The historical stock prices of these companies were obtained from the following two excellent internet resources.... Google Finance and MarketWatch Big Charts. The superb Yahoo Finance website was also utilized heavily.
These 8 Wisconsin Companies had their average stock market price increase by a very impressive 79% over a short 27 month average period of time that their common stocks traded through the most recent date March 11, 2014. On Wisconsin!
Below here are the stock market prices on the most recent date March 11, 2014 and also at the close on the first day of the IPO, as well as the related % Market Price Change for this period of time, for these 8 Wisconsin Companies:
| 1st Day | |||||||
| 3-11-14 | IPO | % | |||||
| Stock | Closing | Market | |||||
| IPO | City | Market | Market | Price | |||
| Date | Company | HQs | Sector | Industry | Price | Price | Change |
| Wisconsin IPOs During Obama | |||||||
| 2/11/10 | Generac Holdings | Waukesha | Industrial Goods | Diversified Machinery | $57.67 | $12.84 | 349% |
| 5/13/10 | Roadrunner Transportation Services | Cudahy | Services | Air Delivery & Freight Services | $24.31 | $13.75 | 77% |
| 3/7/13 | Artisan Partners Asset Management | Milwaukee | Financial | Asset Management | $64.63 | $38.83 | 66% |
| 7/25/13 | Cellular Dynamics International | Madison | Health Care | Biotechnology | $15.35 | $9.50 | 62% |
| 3/29/12 | Rexnord | Milwaukee | Industrial Goods | Diversified Machinery | $29.76 | $20.00 | 49% |
| 5/5/10 | Douglas Dynamics | Milwaukee | Consumer Goods | Auto Parts | $16.68 | $11.29 | 48% |
| 7/19/13 | Physicians Realty Trust | Milwaukee | Financial | REIT- Healthcare Facilities | $13.25 | $11.67 | 14% |
| 2/8/12 | Roundys Parent | Milwaukee | Services | Grocery Stores | $6.22 | $9.00 | -31% |
| Average % Change all 8 Companies | 79% | ||||||
| Average Number of Months 8 Stocks Traded | 27 | ||||||
