Thursday, February 20, 2014

Wisconsin Company Average Stock Prices Up 417% Under Obama and the US Fed, After Being Down 59% Due to Financial Meltdown

I found 36 Wisconsin Headquartered Companies in Yahoo's superb Finance website or from a review of SEC filings 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 19, 2014.

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

These 36 Wisconsin Headquartered Companies had their equally-company-weighted average stock market prices decline by a massive 59% 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 36 Wisconsin Headquartered Companies have increased by a spectacular 417% through February 19, 2014.

There were an amazing 5 Wisconsin Companies of the 36 which had their stock market prices increase by more than 10 times since March 6, 2009.

Only 1 of the 36 Wisconsin Companies had a stock market price decline since March 6, 2009.

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

Below here are the stock market prices of these 36 Wisconsin Companies on February 19, 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
Wisconsin Company HQs
2-19-14 3-6-09 12-31-07 2-19-14 3-6-09








Journal Communications Milwaukee WI        8.79        0.49        8.94 1694% -95%
Modine Manufacturing Racine WI      14.47        0.83      16.51 1643% -95%
Exact Sciences Madison WI      12.80        0.77        3.22 1560% -76%
Manitowoc Manitowoc  WI       29.07        2.42      48.83 1101% -95%
Oshkosh Corp Oshkosh WI      55.40        4.95      47.26 1019% -90%
STRATTEC Security Milwaukee WI      62.64        7.82      41.43 701% -81%
Harley-Davidson Milwaukee WI      63.10        8.33      46.71 658% -82%
MGIC Investment Milwaukee WI        8.88        1.23      22.43 622% -95%
AO Smith Milwaukee  WI       48.68        7.40      11.57 558% -36%
Rockwell Automation Milwaukee WI     118.00      18.40      68.96 541% -73%
Waterstone Financial Wauwatosa WI      10.63        1.80      11.68 492% -85%
Johnson Controls Milwaukee WI      49.30        9.13      36.04 440% -75%
Snap-on Kenosha WI     108.43      21.52      48.24 404% -55%
Twin Disc Inc Racine WI      22.12        4.96      35.39 346% -86%
Johnson Outdoors Racine WI      22.18        5.10      22.50 335% -77%
Actuant Menomonee WI      34.05        8.05      34.01 323% -76%
Fiserv Brookfield WI      56.97      15.35      27.75 271% -45%
Plexus Neenah WI      40.30      11.44      26.26 252% -56%
First Business Financial Services Madison WI      40.95      11.84      17.50 246% -32%
Wausau Paper Mosinee WI      12.95        4.07        8.99 218% -55%
Joy Global Milwaukee  WI       55.87      17.58      65.82 218% -73%
ManpowerGroup Milwaukee WI      75.98      24.19      56.90 214% -57%
Regal Beloit Beloit  WI       72.22      26.31      44.95 174% -41%
Sensient Technologies Milwaukee WI      50.99      19.69      28.28 159% -30%
Bemis Neenah WI      38.99      17.23      27.38 126% -37%
Badger Meter Milwaukee WI      52.40      23.87      44.95 120% -47%
The Marcus Corp Milwaukee WI      13.75        6.81      15.45 102% -56%
Briggs & Stratton Wauwatosa WI      22.27      11.43      22.66 95% -50%
Brady Milwaukee WI      27.36      14.83      35.09 84% -58%
Marten Transport Mondovi WI      18.93      10.35        9.30 83% 11%
Orion Energy Systems Manitowoc WI        5.40        3.28      18.82 65% -83%
National Presto Industries Eau Claire WI      77.17      51.10      52.66 51% -3%
Kohl's Menomonee Falls WI      51.16      34.50      45.80 48% -25%
Associated Banc-Corp Green Bay WI      16.19      11.00      27.09 47% -59%
Weyco Group Milwaukee WI      25.51      20.47      27.50 25% -26%
Bank Mutual Corp Milwaukee WI        6.29        7.25      10.57 -13% -31%








Average % Change all 36




417% -59%