReports.
- Mergent Corporate Manuals (Mergent Archives) This link opens in a new window
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- What’s included? Access to Mergent and Moody's Corporate Manuals.
- What dates are covered? 1909 - Present.
Specific titles:
- Moody's Bank and Finance ManualCall Number: URI Serials Stacks HG4961 .M65The Carothers Library has 1955-2000.
- Moody's Industrial ManualCall Number: URI Serials Stacks HG4961 .M67The Carothers Library has 1954 - 2001.
- Moody's International ManualCall Number: URI Serials Stacks HG4009 .M66The Carothers Library has 1981 - 2000.
- Moody's Manual of Investments : American and foreignCall Number: URI Serials Stacks HG4961 .M71951-1953. Library has:
BANK AND FINANCE 1951-54
INDUSTRIAL SECURITIES 1947-49,1951-53
PUBLIC UTILITIES SECURITIES 1951-53
RAILROADS 1951-53
TRANS. 1952-53 - Moody's OTC Industrial ManualCall Number: URI Serials Stacks HG4961 .M675The Carothers Library has 1970 - 2000.
"Companies traded over the counter or on regional conferences."
Other Print Sources
- Commercial and Financial ChronicleCall Number: URI Serial/MForm HG1 C7Located in the Serial Stacks. 1896 - 1910 (incomplete)
On Microfilm: 1909-1940
Weekly financial newspaper with stock quotes. Includes prices from the New York Stock Exchange, regional exchanges, and for specialized listings, such as banks, railroads, and “Industrial and Miscellaneous Stocks.” - Commercial and Financial Chronicle. Bank and Quotation SectionCall Number: URI Serial HG1 C7 SUPPLocated in the Serial Stacks. 1909,1911-24,1928
- Common Stock Newspaper Abbreviations and Trading Symbols byCall Number: URI Reference HG4636 J37 1989ISBN: 0810822555Some 6,300 stocks are arranged in three sections: by company name, by newspaper abbreviation, and by trading symbol. The primary markets where each company's stock is traded are identified. [Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.]
- Common Stock Newspaper Abbreviations and Trading Symbols. Supplement. byCall Number: URI Reference HG4636 J372 1991 Suppl. 1ISBN: 0810824191
Internet Resources
- Yahoo! Finance Historical PricesFrom the main page, enter the stock symbol followed by the "Get Quote" button, then select the "Historical Prices" link.
Provides historical prices for stocks on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis. Information provided includes opening price, high, low, close, and trading volume. Years covered vary by company, with data available back to 1970. Data may be downloaded in spreadsheet format. - Big ChartsStock charts, screeners, interactive charting and research tools. A service of MarketWatch.
Select the Historical Quotes tab. This tool allows you to look up a security's exact closing price. Type in the symbol and a historical date to view a quote and mini chart for that security.