The historical stock prices of these companies were obtained from the following two excellent internet resources.... Google Finance and MarketWatch Big Charts.
These 49 US Business Services Companies had their average stock prices drop by a huge 59% 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 49 US Business Services Companies have increased by a robust 396% through January 28, 2014, led by exceptional stock appreciation by Cardtronics.
Clearly, the investors in and employees of a clear majority of these 49 US Business Services Companies must be 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 49 US Business Services Companies on January 28, 2014, on March 6, 2009, and on December 31, 2007, sorted by Percentage Increase from March 6, 2009 to January 28, 2014:
| Market | Market | ||||||
| Price | Price | ||||||
| % | % | ||||||
| Change | Change | ||||||
| Market | Market | Market | 3-6-09 | 12-31-07 | |||
| Price | Price | Price | to | to | |||
| Business Services | 1-28-14 | 3-6-09 | 12-31-07 | 1-28-14 | 3-6-09 | ||
| Cardtronics | 39.26 | 1.38 | 10.11 | 2745% | -86% | ||
| priceline.com | 1,162.53 | 83.59 | 114.86 | 1291% | -27% | ||
| PFSweb | 8.47 | 0.74 | 5.88 | 1045% | -87% | ||
| Heartland Payments Systems | 44.00 | 4.03 | 26.80 | 992% | -85% | ||
| Alliance Data Systems | 245.89 | 23.78 | 74.99 | 934% | -68% | ||
| The Advisory Board Company | 63.86 | 7.12 | 32.10 | 797% | -78% | ||
| Safeguard Scientifics | 18.72 | 2.22 | 10.80 | 743% | -79% | ||
| Deluxe Corp | 49.24 | 6.47 | 32.89 | 661% | -80% | ||
| Portfolio Recovery Associates | 50.30 | 6.73 | 13.22 | 647% | -49% | ||
| LivePerson | 13.83 | 1.86 | 5.34 | 644% | -65% | ||
| Collecters Universe | 20.35 | 3.38 | 11.18 | 502% | -70% | ||
| Consolidated Graphics | 65.11 | 10.95 | 47.82 | 495% | -77% | ||
| Asta Funding | 8.29 | 1.46 | 26.44 | 468% | -94% | ||
| Acacia Research Corp | 13.85 | 2.50 | 8.98 | 454% | -72% | ||
| PowerSecure Intl | 18.83 | 3.46 | 13.50 | 444% | -74% | ||
| athenahealth | 140.89 | 26.66 | 36.00 | 428% | -26% | ||
| Reis | 18.02 | 3.52 | 7.68 | 412% | -54% | ||
| Lionbridge Technologies | 5.53 | 1.10 | 3.55 | 403% | -69% | ||
| MAXIMUS | 42.12 | 8.53 | 9.65 | 394% | -12% | ||
| Euronet Worldwide | 42.12 | 9.01 | 30.00 | 367% | -70% | ||
| McGraw Hill Financial | 75.17 | 17.64 | 43.81 | 326% | -60% | ||
| Team Inc | 43.91 | 10.32 | 36.58 | 325% | -72% | ||
| SYNNEX | 56.32 | 13.87 | 19.60 | 306% | -29% | ||
| Exlservice Holdings | 25.89 | 6.65 | 23.08 | 289% | -71% | ||
| Fiserv | 56.78 | 15.35 | 27.75 | 270% | -45% | ||
| Convergys | 20.76 | 5.70 | 16.46 | 264% | -65% | ||
| comScore | 27.76 | 8.23 | 32.63 | 237% | -75% | ||
| RR Donnelley & Sons | 18.60 | 5.87 | 37.74 | 217% | -84% | ||
| Cintas | 57.06 | 18.46 | 33.62 | 209% | -45% | ||
| Rollins | 28.74 | 9.67 | 12.80 | 197% | -24% | ||
| Multi-Color Corp | 35.01 | 12.18 | 27.47 | 187% | -56% | ||
| InnerWorkings | 7.35 | 2.62 | 17.26 | 181% | -85% | ||
| Healthcare Services Group | 27.45 | 9.93 | 14.12 | 176% | -30% | ||
| Cass Information Systems | 61.64 | 22.92 | 30.37 | 169% | -25% | ||
| TeleTech Holdings | 22.17 | 8.66 | 21.27 | 156% | -59% | ||
| ARC Document Solutions | 7.08 | 2.86 | 16.48 | 148% | -83% | ||
| Global Payments | 67.46 | 28.34 | 46.52 | 138% | -39% | ||
| PRGX Global | 6.68 | 2.85 | 8.57 | 134% | -67% | ||
| HMS Holdings | 24.14 | 10.55 | 11.07 | 129% | -5% | ||
| Viad Corp | 27.36 | 12.63 | 31.58 | 117% | -60% | ||
| EnerNOC | 22.84 | 10.71 | 49.10 | 113% | -78% | ||
| ABM Industries | 27.10 | 13.48 | 20.39 | 101% | -34% | ||
| Cenveo | 3.36 | 1.83 | 17.47 | 84% | -90% | ||
| Insperity | 32.95 | 18.94 | 28.28 | 74% | -33% | ||
| Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers | 22.97 | 14.39 | 27.57 | 60% | -48% | ||
| CBIZ Inc | 8.78 | 6.61 | 9.81 | 33% | -33% | ||
| Digital Generation | 13.76 | 15.84 | 25.64 | -13% | -38% | ||
| Odyssey Marine Exploration | 2.02 | 2.87 | 6.19 | -30% | -54% | ||
| Net 1 Ueps Technologies | 8.08 | 12.44 | 29.36 | -35% | -58% | ||
| Average % Change all 49 | 396% | -59% |
