These 27 Oregon Corps had their average stock prices increase by an impressive 209% from January 16, 2009 to August 29, 2013. This 209% increase is 2.2 times the 93% increase in the S&P 500 Index over the same time span.
The 21 Non-Financial Corps did even better, generating an average stock price increase of 270% so far during the Obama Administration.
The stock price underperformance of Oregon Financial Corps is something that is prevalent all throughout the US, except for in New York City.
Oregon is blessed with two equally exceptional US Senators.....Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden.....who both played instrumental roles in the outperformance of Oregon's Non-Financial companies. And US House members Peter DeFazio, Earl Blumenauer, Suzanne Bonamici and Kent Schrader have also worked hard and very effectively to bolster Oregon businesses of all sizes.
Below here are the common stock market closing prices of each of these 27 Oregon Corps at both the most recent date (August 29, 2013) and also at the date just before President Obama took office in his first term (Jan 16, 2009), as well as the percentage stock market price changes for this period of time:
| Market | Market | Percentage | ||
| Oregon | Price | Price | Increase | |
| HQs | 8-29-13 | 1-16-09 | (Decrease) | |
| Oregon Corps | ||||
| Non-Financial Corps | ||||
| Lithia Motors | Medford | $66.49 | $3.40 | 1856% |
| Craft Brew Alliance | Portland | $11.48 | $1.22 | 841% |
| Mentor Graphics | Wilsonville | $22.58 | $5.17 | 337% |
| FEI Co | Hillsboro | $79.69 | $19.84 | 302% |
| Precision Castparts | Portland | $213.57 | $55.34 | 286% |
| Greenbrier Cos | Lake Oswego | $23.08 | $6.01 | 284% |
| TriQuint Semiconductor | Hillsboro | $7.79 | $2.10 | 271% |
| Lattice Semiconductor | Hillsboro | $4.89 | $1.52 | 222% |
| Planar Systems | Beaverton | $1.90 | $0.69 | 175% |
| Nike | Beaverton | $63.48 | $23.40 | 171% |
| Cascade Corp | Fairview | $64.98 | $24.36 | 167% |
| Cascade Microtech | Beaverton | $7.85 | $3.00 | 162% |
| McCormick & Schmick's Seafood | Portland | $8.76 | $3.65 | 140% |
| Digimarc | Beaverton | $19.60 | $9.25 | 112% |
| Rentrak | Portland | $24.83 | $12.22 | 103% |
| LaCrosse Footwear | Portland | $20.00 | $10.40 | 92% |
| Electro Scientific Industries | Portland | $11.09 | $6.57 | 69% |
| Columbia Sportswear | Portland | $56.36 | $33.45 | 68% |
| Blount International | Portland | $11.73 | $9.15 | 28% |
| FLIR Systems | Wilsonville | $31.77 | $29.40 | 8% |
| Schnitzer Steel | Portland | $25.42 | $35.98 | -29% |
| Average Increase: all 21 Non-Financial Corps | 270% | |||
| Financial Corps | ||||
| Umpqua Holdings | Portland | $16.66 | $9.38 | 78% |
| Stancorp Financial | Portland | $53.54 | $32.70 | 64% |
| West Coast Bancorp | Lake Oswego | $24.28 | $19.85 | 22% |
| Pacific Continental | Eugene | $13.00 | $12.35 | 5% |
| Cascade Bancorp | Bend | $6.23 | $46.50 | -87% |
| PremierWest Bancorp | Medford | $1.99 | $49.33 | -96% |
| Average Decrease: all 6 Financial Corps | -2% | |||
| Average Increase: All 27 Oregon Corps | 209% | |||
| Dow Industrials Index | 14,840.95 | 8,281.22 | 79% | |
| S&P 500 Index | 1,638.17 | 850.12 | 93% | |
| S&P Mid-Cap 400 Index | 1,201.33 | 516.75 | 132% | |
| S&P SmallCap 600 Index | 581.52 | 247.89 | 135% | |
