Monday, February 17, 2014

4 Largest US Auto Parts Stores Company Stock Prices Down 13% Due to Financial Meltdown Spillover Effects, Then Up 298% Under Obama and the US Fed

I found 4 US Auto Parts Stores Companies classified in the Services Sector at Yahoo's superb Finance website with current Total Market Capitalizations of at least $100 mil 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 4 largest US Auto Parts Stores Companies had their average stock prices decline by 13% 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.

In the slightly less than five years since March 6, 2009, the average stock prices of these same 4 largest US Auto Parts Stores Companies have increased by a very impressive 298% through February 14, 2014.  This 298% average stock price increase is especially impressive since these stock prices only declined by 13% due to the 2008 financial meltdown.

The lowest stock price gain since March 6, 2009 of these 4 Companies was a very robust 250%.

Below here are the stock market prices of each of these 4 largest US Auto Parts Stores 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
Auto Parts Stores Company HQs
 2-14-14   3-6-09   12-31-07   2-14-14  3-6-09








O'Reilly Automotive Springfield MO     154.81       32.14       32.43 382% -1%
Pep Boys-Manny, Moe & Jack Philadelphia PA      12.32         3.02       11.48 308% -74%
AutoZone Memphis TN     539.08      152.76      119.81 253% 28%
Advance Auto Parts Roanoke VA     127.34       36.43       37.99 250% -4%








Average % Change all 4




298% -13%