The historical stock prices of these companies were obtained from the following two excellent internet resources.... Google Finance and MarketWatch Big Charts.
These 12 US Rental & Leasing Service Companies had their average stock prices drop by a massive 63% from December 31, 2007 during President Bush's second Presidential term, to March 6, 2009, very early in President Obama's first term, which was the very lowest point for the overall stock market due to the spillover effects resulting from the disastrous 2008 Financial Meltdown.
But since March 6, 2009, the average stock prices of these same 12 US Rental & Leasing Service Corps have increased by a very impressive 658% through January 24, 2014, led by United Rentals and Hertz. And all 12 had stock price appreciation with the lowest increase being a very healthy 112%.
Clearly, the investors in and employees of all 12 of these US Rental & Leasing Service Companies must be very pleased with the impact of actions taken by both the Obama Administration and the US Fed to successfully rescue the US economy from its extremely weakened state caused by the 2008 US financial meltdown.
Below here are the market prices of each of these 12 US Rental & Leasing Service Companies on January 24, 2014, on March 6, 2009, and on December 31, 2007, sorted by Percentage Increase from March 6, 2009 to January 24, 2014:
| Market | Market | ||||||
| Price | Price | ||||||
| % | % | ||||||
| Change | Change | ||||||
| Market | Market | Market | 3-6-09 | 12-31-07 | |||
| Price | Price | Price | to | to | |||
| Rental & Leasing Service Corps | HQs | 1-24-14 | 3-6-09 | 12-31-07 | 1-24-14 | 3-6-09 | |
| United Rentals | Greenwich | CT | 79.50 | 3.16 | 18.36 | 2416% | -83% |
| Hertz Global Holdings | Park Ridge | NJ | 26.75 | 2.24 | 15.89 | 1094% | -86% |
| AMERCO | Reno | NV | 225.25 | 23.48 | 65.68 | 859% | -64% |
| CAI Intl | San Francisco | CA | 21.50 | 2.63 | 10.52 | 717% | -75% |
| TAL Intl Group | Purchase | NY | 44.28 | 5.59 | 22.77 | 692% | -75% |
| Aircastle | Stamford | CT | 18.71 | 2.80 | 26.33 | 568% | -89% |
| SBA Communications | Boca Raton | FL | 89.95 | 19.99 | 33.84 | 350% | -41% |
| General Finance Corp | Pasadena | CA | 6.25 | 1.46 | 9.08 | 328% | -84% |
| GATX | Chicago | IL | 58.61 | 14.70 | 36.68 | 299% | -60% |
| Ryder System | Miami | FL | 71.88 | 19.41 | 47.01 | 270% | -59% |
| McGrath Rentcorp | Livermore | CA | 37.85 | 13.21 | 25.75 | 187% | -49% |
| Aaron's | Atlanta | GA | 27.15 | 12.78 | 11.51 | 112% | 11% |
| Average % Change all 12 | 658% | -63% |
