- 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% |
