- 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 20, 2014.
The historical stock prices of these companies were obtained from the following two excellent internet resources.... Google Finance and MarketWatch Big Charts.
These 45 Tennessee Companies had their equally-company-weighted average stock market prices decline by a massive 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 45 Tennessee Companies have increased by a very impressive 485% through February 20, 2014.
An amazing 7 of these 45 Tennessee Companies had their stock market prices increase by more than 10 times since March 6, 2009, with psychiatric hospital operator Acadia Healthcare leading the way with its stock market price up more than 24 times.
Tennessee citizens should be very pleased with the strong performance of these Tennessee Companies during the Obama Administration.
Below here are the stock market prices of these 45 Tennessee Companies on February 20, 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 | |||
| Tennessee Company | HQs | 2-20-14 | 3-6-09 | 12-31-07 | 2-20-14 | 3-6-09 | |
| Acadia Healthcare | Franklin | TN | 51.89 | 2.04 | 12.00 | 2444% | -83% |
| NN Inc | Johnson City | TN | 19.29 | 0.93 | 9.42 | 1974% | -90% |
| Buckeye Technologies | Memphis | TN | 37.49 | 1.82 | 12.50 | 1960% | -85% |
| Healthstream | Nashville | TN | 28.76 | 1.92 | 3.50 | 1398% | -45% |
| The Dixie Group | Chattanooga | TN | 13.74 | 0.95 | 8.31 | 1346% | -89% |
| Louisiana-Pacific | Nashville | TN | 17.08 | 1.27 | 13.68 | 1245% | -91% |
| International Paper | Memphis | TN | 49.37 | 4.09 | 32.38 | 1107% | -87% |
| Eastman Chemical | Kingsport | TN | 82.81 | 9.13 | 30.55 | 807% | -70% |
| Tractor Supply | Brentwood | TN | 65.77 | 7.40 | 8.99 | 789% | -18% |
| Brookdale Senior Living | Brentwood | TN | 30.09 | 3.39 | 28.41 | 788% | -88% |
| CBL & Associates Properties | Chattanooga | TN | 18.05 | 2.09 | 23.91 | 764% | -91% |
| Ryman Hospitality Properties | Nashville | TN | 41.55 | 4.99 | 40.47 | 733% | -88% |
| Kirkland's | Nashville | TN | 17.47 | 2.81 | 0.98 | 522% | 187% |
| Ruby Tuesday | Maryville | TN | 5.59 | 0.95 | 9.75 | 488% | -90% |
| Genesco | Nashville | TN | 69.62 | 13.58 | 37.80 | 413% | -64% |
| Covenant Transportation Group | Chattanooga | TN | 9.99 | 1.95 | 6.72 | 412% | -71% |
| Cracker Barrel | Lebanon | TN | 97.93 | 22.15 | 32.39 | 342% | -32% |
| Delek US Holdings Inc | Brentwood | TN | 29.57 | 6.70 | 20.23 | 341% | -67% |
| Unum Group | Chattanooga | TN | 33.57 | 8.11 | 23.79 | 314% | -66% |
| FedEx | Memphis | TN | 132.99 | 35.76 | 89.17 | 272% | -60% |
| Mueller Industries | Memphis | TN | 61.27 | 16.62 | 28.99 | 269% | -43% |
| AutoZone | Memphis | TN | 538.59 | 152.76 | 119.81 | 253% | 28% |
| Miller Industries | Ooltewah | TN | 18.37 | 5.35 | 13.69 | 243% | -61% |
| Education Realty Trust | Memphis | TN | 9.59 | 2.86 | 11.24 | 235% | -75% |
| Corrections Corp America | Nashville | TN | 32.58 | 9.82 | 29.51 | 232% | -67% |
| AmSurg | Nashville | TN | 43.55 | 13.59 | 27.06 | 220% | -50% |
| Forward Air | Greeneville | TN | 44.23 | 14.43 | 31.17 | 207% | -54% |
| Community Health Systems | Franklin | TN | 41.61 | 13.95 | 36.86 | 198% | -62% |
| Lifepoint Hospitals | Brentwood | TN | 53.24 | 18.45 | 29.74 | 189% | -38% |
| Mid-America Apartment Communities | Memphis | TN | 68.07 | 23.71 | 42.75 | 187% | -45% |
| National Health Investors | Murfreesboro | TN | 60.91 | 21.84 | 27.90 | 179% | -22% |
| Wright Medical Group | Arlington | TN | 32.01 | 12.15 | 29.17 | 163% | -58% |
| Pinnacle Financial Partners | Nashville | TN | 34.23 | 13.76 | 25.42 | 149% | -46% |
| CLARCOR | Franklin | TN | 56.82 | 24.30 | 37.97 | 134% | -36% |
| Provectus Biopharmaceuticals | Knoxville | TN | 1.80 | 0.88 | 1.72 | 105% | -49% |
| Healthways | Franklin | TN | 14.39 | 7.42 | 58.44 | 94% | -87% |
| Regal Entertainment Group | Knoxville | TN | 18.96 | 10.08 | 18.07 | 88% | -44% |
| Fred's | Memphis | TN | 17.34 | 9.66 | 9.63 | 80% | 0% |
| Healthcare Realty Trust Inc | Nashville | TN | 22.73 | 12.78 | 25.39 | 78% | -50% |
| Astec Industries | Chattanooga | TN | 36.82 | 20.82 | 37.19 | 77% | -44% |
| First Horizon National | Memphis | TN | 11.46 | 6.93 | 15.12 | 65% | -54% |
| National Healthcare | Murfreesboro | TN | 51.85 | 35.24 | 51.70 | 47% | -32% |
| First Acceptance Corp | Nashville | TN | 2.75 | 2.14 | 4.22 | 29% | -49% |
| GTX Inc | Memphis | TN | 1.74 | 8.29 | 14.35 | -79% | -42% |
| First Security Group | Chattanooga | TN | 1.88 | 33.90 | 89.80 | -94% | -62% |
| Average % Change all 45 | 485% | -52% |
