The historical stock prices of these companies were obtained from the following two excellent internet resources.... Google Finance and MarketWatch Big Charts.
These 17 US Packaging & Containers Companies had their average stock prices drop by a huge 49% 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 17 US Packaging & Containers Corps have increased by a very impressive 376% through January 22, 2014. And the lowest increase of these 17 was a robust 96%.
Clearly, the investors in and employees of these 17 US Packaging & Containers 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 17 US Packaging & Containers Companies on January 22, 2014, on March 6, 2009, and on December 31, 2007, sorted by Percentage Increase from March 6, 2009 to January 22, 2014:
| Market | Market | ||||||
| Price | Price | ||||||
| % | % | ||||||
| Change | Change | ||||||
| Market | Market | Market | 3-6-09 | 12-31-07 | |||
| Price | Price | Price | to | to | |||
| Packaging & Containers | HQs | 1-22-14 | 3-6-09 | 12-31-07 | 1-22-14 | 3-6-09 | |
| International Paper | Memphis | TN | 47.75 | 4.09 | 32.38 | 1067% | -87% |
| Graphic Packaging Holding | Atlanta | GA | 9.36 | 0.85 | 3.69 | 1001% | -77% |
| Tupperware Brands | Orlando | FL | 89.38 | 11.40 | 33.03 | 684% | -65% |
| Packaging Corp America | Lake Forest | IL | 66.20 | 9.92 | 28.20 | 567% | -65% |
| UFP Technologies | Georgetown | MA | 25.82 | 3.88 | 7.35 | 565% | -47% |
| MeadWestvaco | Richmond | VA | 37.42 | 6.99 | 27.88 | 435% | -75% |
| Mobile Mini | Tempe | AZ | 41.77 | 8.46 | 18.54 | 394% | -54% |
| Rock-Tenn | Norcross | GA | 100.04 | 23.75 | 25.41 | 321% | -7% |
| Owens-Illinois | Perrysburg | OH | 33.73 | 10.13 | 49.50 | 233% | -80% |
| Sealed Air | Elmwood Park | NJ | 33.03 | 10.64 | 23.14 | 210% | -54% |
| Ball Corp | Broomfield | CO | 50.75 | 18.62 | 22.50 | 173% | -17% |
| Aptar Group | Crystal Lake | IL | 66.99 | 25.55 | 40.91 | 162% | -38% |
| Sonoco Products | Hartsville | SC | 43.02 | 17.62 | 32.68 | 144% | -46% |
| Bemis | Neenah | WI | 38.75 | 17.23 | 27.38 | 125% | -37% |
| Crown Holdings | Philadelphia | PA | 42.70 | 20.66 | 25.65 | 107% | -19% |
| Greif | Delaware | OH | 53.36 | 26.54 | 65.37 | 101% | -59% |
| Silgan Holdings | Stamford | CT | 46.63 | 23.85 | 25.97 | 96% | -8% |
| Average % Change all 17 | 376% | -49% |
