Monday, February 24, 2014

Idaho Company Average Stock Prices Up 941% Under Obama, Crapo and the US Fed, After Being Down 60% Due to Financial Meltdown

I found 6 Idaho Companies in 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 the lowest point for the US stock market due to the spillover effects resulting from the 2008 financial meltdown, and 
  • also on the most recent date February 21, 2014.
In addition, I also included below 1 Idaho Company that was very recently sold.  That makes 7 Idaho Companies.

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

These 7 Idaho Companies had their equally-company-weighted average stock market prices decline by a massive 60% 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 equally-company-weighted average stock market prices of these same 7 Idaho Companies have increased by a spectacularly off-the-charts 941%, driven by Boise's gargantuan 4,916% stock market price increase since March 6, 2009.

Idaho citizens should be extremely pleased with the outstanding performance of their Idaho Companies during the Obama Administration.

Below here are the stock market prices of these 7 Idaho Companies on February 21, 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
Idaho Company HQs
2-21-14 3-6-09 12-31-07 2-21-14 3-6-09








Boise Boise ID           12.54             0.25             9.74 4916% -97%
Micron Technology Boise ID           25.08             2.91             7.25 762% -60%
MWI Veterinary Supply Boise ID         162.42           25.06           40.00 548% -37%
Hecla Mining Co Coeur d'Alene ID             3.60             1.27             9.35 183% -86%
US Ecology Boise ID           35.52           14.74           23.48 141% -37%
Home Federal Bancorp Nampa ID           14.64             7.53           10.04 94% -25%
Intermountain Community Bancorp Sandpoint ID           16.50           39.50         150.00 -58% -74%








Average % Change all 7




941% -60%