Saturday, January 18, 2014

208 Largest US Technology Corps Average Stock Prices Down 45% Due to Financial Meltdown Spillover Effects, Then Up 416% Under Obama and the US Fed

I found 208 US Technology Corps with current Total Market Capitalizations of at least $1 bil each and which also had their common stocks trading on each of the following three dates: on December 31, 2006, the middle of President Bush's second term, on March 6, 2009, very early in President Obama's first term, which was their lowest point due to the spillover effects resulting from the 2008 financial meltdown, and also on January 17, 2014.

In deriving these US Technology Corps, I first started with the very helpful Yahoo Finance Website Technology Sector and made certain adjustments I deemed relevant.

The historical stock prices of these companies were obtained from the following two excellent internet resources....  Google Finance and MarketWatch Big Charts.

These 208 largest US Technology Companies had their average stock prices drop by a huge 45% from the midpoint of President Bush's second Presidential term on December 31, 2006 and very early in President Obama's first term, or on March 6, 2009, which was these US Technology Corps' very lowest point due to the spillover effects resulting from the disastrous 2008 Financial Meltdown.

But nearly miraculously since March 6, 2009, the average stock prices of these same 208 largest US Technology Corps have increased by an exceptional 416% through January 17, 2014.

Clearly, the investors in and employees of these 208 US largest US Technology Companies must be extremely 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.

In the first chart below are the market prices of each of these 208 largest US Technology Companies on January 17, 2014, on March 6, 2009, and on December 31, 2006, sorted by Percentage Increase since March 6, 2009: 






Market Market






Price Price






% %






Change Change



Market Market Market 3-6-09 12-31-06



Price Price Price to to
Technology Company HQs
1-17-14 3-6-09 12-31-06 1-17-14 3-6-09








