The historical stock prices of these companies were obtained from the following two excellent internet resources.... Google Finance and MarketWatch Big Charts.
These 4 US Sporting Goods Store Companies had their average stock prices drop by a huge 52% 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 4 US Sporting Goods Store Corps have increased by an impressive 437% through January 24, 2014, with the lowest increase of the 4 being a superb 301%.
Clearly, the investors in and executives of all 4 of these US Sporting Goods Store 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 4 US Sporting Goods Store 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 | |||
| Sporting Goods Store Corps | HQs | 1-24-14 | 3-6-09 | 12-31-07 | 1-24-14 | 3-6-09 | |
| Cabela's Inc | Sidney | NE | 67.05 | 8.05 | 15.07 | 733% | -47% |
| Dick's Sporting Goods | Coraopolis | PA | 52.43 | 10.77 | 27.76 | 387% | -61% |
| Hibbett Sports | Birmingham | AL | 59.94 | 14.08 | 19.98 | 326% | -30% |
| Big 5 Sporting Goods | El Segundo | CA | 17.89 | 4.46 | 14.42 | 301% | -69% |
| Average % Change all 4 | 437% | -52% |
