Thursday, January 23, 2014

7 Largest US Paper & Paper Products Corps Average Stock Prices Down 58% Due to Financial Meltdown Spillover Effects, Then Up 860% Under Obama and the US Fed

I found 7 US Paper & Paper Products Corps classified in the Consumer Goods Sector at Yahoo's fine Finance website with current Total Market Capitalizations of at least $100 mil each and which also had their common stocks trading on each of the following three dates: on December 31, 2007 during 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 22, 2014.

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

These 7 US Paper & Paper Products Companies had their average stock prices drop by a huge 58% 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 7 US Packaging & Containers Corps have increased by an off-the-charts 860% through January 22, 2014.
   
Clearly, the investors in and employees of these 7 US Paper & Paper Products 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 7 US Paper & Paper Products 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
Paper & Paper Products HQs
1-22-14 3-6-09 12-31-07 1-22-14 3-6-09








KapStone Paper & Packaging Northbrook IL      28.46        0.75        3.50 3695% -79%
Neenah Paper Alpharetta GA      43.64        5.26      29.15 730% -82%
Schweitzer-Mauduit Intl Alpharetta GA      46.90        6.85      12.96 585% -47%
PH Glatfelter York PA      29.50        4.79      15.31 516% -69%
Wausau Paper Mosinee WI      13.57        4.07        8.99 233% -55%
Orchids Paper Products Pryor OK      31.53      10.10        9.10 212% 11%
Xerium Technologies Raleigh NC      17.00      11.40     104.00 49% -89%








Average % Change all 7




860% -58%