CalAmp Oxnard CA      31.24        0.39        8.44 7910% -95%
3D Systems Corp Rock Hill SC      90.53        1.54        5.32 5766% -71%
Seagate Technology Cupertino CA      61.20        3.11      26.50 1868% -88%
Geospace Technologies Houston TX      85.06        4.81      29.05 1670% -83%
Entegris Billerica MA      11.12        0.64      10.82 1638% -94%
Stratasys Ltd Eden Prairie MN     120.56        8.18      15.71 1374% -48%
iGATE Fremont CA      36.84        2.56        6.46 1339% -60%
priceline.com Norwalk CT  1,178.04      83.59      43.61 1309% 92%
Sanmina San Jose CA      15.60        1.20      20.70 1200% -94%
Cray Inc Seattle WA      30.20        2.43      11.88 1143% -80%
Ultimate Software Group Weston FL     157.05      13.19      23.26 1091% -43%
Expedia Bellevue WA      70.69        6.08      19.73 1062% -69%
Web.com Group Jacksonville FL      32.13        2.93        9.05 997% -68%
Finisar Sunnyvale CA      23.36        2.24      25.84 943% -91%
Methode Electronics Chicago IL      34.28        3.37      10.83 917% -69%
IPG Photonics Oxford MA      74.30        7.36      24.00 910% -69%
Catamaran Lisle IL      49.39        5.01        5.04 887% -1%
Unisys Blue Bell PA      32.53        3.30      78.40 886% -96%
Littelfuse Chicago IL      93.15        9.54      31.88 876% -70%
SanDisk Milpitas CA      73.69        7.79      43.03 846% -82%
Manhattan Associates Atlanta GA      32.61        3.53        7.52 824% -53%
Netflix Los Gatos CA     330.04      38.18      25.86 764% 48%
Cepheid Sunnyvale CA      48.33        5.64        8.50 757% -34%
Veeco Instruments Plainview NY      35.21        4.16      18.73 746% -78%
Interactive Intelligence Group Indianapolis IN      70.49        8.33      22.42 746% -63%
FEI Company Hillsboro IL      98.06      11.82      26.37 730% -55%
Tyler Technologies Dallas TX     104.69      12.66      14.06 727% -10%
Salesforce.com San Francisco CA      59.86        7.52        9.11 696% -18%
Vishay Intertechnology Malvern PA      14.45        1.82      10.96 694% -83%
Gartner Stamford CT      69.34        8.94      19.79 676% -55%
Micron Technology Boise ID      22.38        2.91      13.96 669% -79%
Cognex Natick MA      37.85        4.98      11.91 661% -58%
VeriFone Systems San Jose CA      28.98        4.02      35.40 621% -89%
CommVault Systems Oceanport NJ      74.97      10.51      20.01 613% -47%
Cogent Communications Group Washington DC      42.00        6.04      16.22 595% -63%
Bottomline Technologies Portsmouth NH      34.91        5.07      11.45 589% -56%
RF Micro Devices Greensboro NC        4.98        0.76        6.79 555% -89%
Amazon.com Seattle WA     399.61      61.69      39.46 548% 56%
Mentor Graphics Wilsonville OR      22.11        3.44      18.03 543% -81%
Apple Cupertino CA     540.67      85.30      84.84 534% 1%
Acuity Brands Atlanta GA     131.90      20.82      36.11 534% -42%
Universal Display Ewing NJ      33.86        5.36      15.01 532% -64%
Cirrus Logic Austin TX      19.83        3.14        6.88 532% -54%
Western Digital Irvine CA      88.82      14.55      20.46 510% -29%
Cerner North Kansas City MO      55.74        9.18      11.38 507% -19%
Concur Technologies Bellevue WA     111.61      18.52      16.04 503% 15%
Fair Isaac San Jose CA      60.00      10.09      40.65 495% -75%
Loral Space & Communications New York NY      75.12      13.38      40.72 461% -67%
Plantronics Santa Cruz CA      44.22        7.89      21.20 460% -63%
Teradyne North Reading MA      19.49        3.50      14.96 457% -77%
Bruker Billerica MA      21.11        3.82        7.51 453% -49%
Jabil Circuit St Petersburg FL      18.01        3.26      24.55 452% -87%
Trimble Navigation Sunnyvale CA      34.08        6.22      12.68 448% -51%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Teaneck NJ      99.34      18.29      38.58 443% -53%
NCR Duluth GA      36.68        6.80        9.70 439% -30%
JDS Uniphase Milpitas CA      12.04        2.28      16.66 428% -86%
NIC Inc Olathe KS      23.62        4.48        4.97 427% -10%
Motorola Solutions Schaumburg IL      66.10      12.70      84.20 420% -85%
Blucora Bellevue WA      27.40        5.28      20.51 419% -74%
F5 Networks Seattle WA      96.92      18.75      37.11 417% -49%
eBay San Jose CA      53.20      10.43      30.07 410% -65%
IAC/InterActive New York NY      71.83      14.11      37.16 409% -62%
iRobot Bedford MA      36.59        7.21      18.06 407% -60%
Syntel Troy MI      91.18      18.11      26.80 403% -32%
Coherent Santa Clara CA      74.21      14.74      31.57 403% -53%
TIBCO Software Palo Alto CA      23.45        4.66        9.44 403% -51%
Dealertrack Technologies Lake Success NY      47.91        9.66      29.42 396% -67%
Sapient Boston MA      17.10        3.45        5.49 396% -37%
Acxiom Little Rock AR      34.74        7.20      25.65 383% -72%
Agilent Technologies Santa Clara CA      60.71      12.65      34.85 380% -64%
PTC Inc Needham MA      35.39        7.40      18.02 378% -59%
Electronics for Imaging Fremont CA      39.11        8.20      26.58 377% -69%
Fairchild Semiconductor San Jose CA      13.57        2.89      16.81 370% -83%
Advanced Energy Industries Ft Collins CO      26.12        5.66      18.87 361% -70%
Ansys Canonsburg PA      84.64      18.41      21.75 360% -15%
Crown Castle Intl Houston TX      74.22      16.74      32.30 343% -48%
Autodesk San Rafael CA      53.24      12.02      40.46 343% -70%
Skyworks Solutions Wobum MA      30.53        6.94        7.08 340% -2%
Brocade Communication Syst San Jose CA        9.50        2.16        8.21 340% -74%
Aspen Technology Burlington MA      42.48        9.72      11.02 337% -12%
Red Hat Raleigh NC      58.59      13.43      23.00 336% -42%
SYNNEX Fremont CA      60.00      13.87      21.94 333% -37%
TriQuint Semiconductor Hillsboro OR        8.80        2.05        4.50 329% -54%
LSI Corp San Jose CA      11.00        2.64        9.00 317% -71%
Arris Enterprises Suwanee GA      26.49        6.37      12.51 316% -49%
Riverbed Technology San Francisco CA      20.54        4.97      15.35 314% -68%
ValueClick Westlake Village CA      24.05        5.84      23.63 312% -75%
Equinix Redwood City CA     175.87      42.95      75.62 309% -43%
KLA-Tencor Milpitas CA      62.74      15.63      49.75 301% -69%
Flextronics San Jose CA        7.72        1.94      11.48 298% -83%
Jack Henry & Associates Monett MO      58.36      14.80      21.40 294% -31%
Blackbaud Charleston SC      37.27        9.49      26.00 293% -64%
Cadence Design Systems San Jose CA      14.47        3.70      17.91 291% -79%
Amphenol Wallington CT      92.08      23.71      31.04 288% -24%
MICROS Systems Columbia MD      58.00      15.03      26.35 286% -43%
Convergys Cincinnati OH      21.71        5.70      23.78 281% -76%
ViaSat Carlsbad CA      62.43      16.51      29.81 278% -45%
Google Mountain View CA  1,150.53     308.57     460.48 273% -33%
Roper Industries Sarasota FL     140.04      38.11      50.24 267% -24%
Informatica Redwood City CA      42.56      11.64      12.21 266% -5%
MicroStrategy Tysons Corner VA     122.93      33.80     114.01 264% -70%
Ciena Corp Hanover MD      22.08        6.11      27.71 261% -78%
Plexus Neenah WI      40.98      11.44      23.88 258% -52%
Adobe Systems San Jose CA      61.37      17.16      41.12 258% -58%
