The stock, which hit a high of $50.125 in 1990, had tumbled to $11 by 1992.
But the stock has tumbled by 5.7 percent so far this week.
Things had looked even better through May, before the small stocks tumbled.
The stock has tumbled from nearly $64 in May 1999 to close yesterday at $6.75, a 10-year low.
During the course of the 1986 calendar year, the stock tumbled from $33.875 to $19.125.
The report for June a month ago sent stocks tumbling and interest rates higher.
Sprint's stock has tumbled more than 31 percent in the last year.
Stocks tumbled last Friday with the job numbers and high oil prices.
American's stock, which reached a high of $107 a share in 1989, tumbled during this period and has yet to recover completely.
Both stocks have tumbled since the deal was announced on Tuesday.