Monday, February 17, 2014

22 Largest US Processed & Packaged Goods Company Stock Prices Down 30% Due to Financial Meltdown Spillover Effects, Then Up 293% Under Obama and the US Fed

I found 22 US Processed & Packaged Goods Companies classified in the Consumer Goods Sector at Yahoo's superb Finance website with current Total Market Capitalizations of at least $100 mil or just shortly below 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 14, 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 22 largest US Processed & Packaged Goods Companies had their average stock prices decline by 30% 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 22 largest US Processed & Packaged Goods Companies have increased by a very robust 293% through February 14, 2014, led by Waterbury, CT-based Green Mountain Coffee Roasters.  All 22 Companies have experienced stock price increases since March 6, 2009. 
 
Clearly, the investors in and employees of these 22 largest US Processed & Packaged Goods 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.

Below here are the stock market prices of each of these 22 largest US Processed & Packaged Goods Companies on February 14, 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
Processed & Packaged Goods Company
 2-14-14  3-6-09 12-31-07  2-14-14  3-6-09


   



Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Waterbury VT       116.03        8.74        9.04 1227% -3%
Inventure Foods Phoenix AZ        13.13        1.23        2.23 967% -45%
MGP Ingredients Atchison KS          5.54        0.58        9.42 855% -94%
B&G Foods Parsippany NJ        28.87        3.99      10.21 624% -61%
Omega Protein Houston TX        11.08        1.95        9.29 468% -79%
Hillshire Brands Chicago IL        35.96        7.08      16.06 408% -56%
John B Sanfilippo Elgin IL        22.35        5.58        8.42 301% -34%
Ingredion Inc Westchester IL        64.41      18.46      36.75 249% -50%
J&J Snack Foods Pennsauken NJ        89.35      30.99      31.28 188% -1%
Treehouse Foods Oak Brook IL        71.75      26.56      22.99 170% 16%
JM Smucker Orrville OH        91.81      35.01      51.44 162% -32%
Boulder Brands Paramus NJ        13.94        5.57      10.93 150% -49%
McCormick & Co Sparks MD        65.50      30.32      37.91 116% -20%
Flower Foods Thomasville GA        20.20        9.78      10.40 107% -6%
ConAgra Foods Omaha NE        29.36      14.71      23.79 100% -38%
General Mills Minneapolis MN        49.89      25.48      28.50 96% -11%
Campbell Soup Camden NJ        43.01      26.55      35.73 62% -26%
Kellogg Battle Creek MI        60.19      37.16      52.43 62% -29%
Farmer Brothers Torrance CA        20.98      15.19      22.99 38% -34%
Seneca Foods Marion NY        29.91      21.69      23.75 38% -9%
Diamond Foods San Francisco CA        26.63      21.11      21.43 26% -1%
Snyder's-Lance Charlotte NC        26.75      21.64      20.42 24% 6%








Average % Change all 22




293% -30%