ACI  Worldwide Naples FL      63.52      18.00      32.57 253% -45%
NetApp Sunnyvale CA      44.49      12.90      39.28 245% -67%
Diodes  Plano TX      24.00        7.00      23.65 243% -70%
Pegasystems Cambridge MA      48.15      14.08        9.87 242% 43%
DST Systems Kansas City MO      91.13      26.80      62.63 240% -57%
Thermo Fisher Scientific Waltham MA     115.89      34.16      45.29 239% -25%
MTS Systems Eden Prairie MN      73.02      21.67      38.62 237% -44%
Synchronoss Technologies Bridgewater NJ      30.48        9.06      13.72 236% -34%
Amkor Technology Chandler AZ        5.93        1.78        9.34 233% -81%
Analogic Corp Peabody MA      89.92      27.00      56.14 233% -52%
Cree Durham NC      62.50      18.83      17.32 232% 9%
Intuit Mountain View CA      76.99      23.23      30.51 231% -24%
Netgear San Jose CA      33.48      10.11      26.25 231% -61%
Encore Wire Mckinney TX      56.33      17.07      22.01 230% -22%
Tech Data Clearwater FL      54.30      16.60      37.87 227% -56%
Fidelity Natl Information Services Jacksonville FL      52.74      16.39      12.44 222% 32%
Power Integrations San Jose CA      58.71      18.40      27.90 219% -34%
Waters Corp Milford MA     104.40      33.24      48.97 214% -32%
Level 3 Communications Broomfield CO      33.96      10.95      84.00 210% -87%
VeriSign Reston VA      61.89      20.06      24.05 209% -17%
Check Point Software San Carlos CA      64.51      21.04      21.92 207% -4%
Yahoo! Sunnyvale CA      40.01      13.05      25.54 207% -49%
Accenture Chicago IL      84.43      28.00      36.93 202% -24%
Akamai Technologies Cambridge MA      48.58      16.36      53.12 197% -69%
National Instruments Austin TX      32.38      10.95      18.16 196% -40%
Texas Instruments Dallas TX      43.45      14.71      28.80 195% -49%
NeuStar Sterling VA      45.56      15.63      32.44 191% -52%
ScanSource Greenville SC      42.07      14.63      30.40 188% -52%
Xerox Norwalk CT      12.20        4.28      16.95 185% -75%
Curtiss-Wright Parsippany NJ      65.52      23.26      37.08 182% -37%
Lam Research Fremont CA      54.23      19.29      50.62 181% -62%
Atmel Corp San Jose CA        8.65        3.11        6.05 178% -49%
Citrix Systems Ft Lauderdale FL      60.44      21.76      27.05 178% -20%
Garmin Olathe KS      46.66      16.88      55.66 176% -70%
Take-Two Interactive Software New York NY      17.05        6.21      17.76 175% -65%
NetScout Systems Westford MA      30.90      11.42        8.30 171% 38%
Microsemi Aliso Viejo CA      24.86        9.29      19.65 168% -53%
Analog Devices Norwood  MA      49.38      18.48      32.87 167% -44%
Monolithic Power Systems San Jose CA      34.39      12.91      11.11 166% 16%
Advent Software San Francisco CA      34.71      13.04      17.65 166% -26%
Synaptics San Jose CA      57.99      21.84      19.79 166% 10%
EMC Corp Hopkinton MA      26.33        9.93      13.20 165% -25%
Xilinx San Jose CA      47.22      17.82      23.81 165% -25%
Oracle Redwood City CA      38.21      14.47      17.14 164% -16%
Benchmark Electronics Angleton TX      24.04        9.13      24.36 163% -63%
j2 Global Los Angeles CA      48.83      18.62      27.25 162% -32%
Integrated Device Technology San Jose CA      11.04        4.21      15.48 162% -73%
Amdocs Limited Chesterfield MO      41.95      16.20      38.75 159% -58%
ON Semiconductor Phoenix AZ        8.79        3.46        7.57 154% -54%
Ingram Micro Santa Ana CA      25.26        9.95      20.41 154% -51%
Microchip Technology Chandler AZ      46.20      18.24      32.70 153% -44%
Maxim Integrated Products San Jose CA      28.55      11.49      30.62 148% -62%
Cabot Microelectronics Aurora IL      47.27      19.06      33.94 148% -44%
MKS Instruments Andover MA      29.96      12.14      22.58 147% -46%
Progress Software Bedford MA      24.49      10.03      18.62 144% -46%
Automatic Data Processing Roseland NJ      79.97      33.28      44.24 140% -25%
Microsoft Redmond WA      36.38      15.28      29.86 138% -49%
International Game Technology Las Vegas NV      17.77        7.47      46.20 138% -84%
International Rectifier El Segundo CA      27.53      11.59      38.53 138% -70%
Synopsys Mountain View CA      41.09      17.53      26.73 134% -34%
CSG Systems Englewood CO      31.07      13.32      26.73 133% -50%
WebMD Health New York NY      49.56      21.30      40.02 133% -47%
Lexmark Lexington KY      35.85      15.65      73.20 129% -79%
Harris Corp Melbourne FL      70.54      31.41      45.86 125% -32%
QUALCOMM San Diego CA      74.73      33.63      37.79 122% -11%
IBM Armonk NY     190.09      85.81      97.15 122% -12%
II-VI Inc Saxonburg PA      16.99        7.85      13.97 117% -44%
Cubic Corp San Diego CA      52.41      24.32      21.70 116% 12%
CA Technologies Islandia NY      34.43      16.01      22.65 115% -29%
Linear Technology Milpitas CA      46.00      21.60      30.32 113% -29%
Intel Santa Clara CA      25.85      12.41      20.25 108% -39%
Silicon Laboratories Austin TX      45.00      21.80      34.65 106% -37%
Hittite Microwave Chelmsford MA      59.03      28.70      32.32 106% -11%
Altera San Jose CA      32.40      15.77      19.68 105% -20%
Juniper Networks Sunnyvale CA      26.00      12.67      18.94 105% -33%
Semtech Camarillo CA      24.03      11.84      13.07 103% -9%
Applied Materials Santa Clara CA      17.55        8.70      18.45 102% -53%
Advanced Micro Devices Sunnyvale CA        4.18        2.14      20.35 95% -89%
NVIDIA Santa Clara CA      15.99        8.39      24.67 91% -66%
Nuance Communications Burlington MA      15.02        7.99      11.46 88% -30%
Compuware Detroit MI      10.73        5.79        8.33 85% -30%
Corning Corning NY      18.77      10.14      18.71 85% -46%
Marvell Technology Santa Clara CA      14.68        8.06      19.19 82% -58%
Symantec Mountain View CA      23.27      12.93      20.85 80% -38%
ADTRAN Huntsville AL      24.84      14.14      22.70 76% -38%
Polycom San Jose CA      11.72        6.76      15.46 74% -56%
Broadcom Irvine CA      29.00      16.97      32.31 71% -47%
Computer Sciences Corp Falls Church VA      55.45      32.84      53.37 69% -38%
Tessera Technologies San Jose CA      18.01      10.70      40.34 68% -73%
Activision Blizzard Santa Monica CA      16.96      10.33        8.62 64% 20%
AVX Corp Fountain Inn SC      13.59        8.31      14.79 64% -44%
Cisco Systems San Jose CA      22.74      14.18      27.33 60% -48%
Electronic Arts Redwood City CA      24.10      15.31      50.36 57% -70%
SunPower Corp San Jose CA      33.99      23.39      37.17 45% -37%
Rovi Corp Santa Clara CA      21.68      15.13      28.26 43% -46%
Dolby Laboratories San Francisco CA      40.60      29.13      31.02 39% -6%
PMC-Sierra Sunnyvale CA        6.49        5.35        6.71 21% -20%
Qlogic Aliso Viejo CA      11.70        9.70      21.92 21% -56%
Intersil Milpitas CA      11.62        9.99      23.92 16% -58%
Hewlett-Packard Palo Alto CA      29.80      26.98      41.19 10% -34%
SunEdison St Peters MO      14.84      13.68      39.14 8% -65%
Quality Systems Irvine CA      19.10      17.75      18.64 8% -5%
Itron Liberty Lake WA      42.79      41.91      51.84 2% -19%
First Solar Tempe AZ      51.88     108.49      29.84 -52% 264%






