Tuesday, February 11, 2014

23 Largest US Diversified Electronics Company Stock Prices Down 59% Due to Financial Meltdown Spillover Effects, Then Up 426% Under Obama and the US Fed

I found 23 US Diversified Electronics Companies classified in the Technology 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 11, 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 23 largest US Diversified Electronics 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 in the slightly less than five years since March 6, 2009, the average stock prices of these same 23 largest US Diversified Electronics Companies have increased by a very impressive 426% through February 11, 2014, led by three Companies with stock market price growth above 1,000% since March 6, 2009.....Sparton Corp (up 1,909%), Sanmina (up 1,303%), and SL Industries (up 1,001%).

Clearly, the investors in and employees of a clear majority of these 23 largest US Diversified Electronics 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.

Below here are the stock market prices of each of these 23 largest US Diversified Electronics Companies on February 11, 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
Diversified Electronics Company HQs
2-11-14 3-6-09 12-31-07 2-11-14 3-6-09







Sparton Corp Schaumburg IL       30.13         1.50         4.94 1909% -70%
Sanmina San Jose CA       16.83         1.20       10.92 1303% -89%
SL Industries Mount Laurel NJ       24.22         2.20       20.00 1001% -89%
Littelfuse Chicago IL       90.38         9.54       32.96 847% -71%
Methode Electronics Chicago IL       30.89         3.37       16.44 817% -80%
CTS Corp Elkhart IN       18.31         2.26         9.93 710% -77%
Alliance Fiber Optic Products Sunnyvale CA       11.77         1.58         5.05 647% -69%
TE Connectivity Ltd Berwyn PA       56.77         7.88       37.13 620% -79%
Acuity Brands Atlanta GA      128.87       20.82       45.00 519% -54%
Advanced Energy Industries Ft Collins CO       26.91         5.66       13.08 375% -57%
Amphenol Wallington CT       87.96       23.71       46.37 271% -49%
Encore Wire Mckinney TX       49.07       17.07       15.92 187% 7%
Vicor Andover MA       10.37         4.13       15.59 151% -74%
Bel Fuse Jersey City NJ       18.75         9.22       29.27 103% -69%
Intevac Santa Clara CA         7.75         3.97       14.54 95% -73%
Corning Corning NY       18.80       10.14       23.99 85% -58%
Maxwell Technologies San Diego CA         8.80         5.09         8.27 73% -38%
Orion Energy Systems Manitowoc WI         5.11         3.28       18.82 56% -83%
AVX Corp Fountain Inn SC       12.93         8.31       13.42 56% -38%
Dolby Laboratories San Francisco CA       41.26       29.13       49.72 42% -41%
Oak Ridge Energy Technologies Salt Lake City UT         0.83         0.66         1.43 26% -54%
Revolution Lighting Technologies Stamford CT         3.33         6.60         4.90 -50% 35%
Plug Power Latham  NY         3.51         7.10       39.50 -51% -82%








Average % Change all 23




426% -59%