Airgas (ARG)

87.77 -0.96  -1.08%  May 25, 11:00PM Go Pro
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ARG Total Return Price Range, Past 5 Years

Minimum 25.65 Mar 6 2009
Maximum 92.49 May 10 2012
Average 54.88

About Total Return Price

Total return price is a theoretical price that helps investors look at their returns over time, accounting for both price appreciation and dividends received rather than price alone. It is the best way to calculate the actual returns on a stock over a period of time.

YCharts' total return price assumes that all dividends were reinvested and that no taxes were collected on dividend payments. This follows Center for Research in Security Prices (CRSP) methodology.

When calculating the return on an investment, an investor should look both at the changes in the value of the stock price as well as the gains from dividend payments. For example, if you buy a stock for $10, its price appreciates to $15 and it pays a $1 dividend, and you sell it, you have made $5 from the change in price and $1 from dividends. This $6 increase is your total gain, and your total return is 60%.

The total return price helps you to look backward to determine an equivalent price that you would have paid to get the same returns from a stock that paid no dividends (also adjusted for splits). Let's look at the previous example again.

Assumptions:
Price paid (1/1/01): $10.00
Closing price (12/30/01): $15.00
Dividend Paid (12/31/01): $1.00
Closing Price (12/31/01): $15.00

Your total returns for the year: $6.00 or 60%

Calculating Total Return Price:

12/31/01:
Actual Price: $15.00
Total Return Price: $15.00
The most recent total return price is always equal to the current price.

12/30/01:
Actual Price: $15.00
Total Return Price: $14.00 = $15.00 x (1-$1/$15.00)
The $1 dividend was 1/15 of the value of the stock, so if you could have received the dividend immediately after buying the stock on 12/30/01, you could have paid $14 for the stock and had a stock worth $15 because of the dividend that was paid.

1/1/01:
Actual Price: $10.00
Total Return Price: $9.33 = $10 x (1-$1/$15.00)
This is exactly like the previous problem. We received 1/15th of the stock's value on 12/30/01, so looking back we need to remove this value from the historical total returns price.
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ARG News

$ARG let the dust settle big breakdown with volume any news??
about 10 days ago by WestCoastHedge
Basic Materials Sector Wrap
May 17, 4:39PM Fox Business
Stocks that are still behaving well and keep under radar: $ARBA $ARG $CLUB $CYBX $DG $FMC $FUL $JBHT $LULU $MANH $TDG $VAL $WWWW
about 13 days ago by Global_Trader
Basic Materials Sector Wrap
May 10, 4:42PM Fox Business
Airgas $ARG continues to be a great mid-cap. Number 63 out of 2,800 stocks.
about 17 days ago by billgunderson
$VAL $MANH $ARG still looking good.
about 19 days ago by Global_Trader
My watchlist for this week: http://stks.co/3hl6 In case the market firms up, these stocks should do great: $ARG $BYI $DG $RAX $SPR $TDG
about 20 days ago by Global_Trader
Another great looking stock. Great RS &amp; Accumulation here. $ARG http://chart.ly/uxt5f96
about 20 days ago by Global_Trader
$MRC 1Q-12: Sales $1.383bil up 39% -Net income $37.5mil &amp; EPS of $.44 -EBITDA $115 mil up 92% $NOV $ARG $CFK $DXPE $MSM http://stks.co/3hWF
about 20 days ago by DrNick
Best Stocks With Dividend Growth From Last Week + http://stks.co/3giR + $PEP $SPG $ABX $RAI $CAH $HUM $EXPD $AME $ARG $TSCO $MCHP $NU $BWP
about 21 days ago by DividendYield
Only positive on my watchlist today is $ARG. The rest is a disaster of failed breakouts or breakdowns. Tough week. $QCOR $ALXN $PAY $VCLK
about 23 days ago by Global_Trader
[$$] Airgas Names New CEO
May 03, 4:50PM
This is a frustrating market. A lot of breakout failure today: $QCOR $UA $CHS $LAD $WCC $RAX $VRX to name a few. Strength in $TDG $ARG $CLUB
about 24 days ago by Global_Trader
Airgas Gives Shareholders Another Big Raise: http://stks.co/3ea5 $ARG
about 24 days ago by DynamicDividend
$ARG : Earnings up by 40%; raises dividend and names new CEO
about 24 days ago by vina
Listen to $ARG Q4 2012 earnings call - live at 10:00 AM, ondemand after - http://stks.co/3eFA
about 24 days ago by earningscast
Airgas (ARG) Promotes COO Molinini to CEO
May 03, 7:35AM Street Insider
@Global_Trader what r u expecting from $ARG tomorow morning?
about 25 days ago by MCRen
$ARG New 52 Week High - Crossed daily highs resistance.
about 26 days ago by TradeIdeasQuant
Only green in my watchlist for this week: $BYI $QCOR $CYBX $ARG
about 27 days ago by Global_Trader
Lots of BO&#39;s in my watchlist for this week: $URI $GNC $MOV $SWI $DISCK $TDG $VAL $ROST $MYGN $HUBB $FMC $ARG $VFC $GCO --&gt; Market Bullish
about 30 days ago by Global_Trader
Good setup + 3 Quarters of Accelerating EPS. Trying to break out. Earnings out May 3rd. $ARG http://chart.ly/gad8hhd
about 30 days ago by Global_Trader
Stocks near BO points &amp; with 3 Qrts of accelerating EPS: $VRX $DISCK $BYI $HUBB $FUL $JBHT $VAL $CELG $TDG $ARG $MYGN $FIRE $GNC $VFC $CYBX
about 33 days ago by Global_Trader
$GWW stocks in this industry grp also not looking great $MSM $ARG man what a change from the past few months interesting
about 33 days ago by ajb_2010
Tracking Today: $WOLF $EBAY $MWE $AWN $DLTR $VRSK $IHS $VAL $ARG $AAP $RGR $TESS $TJX $ROST
about 37 days ago by Fibline
Still showing strengh &amp; setting up: $HSTM $ARG $VAL $FUL $MAIN $UA $SSNC $TRMB
about 38 days ago by Global_Trader
What Airgas Does With Its Cash
Apr 17, 3:01PM Fool
Airgas $ARG #93 still a monster.
about 40 days ago by billgunderson
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Apr 13, 1:35PM Seeking Alpha
Jefferies Raises Numbers on Airgas (ARG)
Apr 03, 8:03AM Street Insider

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