Average % Change all 208




416% -45%

In the second chart below are the market prices of each of these 208 largest US Technology Companies on January 17, 2014, on March 6, 2009, and on December 31, 2006, sorted by Technology Subsector.







Market Market






Price Price






% %






Change Change



Market Market Market 3-6-09 12-31-06



Price Price Price to to
Technology Company HQs
1-17-14 3-6-09 12-31-06 1-17-14 3-6-09








Business Software & Services






Interactive Intelligence Group Indianapolis IN      70.49        8.33      22.42 746% -63%
Bottomline Technologies Portsmouth NH      34.91        5.07      11.45 589% -56%
Fair Isaac San Jose CA      60.00      10.09      40.65 495% -75%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Teaneck NJ      99.34      18.29      38.58 443% -53%
F5 Networks Seattle WA      96.92      18.75      37.11 417% -49%
TIBCO Software Palo Alto CA      23.45        4.66        9.44 403% -51%
Sapient Boston MA      17.10        3.45        5.49 396% -37%
Aspen Technology Burlington MA      42.48        9.72      11.02 337% -12%
Jack Henry & Associates Monett MO      58.36      14.80      21.40 294% -31%
Blackbaud Charleston SC      37.27        9.49      26.00 293% -64%
Convergys Cincinnati OH      21.71        5.70      23.78 281% -76%
Informatica Redwood City CA      42.56      11.64      12.21 266% -5%
MicroStrategy Tysons Corner VA     122.93      33.80     114.01 264% -70%
Pegasystems Cambridge MA      48.15      14.08        9.87 242% 43%
DST Systems Kansas City MO      91.13      26.80      62.63 240% -57%
Citrix Systems Ft Lauderdale FL      60.44      21.76      27.05 178% -20%
NetScout Systems Westford MA      30.90      11.42        8.30 171% 38%
Amdocs Limited Chesterfield MO      41.95      16.20      38.75 159% -58%
Automatic Data Processing Roseland NJ      79.97      33.28      44.24 140% -25%
Microsoft Redmond WA      36.38      15.28      29.86 138% -49%
CSG Systems Englewood CO      31.07      13.32      26.73 133% -50%
CA Technologies Islandia NY      34.43      16.01      22.65 115% -29%
Average % Change all 22




306% -39%








Scientific & Technical Instruments




Geospace Technologies Houston TX      85.06        4.81      29.05 1670% -83%
Cepheid Sunnyvale CA      48.33        5.64        8.50 757% -34%
FEI Company Hillsboro IL      98.06      11.82      26.37 730% -55%
Cognex Natick MA      37.85        4.98      11.91 661% -58%
Bruker Billerica MA      21.11        3.82        7.51 453% -49%
Trimble Navigation Sunnyvale CA      34.08        6.22      12.68 448% -51%
Coherent Santa Clara CA      74.21      14.74      31.57 403% -53%
Agilent Technologies Santa Clara CA      60.71      12.65      34.85 380% -64%
Roper Industries Sarasota FL     140.04      38.11      50.24 267% -24%
Thermo Fisher Scientific Waltham MA     115.89      34.16      45.29 239% -25%
MTS Systems Eden Prairie MN      73.02      21.67      38.62 237% -44%
Analogic Corp Peabody MA      89.92      27.00      56.14 233% -52%
Waters Corp Milford MA     104.40      33.24      48.97 214% -32%
Curtiss-Wright Parsippany NJ      65.52      23.26      37.08 182% -37%
Garmin Olathe KS      46.66      16.88      55.66 176% -70%
MKS Instruments Andover MA      29.96      12.14      22.58 147% -46%
II-VI Inc Saxonburg PA      16.99        7.85      13.97 117% -44%
Cubic Corp San Diego CA      52.41      24.32      21.70 116% 12%
Itron Liberty Lake WA      42.79      41.91      51.84 2% -19%
Average % Change all 19




