Monday, February 17, 2014

8 Largest US Long-Term Care Facilities Stock Prices Down 55% Due to Financial Meltdown Spillover Effects, Then Up 318% Under Obama and the US Fed

I found 8 US Long-Term Care Facilities Companies classified in the Health Care 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 8 largest US Long-Term Care Facilities Companies had their average stock prices decline by a huge 55% 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 8 largest US Long-Term Care Facilities Companies have increased by a robust 318% through February 14, 2014, led by Dallas, TX-based Capital Senior Living and by Brentwood, TN-based Brookdale Senior Living.

Clearly, a majority of the investors in and employees of these 8 largest US Long-Term Care Facilities 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.

Also, all of these 8 largest US Long-Term Care Facilities Companies are huge beneficiaries of the Affordable Care Act. 

Below here are the stock market prices of each of these 8 largest US Long-Term Care Facilities 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
Long-Term Care Facilities Company
2-14-14 3-6-09 12-31-07 2-14-14 3-6-09








Capital Senior Living Dallas TX       23.04         2.40         9.93 860% -76%
Brookdale Senior Living Brentwood TN       29.68         3.39       28.41 776% -88%
Five Star Quality Care Newton MA         5.49         1.14         8.30 382% -86%
Emeritus Corp Seattle WA       21.77         5.10       25.15 327% -80%
The Ensign Group Mission Viejo CA       39.24       14.33       14.40 174% 0%
National Healthcare Murfreesboro TN       50.20       35.24       51.70 42% -32%
Kindred Healthcare Louisville KY       19.01       15.01       22.56 27% -33%
Skilled Healthcare Group Foothill Ranch CA         4.49         8.00       14.63 -44% -45%








Average % Change all 8




318% -55%