Saturday, February 22, 2014

Nebraska Company Average Stock Prices Up 410% Under Obama and the US Fed, After Being Down 43% Due to Financial Meltdown

I found 13 Nebraska 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 13 Nebraska Companies had their equally-company-weighted average stock market prices decline by a huge 43% 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 13 Nebraska Companies have increased by a very impressive 410% through February 21, 2014, led by Green Plains Renewable Energy's massive stock market price increase of 18 times since March 6, 2009.

To illustrate their incredibly consistent operating performance, all 13 Nebraska Companies had their stock market prices increase since March 6, 2009.

Nebraska citizens must be extremely pleased with the outstanding performance of these Nebraska Companies during the Obama Administration.

Below here are the stock market prices of these 13 Nebraska 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
Nebraska Company HQs
2-21-14 3-6-09 12-31-07 2-21-14 3-6-09








Green Plains Renewable Energy Omaha NE          25.73          1.32          13.29 1849% -90%
Cabela's Inc Sidney NE          64.77          8.05          15.07 705% -47%
Nelnet Lincoln NE          35.74          4.75          12.71 652% -63%
National Research Corp Lincoln NE          39.80          6.17            7.71 546% -20%
Union Pacific Omaha NE        179.12        34.98          62.81 412% -44%
Lindsay Corp Omaha  NE           84.94        22.35          70.69 280% -68%
Valmont Industries Omaha NE        145.94        42.70          89.12 242% -52%
TD Ameritrade Omaha NE          33.34        10.70          20.06 212% -47%
Berkshire Hathaway Omaha NE      170,120.00      73,195.00      141,600.00 132% -48%
Werner Enterprises Omaha NE          25.87        12.96          17.03 100% -24%
ConAgra Foods Omaha NE          28.50        14.71          23.79 94% -38%
The Buckle Kearney NE          43.24        22.94          22.00 88% 4%
America First Multifamily Investors LP Omaha NE            5.89          5.03            6.44 17% -22%








Average % Change all 13




410% -43%