391% -44%








Semiconductor-Integrated Circuits




RF Micro Devices Greensboro NC        4.98        0.76        6.79 555% -89%
Fairchild Semiconductor San Jose CA      13.57        2.89      16.81 370% -83%
Skyworks Solutions Wobum MA      30.53        6.94        7.08 340% -2%
TriQuint Semiconductor Hillsboro OR        8.80        2.05        4.50 329% -54%
Diodes  Plano TX      24.00        7.00      23.65 243% -70%
Amkor Technology Chandler AZ        5.93        1.78        9.34 233% -81%
Power Integrations San Jose CA      58.71      18.40      27.90 219% -34%
Microsemi Aliso Viejo CA      24.86        9.29      19.65 168% -53%
Analog Devices Norwood  MA      49.38      18.48      32.87 167% -44%
Xilinx San Jose CA      47.22      17.82      23.81 165% -25%
Cabot Microelectronics Aurora IL      47.27      19.06      33.94 148% -44%
International Rectifier El Segundo CA      27.53      11.59      38.53 138% -70%
Hittite Microwave Chelmsford MA      59.03      28.70      32.32 106% -11%
Semtech Camarillo CA      24.03      11.84      13.07 103% -9%
Marvell Technology Santa Clara CA      14.68        8.06      19.19 82% -58%
Broadcom Irvine CA      29.00      16.97      32.31 71% -47%
PMC-Sierra Sunnyvale CA        6.49        5.35        6.71 21% -20%
Qlogic Aliso Viejo CA      11.70        9.70      21.92 21% -56%
SunEdison St Peters MO      14.84      13.68      39.14 8% -65%
Average % Change all 19




183% -48%








Application Software




Catamaran Lisle IL      49.39        5.01        5.04 887% -1%
Manhattan Associates Atlanta GA      32.61        3.53        7.52 824% -53%
Salesforce.com San Francisco CA      59.86        7.52        9.11 696% -18%
CommVault Systems Oceanport NJ      74.97      10.51      20.01 613% -47%
NIC Inc Olathe KS      23.62        4.48        4.97 427% -10%
Red Hat Raleigh NC      58.59      13.43      23.00 336% -42%
Cadence Design Systems San Jose CA      14.47        3.70      17.91 291% -79%
MICROS Systems Columbia MD      58.00      15.03      26.35 286% -43%
Adobe Systems San Jose CA      61.37      17.16      41.12 258% -58%
Synchronoss Technologies Bridgewater NJ      30.48        9.06      13.72 236% -34%
Intuit Mountain View CA      76.99      23.23      30.51 231% -24%
Advent Software San Francisco CA      34.71      13.04      17.65 166% -26%
Synaptics San Jose CA      57.99      21.84      19.79 166% 10%
Oracle Redwood City CA      38.21      14.47      17.14 164% -16%
Progress Software Bedford MA      24.49      10.03      18.62 144% -46%
Nuance Communications Burlington MA      15.02        7.99      11.46 88% -30%
Compuware Detroit MI      10.73        5.79        8.33 85% -30%
Average % Change all 17




347% -32%








Information Technology Services




iGATE Fremont CA      36.84        2.56        6.46 1339% -60%
Unisys Blue Bell PA      32.53        3.30      78.40 886% -96%
Gartner Stamford CT      69.34        8.94      19.79 676% -55%
NCR Duluth GA      36.68        6.80        9.70 439% -30%
Syntel Troy MI      91.18      18.11      26.80 403% -32%
Acxiom Little Rock AR      34.74        7.20      25.65 383% -72%
Riverbed Technology San Francisco CA      20.54        4.97      15.35 314% -68%
Fidelity Natl Information Services Jacksonville FL      52.74      16.39      12.44 222% 32%
Accenture Chicago IL      84.43      28.00      36.93 202% -24%
Xerox Norwalk CT      12.20        4.28      16.95 185% -75%
IBM Armonk NY     190.09      85.81      97.15 122% -12%
Computer Sciences Corp Falls Church VA      55.45      32.84      53.37 69% -38%
Average % Change all 12




437% -44%








Communication Equipment




CalAmp Oxnard CA      31.24        0.39        8.44 7910% -95%
Loral Space & Communications New York NY      75.12      13.38      40.72 461% -67%
JDS Uniphase Milpitas CA      12.04        2.28      16.66 428% -86%
Motorola Solutions Schaumburg IL      66.10      12.70      84.20 420% -85%
Arris Enterprises Suwanee GA      26.49        6.37      12.51 316% -49%
ViaSat Carlsbad CA      62.43      16.51      29.81 278% -45%
Ciena Corp Hanover MD      22.08        6.11      27.71 261% -78%
Netgear San Jose CA      33.48      10.11      26.25 231% -61%
Harris Corp Melbourne FL      70.54      31.41      45.86 125% -32%
QUALCOMM San Diego CA      74.73      33.63      37.79 122% -11%
ADTRAN Huntsville AL      24.84      14.14      22.70 76% -38%
Average % Change all 11




966% -59%








Semiconductor Equip&Materials




Entegris Billerica MA      11.12        0.64      10.82 1638% -94%
IPG Photonics Oxford MA      74.30        7.36      24.00 910% -69%
Veeco Instruments Plainview NY      35.21        4.16      18.73 746% -78%
Teradyne North Reading MA      19.49        3.50      14.96 457% -77%
KLA-Tencor Milpitas CA      62.74      15.63      49.75 301% -69%
Cree Durham NC      62.50      18.83      17.32 232% 9%
Lam Research Fremont CA      54.23      19.29      50.62 181% -62%
Synopsys Mountain View CA      41.09      17.53      26.73 134% -34%
Applied Materials Santa Clara CA      17.55        8.70      18.45 102% -53%
Tessera Technologies San Jose CA      18.01      10.70      40.34 68% -73%
Average % Change all 10




