Sunday, May 18, 2014

Los Angeles Area Company Average Stock Prices Up 383% Under Obama, a Democratic US Senate, Governor Brown and a Quantitative Easing US Fed, After Being Down 53% During Financial Meltdown

I found 132 Los Angeles Area Headquartered Companies in Google or Yahoo's superb Finance websites 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 May 16, 2014.
I also included 5 Companies which were sold in 2014 or in the last half of 2013.  And I also included 2 Companies whose common stock first started trading in 2008.  That makes a total of 139 Los Angeles Area Companies.

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

These 139 Los Angeles Area Companies had their average stock market prices decline by a huge 53% 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 more than five years since March 6, 2009, the average stock market prices of these same 139 Los Angeles Area Companies have increased by a very impressive 383% through May 16, 2014.

The 33 Los Angeles Area Services Companies had an average stock market price increase in the slightly more than 5 year period from March 6, 2009 to May 16, 2014 of a spectacular 459%.

The 24 Los Angeles Area Technology Companies registered an average stock market price increase in the slightly more than 5 year period from March 6, 2009 to May 16, 2014 of a spectacular 414%.

The 34 Los Angeles Area Finance Companies posted an average stock market price increase in the slightly more than 5 year period from March 6, 2009 to May 16, 2014 of a very impressive 369%.

The 19 Los Angeles Area Health Care Companies had an average stock market price increase in the slightly more than 5 year period from March 6, 2009 to May 16, 2014 of a very impressive 360%.

Altogether there were 12 Los Angeles Area Companies which increased their stock market prices by more than 10 times in the slightly more than 5 year period from March 6, 2009 to May 16, 2014.  These 12 were widely dispersed over many sectors.

Unlike in the San Francisco and Silicon Valley Areas, which have roughly 80% of its Companies with market caps of at least $100 mil in just 2 Sectors.....Technology and Health Care.....,Los Angeles Area Companies are dispersed over many sectors, thus the Los Angeles Area Companies in total haven't seen the massive average stock price decline in the most recent 3 months that was experienced in Northern California.

From the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, the US unemployment rate doubled from 5.0% in December 2007 to 10.0% in October 2009, early in President Obama's first term which was the very lowest point for the US Labor Market due to the lagging spillover effects resulting from the disastrous 2008 Financial Meltdown.

And then with the US economic stimulating actions of the Obama Administration, supported by both a Democratic controlled US Senate and US House (at the time), taking full effect, coupled with the Quantitative Easing by the US Fed, the US unemployment rate declined sharply from 10.0% in October 2009 to 6.3% in the most recently reported April 2014.

In like manner, the State of California's unemployment rate more than doubled, going from 5.8% in December 2007 to 12.1% in October 2009.  And then with the US economic stimulating actions of the Obama Administration, supported by both a Democratic controlled US Senate and US House (at the time), going full throttle, coupled with both the Quantitative Easing by the US Fed and a very proactive, Democratic controlled California State Government, the California unemployment rate declined sharply, going from 12.1% in October 2009 to 7.8% in the most recently reported April 2014. 

Los Angeles Area citizens should be extremely pleased with the outstanding performance of nearly all of their Los Angeles Area Companies during the Obama Administration.

Below here are the stock market prices of these 139 Los Angeles Area Companies on May 16, 2014, on March 6, 2009, and on December 31, 2007, along with the related % Changes for these two periods of time, with all of this information sorted by Sectors:




Market Market






Price Price






% %






Change Change



Market Market Market 3-6-09 12-31-07



Price Price Price to to
California Company HQs Area 5-16-14 3-6-09 12-31-07 5-16-14 3-6-09



