Saturday, February 22, 2014

Montana Company Average Stock Prices Up 354% Under Obama, Baucus, Tester and the US Fed, After Being Down 52% Due to Financial Meltdown

I found 3 Montana 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 21, 2014.
The historical stock prices of these companies were obtained from the following two excellent internet resources....  Google Finance and MarketWatch Big Charts.

These 3 Montana Companies had their equally-company-weighted average stock market prices decline by a huge 52% 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 3 Montana Companies have increased by a very impressive 354% through February 21, 2014, led by Helena-based Eagle Bancorp's very robust 577% stock market price increase since March 6, 2009.

All 3 Montana Companies had their stock market prices more than double since March 6, 2009.

Montana citizens must be very pleased with the strong performance of these Montana Companies during the Obama Administration.

Below here are the stock market prices of these 3 Montana 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
Montana Company HQs
2-21-14 3-6-09 12-31-07 2-21-14 3-6-09








Eagle Bancorp Helena MT          33.25          4.91          10.00 577% -51%
Stillwater Mining Billings MT          13.29          2.81            9.66 373% -71%
Glacier Bancorp Kalispell MT          25.98        12.21          18.74 113% -35%








Average % Change all 3




354% -52%