How did the stock prices fare over this four and a half year period? Well fantastically, with an average stock price increase of 212%, which you can see in the below chart. This 212% increase was more than double that of the S&P 500 Stock Index over the same time period. Yeah, there is something really special that has happened to Florida Corps all over the State during the Obama Administration.
| Market | Market | Percentage | ||
| Florida | Price | Price | Increase | |
| HQs | 7/24/2013 | 1/16/2009 | (Decrease) | |
| Dow Industrials Index | 15,542.24 | 8,281.22 | 88% | |
| S&P 500 Index | 1,685.94 | 850.12 | 98% | |
| S&P Mid-Cap 400 Index | 1,229.85 | 516.75 | 138% | |
| S&P SmallCap 600 Index | 586.80 | 247.89 | 137% | |
| Companies Headquartered in Florida | ||||
| HSN Inc | St Petersburg | $59.51 | $5.16 | 1053% |
| BFC Financial | Fort Lauderdale | $2.84 | $0.25 | 1036% |
| PGT Inc | Nokomis | $10.03 | $1.01 | 893% |
| Stein Mart | Jacksonville | $14.01 | $1.51 | 828% |
| Ultimate Software Group | Weston | $130.77 | $14.11 | 827% |
| Health Management Associates | Naples | $15.02 | $1.68 | 794% |
| Ruth's Hospitality Group | Heathrow | $11.53 | $1.29 | 794% |
| Web.com Group | Jacksonville | $26.69 | $3.19 | 737% |
| Metropolitan Health Networks (1) | Boca Raton | $11.25 | $1.44 | 681% |
| B/E Aerospace | Wellington | $70.26 | $9.07 | 675% |
| HCI Group | Tampa | $34.60 | $4.60 | 652% |
| Elizabeth Arden | Miramar | $44.03 | $7.06 | 524% |
| AutoNation | Fort Lauderdale | $46.04 | $8.42 | 447% |
| Wellcare Health Plans | Tampa | $62.76 | $11.63 | 440% |
| Opko Health | Miami | $7.57 | $1.43 | 429% |
| Hertz | Fort Myers | $26.76 | $5.27 | 408% |
| Nicholas Financial | Clearwater | $15.01 | $3.02 | 397% |
| Walter Investment Management (2) | Tampa | $37.99 | $8.00 | 375% |
| Perry Ellis International | Miami | $20.63 | $4.40 | 369% |
| Authentec (3) | Melbourne | $8.00 | $1.75 | 357% |
| Lennar | Miami | $33.92 | $7.85 | 332% |
| Chicos Fas | Ft Myers | $16.82 | $3.91 | 330% |
| SBA Communications | Boca Raton | $78.12 | $18.45 | 323% |
| MarineMax | Clearwater | $10.30 | $2.44 | 322% |
| Bluegreen (4) | Boca Raton | $10.00 | $2.40 | 317% |
| Quality Distribution | Tampa | $10.64 | $2.58 | 313% |
| Tupperware Brands | Orlando | $82.50 | $21.40 | 286% |
| Jabil Circuit | St Petersburg | $22.41 | $5.92 | 279% |
| Interval Leisure Group | Miami | $21.69 | $5.83 | 272% |
| Royal Caribbean | Miami | $36.37 | $9.85 | 269% |
| Dycom Industries | Palm Beach Gardens | $26.45 | $7.43 | 256% |
| Beasley Broadcast Group | Naples | $9.35 | $2.91 | 221% |
| Roper Industries | Sarasota | $131.76 | $42.08 | 213% |
| HeartWare International (5) | Miami Lakes | $93.33 | $30.00 | 211% |
| Sun Hydraulics | Sarasota | $32.18 | $10.87 | 196% |
| Heico | Hollywood | $56.47 | $19.10 | 196% |
| Mednax | Sunrise | $95.32 | $32.49 | 193% |
| Citrix Systems | Fort Lauderdale | $67.49 | $23.23 | 191% |
| MasTec | Coral Gables | $33.64 | $11.69 | 188% |
| Rayonier | Jacksonville | $57.71 | $20.16 | 186% |
| Universal Insurance Holdings | Ft Lauderdale | $7.99 | $2.86 | 179% |
| FARO Technologies | Lake Mary | $37.99 | $13.66 | 178% |
| Ladenburg Thalman Financial Services | Miami | $1.97 | $0.72 | 174% |
| Raymond James Financial | St Petersburg | $43.81 | $16.20 | 170% |
| Fidelity National Information Services | Jacksonville | $44.32 | $16.44 | 170% |
| Tech Data | Clearwater | $50.94 | $19.41 | 162% |
| Watsco | Coconut Grove | $93.13 | $35.81 | 160% |
| CSX | Jacksonville | $24.94 | $9.94 | 151% |
| United Insurance Holdings | Saint Petersburg | $7.51 | $3.00 | 150% |