$s $s $s

Los Angeles Area






…..Technology






CalAmp Oxnard LA       17.28      0.39      2.78 4331% -86%
Power One Camarillo LA         6.34      0.38      3.99 1568% -90%
Autobytel Irvine LA       11.94      1.40    13.75 753% -90%
Western Digital Irvine LA       85.91    14.55    30.21 490% -52%
Newport Irvine LA       18.21      3.19    12.79 471% -75%
Conversant Westlake Village LA       24.47      5.84    21.90 319% -73%
OSI Systems Hawthorne LA       55.00    14.07    26.47 291% -47%
Stamps.com El Segundo LA       30.56      8.15    12.18 275% -33%
Guidance Software Pasadena LA         9.80      3.09    13.96 217% -78%
Ixia Calabasas LA       12.00      4.36      9.48 175% -54%
Ingram Micro Santa Ana LA       26.26      9.95    18.04 164% -45%
Microsemi Aliso Viejo LA       23.48      9.29    22.14 153% -58%
j2 Global Los Angeles LA       46.80    18.62    21.17 151% -12%
CoreLogic Santa Ana LA       27.47    11.37    19.47 142% -42%
International Rectifier El Segundo LA       25.39    11.59    33.97 119% -66%
Activision Blizzard Santa Monica LA       20.35    10.33    14.85 97% -30%
Semtech Camarillo LA       22.31    11.84    15.52 88% -24%
TTM Technologies Costa Mesa LA         7.63      4.29    11.66 78% -63%
Broadcom Irvine LA       29.70    16.97    26.14 75% -35%
DTS Inc Calabasas LA       17.07    15.35    25.57 11% -40%
Emulex Costa Mesa LA         5.01      4.72    16.32 6% -71%
Qlogic Aliso Viejo LA         9.79      9.70    14.20 1% -32%
Quality Systems Irvine LA       15.11    17.75    15.25 -15% 16%
Multi-Fineline Electronix Irvine LA       10.39    13.05    17.34 -20% -25%








…..Health Care






Questcor Pharmaceuticals Anaheim LA       90.02      5.02      5.77 1693% -13%
Avanir Pharmaceuticals Aliso Viejo LA         4.92      0.38      1.26 1195% -70%
STAAR Surgical Monrovia LA       14.19      1.25      2.64 1035% -53%
Endologix Irvine LA       12.33      1.38      2.80 793% -51%
Allergan Irvine LA      160.00    36.52    64.24 338% -43%
Molina Healthcare Long Beach LA       41.68    11.43    25.80 265% -56%
Health Net Woodland Hills LA       39.29    10.93    48.30 259% -77%
MannKind Valencia LA         7.02      2.17      7.96 224% -73%
Edwards Lifesciences Irvine LA       86.03    27.45    23.00 213% 19%
The Ensign Group Mission Viejo LA       42.45    14.33    14.40 196% 0%
IPC The Hospitalist Co North Hollywood LA       43.45    15.30    20.48 184% -25%
Arrowhead Research Pasadena LA       10.77      4.30    37.80 150% -89%
Amgen Thousand Oaks LA      111.94    46.38    46.44 141% 0%
ICU Medical San Clemente LA       59.53    28.41    36.01 110% -21%
CytRx Los Angeles LA         3.38      1.96    19.88 72% -90%
Peregrine Pharmaceuticals Tustin LA         1.75      1.60      2.22 9% -28%
Masimo Irvine LA       24.07    24.08    39.45 0% -39%
Alliance Healthcare Services Newport Beach LA       29.47    34.35    48.10 -14% -29%
Skilled Healthcare Group Foothill Ranch LA         5.91      8.00    14.63 -26% -45%