477% -60%








Diversified Electronics






Sanmina San Jose CA      15.60        1.20      20.70 1200% -94%
Methode Electronics Chicago IL      34.28        3.37      10.83 917% -69%
Littelfuse Chicago IL      93.15        9.54      31.88 876% -70%
Acuity Brands Atlanta GA     131.90      20.82      36.11 534% -42%
Advanced Energy Industries Ft Collins CO      26.12        5.66      18.87 361% -70%
Amphenol Wallington CT      92.08      23.71      31.04 288% -24%
Encore Wire Mckinney TX      56.33      17.07      22.01 230% -22%
Corning Corning NY      18.77      10.14      18.71 85% -46%
AVX Corp Fountain Inn SC      13.59        8.31      14.79 64% -44%
Dolby Laboratories San Francisco CA      40.60      29.13      31.02 39% -6%
Average % Change all 10




460% -49%








Semiconductor-Specialized




Cirrus Logic Austin TX      19.83        3.14        6.88 532% -54%
LSI Corp San Jose CA      11.00        2.64        9.00 317% -71%
Monolithic Power Systems San Jose CA      34.39      12.91      11.11 166% 16%
Microchip Technology Chandler AZ      46.20      18.24      32.70 153% -44%
Linear Technology Milpitas CA      46.00      21.60      30.32 113% -29%
Silicon Laboratories Austin TX      45.00      21.80      34.65 106% -37%
Altera San Jose CA      32.40      15.77      19.68 105% -20%
NVIDIA Santa Clara CA      15.99        8.39      24.67 91% -66%
SunPower Corp San Jose CA      33.99      23.39      37.17 45% -37%
First Solar Tempe AZ      51.88     108.49      29.84 -52% 264%
Average % Change all 10




158% -8%








Technical & System Software




Tyler Technologies Dallas TX     104.69      12.66      14.06 727% -10%
Mentor Graphics Wilsonville OR      22.11        3.44      18.03 543% -81%
Concur Technologies Bellevue WA     111.61      18.52      16.04 503% 15%
PTC Inc Needham MA      35.39        7.40      18.02 378% -59%
Ansys Canonsburg PA      84.64      18.41      21.75 360% -15%
Autodesk San Rafael CA      53.24      12.02      40.46 343% -70%
ACI  Worldwide Naples FL      63.52      18.00      32.57 253% -45%
National Instruments Austin TX      32.38      10.95      18.16 196% -40%
ScanSource Greenville SC      42.07      14.63      30.40 188% -52%
Average % Change all 9




388% -40%








Semiconductor-Broad Line




Vishay Intertechnology Malvern PA      14.45        1.82      10.96 694% -83%
Texas Instruments Dallas TX      43.45      14.71      28.80 195% -49%
Atmel Corp San Jose CA        8.65        3.11        6.05 178% -49%
Integrated Device Technology San Jose CA      11.04        4.21      15.48 162% -73%
ON Semiconductor Phoenix AZ        8.79        3.46        7.57 154% -54%
Maxim Integrated Products San Jose CA      28.55      11.49      30.62 148% -62%
Intel Santa Clara CA      25.85      12.41      20.25 108% -39%
Advanced Micro Devices Sunnyvale CA        4.18        2.14      20.35 95% -89%
Intersil Milpitas CA      11.62        9.99      23.92 16% -58%
Average % Change all 9




195% -62%








Internet Information Providers




Web.com Group Jacksonville FL      32.13        2.93        9.05 997% -68%
Blucora Bellevue WA      27.40        5.28      20.51 419% -74%
IAC/InterActive New York NY      71.83      14.11      37.16 409% -62%
ValueClick Westlake Village CA      24.05        5.84      23.63 312% -75%
Google Mountain View CA  1,150.53     308.57     460.48 273% -33%
VeriSign Reston VA      61.89      20.06      24.05 209% -17%
Yahoo! Sunnyvale CA      40.01      13.05      25.54 207% -49%
Akamai Technologies Cambridge MA      48.58      16.36      53.12 197% -69%
Average % Change all 8




378% -56%








Data Storage Devices




Seagate Technology Cupertino CA      61.20        3.11      26.50 1868% -88%
SanDisk Milpitas CA      73.69        7.79      43.03 846% -82%
Western Digital Irvine CA      88.82      14.55      20.46 510% -29%
Brocade Communication Syst San Jose CA        9.50        2.16        8.21 340% -74%
NetApp Sunnyvale CA      44.49      12.90      39.28 245% -67%
EMC Corp Hopkinton MA      26.33        9.93      13.20 165% -25%
Average % Change all 6




662% -61%








Personal Services




priceline.com Norwalk CT  1,178.04      83.59      43.61 1309% 92%
Expedia Bellevue WA      70.69        6.08      19.73 1062% -69%
Netflix Los Gatos CA     330.04      38.18      25.86 764% 48%
Amazon.com Seattle WA     399.61      61.69      39.46 548% 56%
eBay San Jose CA      53.20      10.43      30.07 410% -65%
Average % Change all 5




819% 12%








Multimedia & Graphics Software




Take-Two Interactive Software New York NY      17.05        6.21      17.76 175% -65%
International Game Technology Las Vegas NV      17.77        7.47      46.20 138% -84%
Activision Blizzard Santa Monica CA      16.96      10.33        8.62 64% 20%
Electronic Arts Redwood City CA      24.10      15.31      50.36 57% -70%
Rovi Corp Santa Clara CA      21.68      15.13      28.26 43% -46%
Average % Change all 5




