Friday, February 7, 2014

11 Largest US Health Insurance Corps Average Stock Prices Down 65% Due to Financial Meltdown Spillover Effects, Then Up 298% Under Obama and the US Fed

I found 11 US Health Insurance Corps classified in the Health Care Sector at Yahoo's superb 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 the most recent date February 6, 2014.

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

These 11 US Health Insurance Corps had their average stock prices drop by a massive 65% 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 in the slightly less than five years since March 6, 2009, the average stock prices of these same 11 US Health Insurance Corps have increased by a very robust 298% through February 6, 2014.

Clearly, the investors in and employees of nearly all of these 11 US Health Insurance Corps 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.

Also, these US Health Insurance Corps have thrived under the Affordable Care Act. 

Below here are the stock market prices of each of these 11 US Health Insurance Corps on February 6, 2014, on March 6, 2009, and on  December 31, 2007:







Market Market






Price Price






% %






Change Change



Market Market Market 3-6-09 12-31-07



Price Price Price to to
Health Insurance Company HQs
2-6-14 3-6-09 12-31-07 2-6-14 3-6-09








WellCare Health Plans Tampa FL       62.76         6.64       42.41 845% -84%
Cigna Bloomfield CT       85.37       13.44       53.73 535% -75%
Humana Louisville KY       96.66       19.54       75.31 395% -74%
Centene St Louis MO       61.54       15.50       27.44 297% -44%
UnitedHealth Group Minnetonka MN       70.87       17.90       58.20 296% -69%
Aetna Hartford CT       67.92       20.22       57.73 236% -65%
Molina Healthcare Long Beach CA       36.16       11.43       25.80 216% -56%
Health Net Woodland Hills CA       32.09       10.93       48.30 194% -77%
WellPoint Indianapolis IN       86.58       31.41       87.73 176% -64%
Magellan Health Services Avon CT       59.49       32.84       46.63 81% -30%
Universal American White Plains NY         6.80         6.14       25.59 11% -76%








Average % Change all 11




298% -65%