Monday, February 24, 2014

Indiana Company Average Stock Prices Up 860% Under Obama, Lugar, Donnelly and the US Fed, After Being Down 58% Due to Financial Meltdown

I found 43 Indiana Headquartered 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 24, 2014.
The historical stock prices of these companies were obtained from the following two excellent internet resources....  Google Finance and MarketWatch Big Charts.

These 43 Indiana  Companies had their equally-company-weighted average stock market prices decline by a massive 58% 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 43 Indiana  Companies have increased by a spectacularly off-the-charts 860%, mainly driven by Elkhart-based Patrick Industries's stock market price increasing by 123 times since March 6, 2009.

But it wasn't just Patrick Industries.  There were another 3 Indiana Companies which had their stock market prices increase by more than 25 times since March 6, 2009.....Carmel-based  CNO Financial Group (up 47 times),  Pendleton-based Remy Intl (up 43 times) and Evansville-based Escalade (up 26 times).

And there were another 2 Indiana Companies which had their stock market prices increase more than 10 times.

In addition, there were another 3 Indiana Companies which had their stock market prices increase by more than 8 times.

For all US States with more than 25 Companies meeting the tests, Indiana's average stock market increase since March 6, 2009 of 860% was the highest and by quite a bit.  The second highest.....Michigan.....had an average stock market price increase of 744% for the just less than 5 years from March 6, 2009 to now.

I really can't understand why the top Indiana Republicans including Governor Mike Pence, US Senator Dan Coats and US 8th District Congressman Dr. Larry Bucshon continue to harp on how the Obama Administration has harmed Indiana businesses so much.

Indiana citizens, looking at the data here objectively, should be extremely pleased with the outstanding performance of their Indiana Companies during the Obama Administration.

Below here are the stock market prices of these 43 Indiana  Companies on February 24, 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
Indiana Company HQs
2-24-14 3-6-09 12-31-07 2-24-14 3-6-09








Patrick Industries Elkhart IN           42.42             0.34             9.96 12304% -97%
CNO Financial Group Carmel IN           18.17             0.38           12.56 4682% -97%
Remy Intl Pendleton IN           21.99             0.50           31.50 4298% -98%
Escalade Evansville IN           11.17             0.41             9.13 2624% -96%
Wabash National Lafayette IN           13.46             0.95             7.69 1317% -88%
Emmis Communications Indianapolis IN             3.40             0.30             3.85 1033% -92%
Interactive Intelligence Group Indianapolis IN           76.45             8.33           26.35 818% -68%
CTS Corp Elkhart IN           20.58             2.26             9.93 811% -77%
Supreme Industries Goshen IN             6.60             0.73             5.06 800% -86%
Drew Industries Elkhart IN           48.79             6.04           27.40 708% -78%
Cummins Columbus IN         146.01           19.34           63.69 655% -70%
Simon Property Group Indianapolis IN         159.91           26.19           86.86 511% -70%
Shoe Carnival Evansville IN           25.50             4.31             9.41 491% -54%
Finish Line Indianapolis IN           25.01             4.51             2.42 455% 86%
Thor Industries Elkhart IN           55.44           10.47           38.01 430% -72%
Tower Financial Fort  Wayne IN           22.90             4.75           13.00 382% -63%
Franklin Electric Fort Wayne  IN            42.57             9.00           19.14 373% -53%
Celadon Group Indianapolis IN           22.20             4.75             9.16 367% -48%
Mutualfirst Financial Muncie IN           19.06             4.10           13.94 365% -71%
Horizon Bancorp Michigan City IN           22.00             4.98           11.40 342% -56%
Haynes Intl Kokomo IN           49.90           11.35           69.50 340% -84%
Hill-Rom Holdings Batesville IN           37.65             9.34           29.96 303% -69%
Duke Realty Indianapolis IN           16.58             4.48           26.08 270% -83%
Kimball Intl Jasper IN           18.49             5.81           13.70 218% -58%
Mainsource Financial Group Greensburg IN           17.11             5.42           15.56 216% -65%
Zimmer Holdings Warsaw IN           95.59           32.66           66.15 193% -51%
WellPoint Indianapolis IN           90.93           31.41           87.73 189% -64%
Calumet Specialty Product Partners LP Indianapolis IN           27.20             9.45           37.03 188% -74%
First Merchants Muncie IN           20.93             7.76           21.84 170% -64%
Hurco Companies Indianapolis IN           24.83             9.21           43.65 170% -79%
German American Bancorp Jasper IN           28.09           10.51           12.74 167% -18%
Lakeland Financial Warsaw IN           37.78           15.02           20.90 152% -28%
Symmetry Medical Warsaw IN           10.44             4.41           17.43 137% -75%
Steel Dynamics Fort Wayne IN           17.07             7.89           29.79 116% -74%
Kite Realty Group Trust Indianapolis IN             6.14             2.93           15.27 110% -81%
Eli Lilly Indianapolis IN           58.03           27.98           53.39 107% -48%
1st Source South Bend IN           30.52           15.16           17.31 101% -12%
Republic Airways Indianapolis IN             8.88             5.45           19.59 63% -72%
Old National Bancorp Evansville IN           13.63             9.30           14.96 47% -38%
Baldwin & Lyons Indianapolis IN           25.39           19.03           27.46 33% -31%
First Financial Bancorp Terre Haute IN           34.18           31.68           28.34 8% 12%
hhgregg Indianapolis IN           10.18           10.33           13.76 -1% -25%
ITT Educational Services Carmel IN           34.90         101.37           85.27 -66% 19%








Average % Change all 43




860% -58%