95% -49%








Computer Peripherals




3D Systems Corp Rock Hill SC      90.53        1.54        5.32 5766% -71%
Stratasys Ltd Eden Prairie MN     120.56        8.18      15.71 1374% -48%
Universal Display Ewing NJ      33.86        5.36      15.01 532% -64%
Electronics for Imaging Fremont CA      39.11        8.20      26.58 377% -69%
Average % Change all 4




2012% -63%








Internet Software & Services






Ultimate Software Group Weston FL     157.05      13.19      23.26 1091% -43%
Dealertrack Technologies Lake Success NY      47.91        9.66      29.42 396% -67%
Equinix Redwood City CA     175.87      42.95      75.62 309% -43%
j2 Global Los Angeles CA      48.83      18.62      27.25 162% -32%
Average % Change all 4




490% -46%








Diversified Communication Services



   
Cogent Communications Group Washington DC      42.00        6.04      16.22 595% -63%
Crown Castle Intl Houston TX      74.22      16.74      32.30 343% -48%
Level 3 Communications Broomfield CO      33.96      10.95      84.00 210% -87%
NeuStar Sterling VA      45.56      15.63      32.44 191% -52%
Average % Change all 4




335% -62%








Printed Circuit Boards




Jabil Circuit St Petersburg FL      18.01        3.26      24.55 452% -87%
Flextronics San Jose CA        7.72        1.94      11.48 298% -83%
Plexus Neenah WI      40.98      11.44      23.88 258% -52%
Benchmark Electronics Angleton TX      24.04        9.13      24.36 163% -63%
Average % Change all 4




293% -71%








Network & Communication Devices




Finisar Sunnyvale CA      23.36        2.24      25.84 943% -91%
Juniper Networks Sunnyvale CA      26.00      12.67      18.94 105% -33%
Cisco Systems San Jose CA      22.74      14.18      27.33 60% -48%
Average % Change all 3




369% -58%








Security Software & Services




VeriFone Systems San Jose CA      28.98        4.02      35.40 621% -89%
Check Point Software San Carlos CA      64.51      21.04      21.92 207% -4%
Symantec Mountain View CA      23.27      12.93      20.85 80% -38%
Average % Change all 3




302% -44%








Computer Wholesaling






SYNNEX Fremont CA      60.00      13.87      21.94 333% -37%
Tech Data Clearwater FL      54.30      16.60      37.87 227% -56%
Ingram Micro Santa Ana CA      25.26        9.95      20.41 154% -51%
Average % Change all 3




238% -48%








Healthcare Information Services




Cerner North Kansas City MO      55.74        9.18      11.38 507% -19%
WebMD Health New York NY      49.56      21.30      40.02 133% -47%
Quality Systems Irvine CA      19.10      17.75      18.64 8% -5%
Average % Change all 3




216% -24%








Diversified Computer Systems






Cray Inc Seattle WA      30.20        2.43      11.88 1143% -80%
Hewlett-Packard Palo Alto CA      29.80      26.98      41.19 10% -34%
Average % Change all 2




577% -57%








Consumer Products




Apple Cupertino CA     540.67      85.30      84.84 534% 1%
iRobot Bedford MA      36.59        7.21      18.06 407% -60%
Average % Change all 2




471% -30%








Processing Systems & Products




Plantronics Santa Cruz CA      44.22        7.89      21.20 460% -63%
Polycom San Jose CA      11.72        6.76      15.46 74% -56%
Average % Change all 2




267% -60%








Semiconductor-Memory Chips




Micron Technology Boise ID      22.38        2.91      13.96 669% -79%








Computer Based Systems




Lexmark Lexington KY      35.85      15.65      73.20 129% -79%








Average % Change all 208




416% -45%


And in the third chart below are the market prices on January 17, 2014 and also on March 6, 2009 of the 18 additional US Technology Companies with current Total Market Capitalizations of at least $1 bil and which didn't have their common stocks trading on December 31, 2006 but which did have them trading on March 6, 2009.  The average stock price increase of 486% for these 18 is even higher than the 416% average increase for the above 208 US Technology Companies.




Market Market



Price Price %
Technology Company HQs
1-17-14 3-6-09 Change





NetSuite San Mateo CA     110.65        8.15 1258%
Monotype Imaging Holdings Wobum MA      31.23        2.43 1185%
ServiceNow San Diego CA      62.75        5.00 1155%
PROS Holdings Houston TX      39.24        3.79 935%
Aruba Networks Sunnyvale CA      21.15        2.76 666%
TE Connectivity Ltd Berwyn PA      55.94        7.88 610%
Rackspace Hosting San Antonio TX      37.65        5.46 590%
Virtusa Westborough MA      34.83        5.75 506%
VMware Palo Alto CA      98.20      19.89 394%
Solera Holdings Westlake TX      69.30      20.05 246%
Cavium San Jose CA      35.69      10.59 237%
MSCI New York NY      44.22      13.42 230%
EchoStar Englewood CO      47.83      14.69 226%
Teradata Dayton OH      47.24      16.01 195%
GT Advanced Technologies Merrimack NH        9.06        4.02 125%
Cypress Semiconductor San Jose CA      10.10        5.51 83%
MedAssets Alpharetta GA      21.80      13.28 64%
Infinera Corp Sunnyvale CA        8.53        5.95 43%





Average % Increase all 18



486%

And in the fourth chart below are the market prices on January 17, 2014 and on the close of the first trading date of the 55 additional US Technology Companies with current Total Market Capitalizations of at least $1 bil each and which didn't have their common stocks trading on either December 31, 2006 or on March 6, 2009.
 






