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RCA and the Roaring Twenties - Finaeon

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When you think about the Roaring Twenties and the bull market that surged until 1929, the one stock that comes first in everyone’s mind is Radio Corporation of America. During the 1920s, RCA stock rose in price 200-fold, one of the largest increases in the history of the stock market. After the 1929 peak, the stock collapsed, declining from 114.75 in September 1929 to 2.625 in May 1932, a 98% decline. RCA gradually recovered and eventually exceeded its 1929 highs, and after a 3:1 split, rose to a price of 66 when the stock was finally bought out by General Electric in 1986. RCA started out as Marconi Wireless. The Wireless Telegraph and Signal Co., Ltd. was founded in London in 1897 to promote the radio inventions of Guglielmo Marconi. American Marconi was established as a subsidiary of Marconi Wireless in 1899, and in 1912 it took over the assets of the bankrupt United Wireless Telegraph Co. and became the dominant radio communications company in the United States. As can be seen i

RCA and the Roaring Twenties – Finaeon November 13, 2023 RCA and the Roaring Twenties Insights November 2023 Bryan Taylor, Chief Economist, Finaeon When you think about the Roaring Twenties and the bull market that surged until 1929, the one stock that comes first in everyone’s mind is Radio Corporation of America. During the 1920s, RCA stock rose in price 200-fold, one of the largest increases in the history of the stock market. After the 1929 peak, the stock collapsed, declining from 114.75 in September 1929 to 2.625 in May 1932, a 98% decline. RCA gradually recovered and eventually ex

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