| World Fuel Services | Miami | $40.01 | $16.74 | 139% |
| Steiner Leisure | Coral Gables | $57.25 | $24.75 | 131% |
| National Retail Properties | Orlando | $35.87 | $15.71 | 128% |
| Kforce | Tampa | $15.41 | $6.81 | 126% |
| Spanish Broadcasting System (8) | Miami | $3.39 | $1.50 | 126% |
| Geo Group | Boca Raton | $35.53 | $17.40 | 104% |
| National Beverage | Ft Lauderdale | $17.93 | $9.15 | 96% |
| Hackett Group | Miami | $5.58 | $2.93 | 90% |
| Darden Restaurants | Orlando | $48.38 | $25.97 | 86% |
| Ryder System | Miami | $61.66 | $34.75 | 77% |
| Carnival | Miami | $36.92 | $21.11 | 75% |
| MAKO Surgical | Fort Lauderdale | $12.26 | $7.15 | 71% |
| SEACOR Holdings | Ft Lauderdale | $86.76 | $50.73 | 71% |
| Great Florida Bank | Miami Lakes | $2.91 | $1.75 | 66% |
| PSS World Medical (6) | Jacksonville | $29.00 | $17.88 | 62% |
| Brown & Brown | Tampa | $33.30 | $20.61 | 62% |
| RTI Surgical | Alachua | $4.20 | $2.60 | 62% |
| Office Depot | Boca Raton | $4.31 | $2.75 | 57% |
| Equity One | North Miami Beach | $23.59 | $15.07 | 57% |
| Exactech | Gainesville | $21.98 | $14.09 | 56% |
| Patriot Transportation Holding | Jacksonville | $35.49 | $23.41 | 52% |
| Landstar System | Jacksonville | $51.60 | $34.07 | 51% |
| Alico | La Belle | $45.41 | $31.61 | 44% |
| Vector Group | Miami | $16.42 | $11.44 | 44% |
| Fidelity National Financial | Jacksonville | $24.49 | $17.48 | 40% |
| Regency Centers | Jacksonville | $53.36 | $38.48 | 39% |
| Harris Corp | Melbourne | $52.80 | $41.54 | 27% |
| International Speedway | Daytona Beach | $35.19 | $27.76 | 27% |
| Lender Processing Services | Jacksonville | $32.60 | $26.87 | 21% |
| Fresh Del Monte Produce | Coral Gables | $28.15 | $24.96 | 13% |
| PetMed Express | Pompano Beach | $17.12 | $16.74 | 2% |
| Sykes Enterprises | Tampa | $17.69 | $17.51 | 1% |
| Ecosphere Technologies | Stuart | $0.31 | $0.31 | 0% |
| Odyssey Marine Exploration | Tampa | $3.33 | $3.51 | -5% |
| St. Joe Co. | Watersound | $22.25 | $25.00 | -11% |
| MeetMe | West Palm Beach | $1.67 | $1.93 | -13% |
| Cross Country Healthcare | Boca Raton | $5.71 | $8.37 | -32% |
| Centerstate Banks | Winter Haven | $9.47 | $14.36 | -34% |
| AV Homes | Kissimmee | $16.87 | $26.16 | -36% |
| Lighting Science Group | Satellite Beach | $0.42 | $0.90 | -53% |
| Seacoast Banking Corp of Florida | Stuart | $2.35 | $5.13 | -54% |
| eDiets.com (7) | Fort Lauderdale | $0.76 | $2.58 | -71% |
| Comprehensive Care | Tampa | $0.11 | $0.51 | -78% |
| Florida Gaming Corp | Miami | $0.20 | $2.60 | -92% |
| Accentia Biopharmaceuticals | Tampa | $0.01 | $0.20 | -95% |
| Jacksonville Bancorp | Jacksonville | $0.52 | $11.10 | -95% |
| Avantair | Clearwater | $0.02 | $0.87 | -98% |
| OptimumBank Holdings (8) | Plantation | $1.50 | $74.56 | -98% |
| Average Increase: all 97 Florida Corps | 212% | |||
| Dow Industrials Index | 15,542.24 | 8,281.22 | 88% | |
| S&P 500 Index | 1,685.94 | 850.12 | 98% | |
| S&P Mid-Cap 400 Index | 1,229.85 | 516.75 | 138% | |
| S&P SmallCap 600 Index | 586.80 | 247.89 | 137% |
(1) Metropolitan Health Networks was acquired by Humana in
Dec 2012 for $11.25
(2) Walter Investment Management was spun off and its stock
first started trading in Apr 2009
(3) Authentec was acquired by Apple in Oct 2012 for $8.00
(4) Bluegreen was acquired by BFC Financial in Mar 2013 for
$10.00
(5) HeartWare International's stock first started trading in
Feb 2009
(6) PSS World Medical was acquired by McKesson in Feb 2013
for $29.00
(7) eDiets.com was acquired by As Seen on TV in Mar 2013 for
$0.76
(8) 2009 stock prices restated for reverse stock splits
