Thursday, September 19, 2013

Kansas City Metro Area Corps Stock Prices Up 146% Under Obama

I found 16 Companies headquartered in the Kansas City Metro Area which file their financial statements with the SEC, which had Audited After-tax Net Income or Net Loss of more than $100 mil in any of the five years 2007 through 2011 and which had their common stock trading on both January 16, 2009 which was the last day stocks were trading before President Obama took office and also had their stock trading now or were acquired this year.

These 16 Kansas City Metro Area Corps, led by Kansas City Southern and by Cerner, had an average stock price increase of an excellent 146% since President Obama took office.  

Below here are the common stock prices for each of these 16 Kansas City Metro Area Corps on yesterday or when the company was acquired and also on January 16, 2009.




Market Market Percentage

Kansas City Area Price Price Increase

HQs 9-18-13 1-16-09 (Decrease)










Kansas City Southern Kansas City, MO $112.75 $17.79 534%
Cerner Kansas City, MO $49.57 $10.03 394%
Waddell & Reed Financial Overland Park, KS $52.80 $14.34 268%
Euronet Worldwide Leawood, KS $37.60 $10.43 260%
Sprint Nextel Overland Park, KS $7.65 $2.21 246%
Garmin Ltd Olathe, KS $44.73 $17.88 150%
Seaboard Shawnee Mission, KS $2,831.96 $1,154.00 145%
DST Systems Kansas City, MO $76.00 $36.72 107%
EPR Properties Kansas City, MO $50.41 $25.41 98%
Compass Minerals Overland Park, KS $77.78 $51.36 51%
Novation Companies Kansas City, MO $0.41 $0.29 41%
Commerce Bancshares Kansas City, MO $43.23 $30.67 41%
Inergy LP Kansas City, MO $13.34 $9.76 37%
H&R Block Kansas City, MO $27.93 $20.88 34%
UMB Financial Kansas City, MO $53.32 $41.95 27%
YRC Worldwide Overland Park, KS $18.81 $1,056.00 -98%





Average Increase: all 16 Kansas City Metro Area Corps

146%