Closing






Month Price






Of On




Market
First First




Price
Trading Trading
%
Technology Company HQs
1-17-14
Date Date
Change









Application Software






SPS Commerce Minneapolis MN      67.47
Apr 2010      13.60
396%
Demandware Burlington MA      70.76
Mar 2012      23.59
200%
SolarWinds Austin TX      40.80
May 2009      13.75
197%
Cornerstone OnDemand Santa Monica CA      56.22
Mar 2011      19.07
195%
Proofpoint Sunnyvale CA      38.18
Apr 2012      14.08
171%
ChannelAdvisor Morrisville NC      48.23
May 2013      18.44
162%
Fortinet Sunnyvale CA      21.48
Nov 2009        8.31
158%
Imperva Redwood Shores CA      55.99
Nov 2011      24.00
133%
Splunk San Francisco CA      79.67
Apr 2012      35.48
125%
LifeLock Tempe AZ      18.72
Oct 2012        8.36
124%
FireEye Milpitas CA      73.57
Sep 2013      36.00
104%
Workday Pleasanton CA      92.48
Oct 2012      48.69
90%
Marketo San Mateo CA      42.28
May 2013      23.10
83%
Responsys San Bruno CA      27.02
Apr 2011      15.40
75%
Benefitfocus Charleston SC      74.33
Sep 2013      42.50
75%
RealPage Carrollton TX      21.64
Aug 2010      14.52
49%
Tableau Software Seattle WA      72.57
May 2013      50.75
43%
Endurance Intl Group Burlington MA      12.94
Oct 2013      11.25
15%
Cvent McLean VA      36.27
Aug 2013      32.92
10%
RingCentral San Mateo CA      18.66
Sep 2013      18.20
3%









Internet Information Providers






Yelp San Francisco CA      82.36
Mar 2012      24.58
235%
TripAdvisor Newton MA      83.90
Dec 2011      27.45
206%
OpenTable San Francisco CA      80.32
May 2009      31.89
152%
LinkedIn Mountain View CA     219.93
May 2011      94.25
133%
AOL New York NY      50.77
Nov 2009      25.07
103%
HomeAway Austin TX      41.59
Jan 2013      22.82
82%
Facebook Menlo Park CA      56.30
May 2012      38.23
47%
Twitter San Francisco CA      62.20
Nov 2013      44.90
39%
Bankrate North Palm Beach FL      16.06
Jun 2011      15.34
5%
Groupon Chicago IL      10.84
Nov 2011      26.11
-58%









Business Software & Services






Guidewire Software Foster City CA      50.66
Jan 2012      17.12
196%
SS&C Technologies Windsor CT      43.22
Mar 2010      15.08
187%
Qlik Technologies Radnor PA      28.08
July 2010      12.80
119%









Information Technology Services







EPAM Systems Newtown PA      38.34
Feb 2012      14.00
174%
CDW Corp Vernon Hills IL      24.44
Jun 2013      18.37
33%
Science Applications Intl McLean VA      36.89
Sep 2013      31.43
17%









Healthcare Information Services






Medidata Solutions New York NY      61.50
Jun 2009        8.50
624%
Premier Inc Charlotte NC      37.90
Sep 2013      30.65
24%
Veeva Systems Pleasanton CA      31.50
Oct 2013      37.16
-15%









Scientific & Technical Instruments






Fluidigm Corp South San Francisco CA      42.49
Feb 2011      14.02
203%
Sensata Technologies Attleboro MA      38.63
Mar 2010      18.50
109%









Internet Service Providers






Gawk Inc New Orleans LA        7.75
Oct 2013        1.00
675%
Trulia San Francisco CA      38.13
Sep 2012      24.00
59%









Multimedia & Graphics Software






SunGame Corp Las Vegas NV      35.00
Mar 2010      10.00
250%
Zynga San Francisco CA        3.55
Dec 2011        9.50
-63%









Communication Equipment






Barracuda Networks Campbell CA      35.78
Nov 2013      21.55
66%
CommScope Holding Hickory NC      18.30
Oct 2013      14.99
22%









Semiconductor-Specialized






SolarCity Corp San Mateo CA      75.11
Dec 2012      11.79
537%









Semiconductor-Integrated Circuits






InvenSense San Jose CA      21.02
Nov 2011        8.90
136%









Business Services






Verisk Analytics Jersey City NJ      63.45
Oct 2009      27.22
133%









Diversified Communication Services






Gogo Itasca IL      23.38
Jun 2013      16.00
46%









Data Storage Devices







Nimble Storage San Jose CA      48.67
Dec 2013      33.93
43%









Computer Based Systems






Ruckless Wireless Sunnyvale CA      15.01
Nov 2012      12.25
23%









Network & Communication Devices






Palo Alto Networks Santa Clara CA      62.88
Jul 2012      53.13
18%









Semiconductor-Broad Line






Freescale Semiconductor Austin TX      16.29
May 2011      18.33
-11%

And look how many of the above 55 recent IPOs with total current Market Capitalizations of at least $1 bil are in Application Software (20) and are the very high profile Internet Information Providers (10).

So when you add the original 208 with both 18 and now another 55, that makes a total of 281 US Technology Companies with a current Market Capitalization of at least $1 bil each.  And this number has been growing like weeds and I think it will continue to do so.....this US High Technology trend is just so overwhelming.

When you review all of the above data, the clear conclusion is that US Technology Companies are driving the US economy and doing a very successful job of it.  Further, the successful use of Technology is also a very key ingredient in the success of nearly all of the US Non-Technology Companies.  So far, the rest of the world is substantially behind the US in Technology.  The US Government must continually adopt measures to help keep the US far ahead of the rest of the world in this critical regard.