…..Finance






Consumer Portfolio Services Irvine LA         7.00      0.35      3.35 1900% -90%
CapitalSource Los Angeles LA       15.50      1.01    17.59 1435% -94%
CBRE Group Los Angeles LA       28.98      2.52    21.55 1050% -88%
Macerich Santa Monica LA       66.07      6.79    67.32 873% -90%
East West Bancorp Pasadena LA       32.69      3.69    24.23 786% -85%
Sunstone Hotel Investors Aliso Viejo LA       14.21      2.11    18.29 573% -88%
BBCN Bancorp Los Angeles LA       15.03      2.25    11.67 568% -81%
Pacific Premier Bancorp Irvine LA       14.00      2.80      6.91 400% -59%
CorVel Irvine LA       45.70      9.25    11.51 394% -20%
Douglas Emmett Inc Santa Monica LA       28.19      6.45    22.61 337% -71%
MPG Office Trust Los Angeles LA         3.14      0.76    29.47 313% -97%
Preferred Bank Los Angeles LA       21.82      5.35    26.02 308% -79%
PacWest Bancorp Los Angeles LA       39.34      9.78    41.24 302% -76%
Kilroy Realty Los Angeles LA       61.28    15.52    54.96 295% -72%
Public Storage Glendale LA      172.37    48.83    73.41 253% -33%
Sabra Health Care REIT Irvine LA       28.81      8.24    17.17 250% -52%
Hanmi Financial Los Angeles LA       21.06      6.64    69.96 217% -91%
Provident Financial Holdings Riverside LA       14.40      4.80    16.46 200% -71%
City National Los Angeles LA       69.04    23.68    59.55 192% -60%
Cathay General Bancorp Los Angeles LA       23.15      8.08    26.49 187% -69%
Wilshire Bancorp Los Angeles LA       10.13      3.65      7.85 178% -54%
HCP Inc Long Beach LA       42.67    16.08    34.78 165% -54%
American Business Bank Los Angeles LA       29.30    11.65    16.53 152% -30%
CVB Financial Ontario LA       14.26      5.77    10.34 147% -44%
Simplicity Bancorp Covina LA       16.73      6.80    10.09 146% -33%
CoreLogic Irvine LA       27.47    11.37    19.47 142% -42%
LTC Properties Westlake Village LA       39.85    16.74    25.05 138% -33%
CU Bancorp Encino LA       18.10      7.65    14.00 137% -45%
Alexandria Real Estate Equities Pasadena LA       75.98    32.83  101.67 131% -68%
Pacific Mercantile Bancorp Costa Mesa LA         6.50      3.15    12.31 106% -74%
Mercury General Los Angeles LA       47.77    23.53    49.81 103% -53%
California First Natl Bancorp Irvine LA       15.13      7.53      9.74 101% -23%
Banc of California Irvine LA         9.98      5.63    18.00 77% -69%
Anworth Mortgage Asset Santa Monica LA         5.34      5.54      8.26 -4% -33%








…..Services






Entravision Communications Santa Monica LA         5.30      0.20      7.83 2550% -97%
Salem Communications Camarillo LA         8.36      0.34      6.59 2359% -95%
On Assignment Calabasas LA       35.13      1.44      7.01 2340% -79%
DineEquity Glendale LA       79.99      5.93    36.58 1249% -84%
Live Nation Entertainment Beverly Hills LA       22.30      2.89    14.52 672% -80%
Cheesecake Factory Calabasas LA       44.42      7.15    23.71 521% -70%
Acacia Research Corp Newport Beach LA       15.08      2.50      8.98 503% -72%
Collectors Universe Santa Ana LA       19.93      3.38    11.18 490% -70%
Newport Irvine LA       18.21      3.19    12.79 471% -75%
General Finance Corp Pasadena LA         8.16      1.46      9.08 459% -84%
Walt Disney Co Burbank LA       80.39    15.83    32.28 408% -51%
Daily Journal Los Angeles LA      170.45    34.32    41.25 397% -17%
Lions Gate Entertainment Santa Monica LA       26.38      5.32      9.42 396% -44%
DIRECTV El Segundo LA       86.18    19.68    23.12 338% -15%
Korn/Ferry Intl Los Angeles LA       29.26      8.30    18.82 253% -56%
PCM Inc El Segundo LA         9.80      3.24      9.31 202% -65%
BJs Restaurants Huntington Beach LA       28.99    10.66    16.26 172% -34%
Big 5 Sporting Goods El Segundo LA       12.09      4.46    14.42 171% -69%
United Online Woodland Hills LA       10.87      4.06    11.82 168% -66%
Reading Intl Los Angeles LA         8.15      3.05      9.99 167% -69%
US Auto Parts Network Carson LA         3.20      1.26      8.11 154% -84%
Pacific Sunwear California Anaheim LA         2.96      1.32    14.11 124% -91%
Crown Media Holdings Studio City LA         3.47      1.62      6.50 114% -75%
Guess? Inc Los Angeles LA       28.03    13.29    37.89 111% -65%
Spark Networks Los Angeles LA         4.62      2.44      4.98 89% -51%
VCA Antech Inc Los Angeles LA       30.31    18.06    44.23 68% -59%
Jacobs Engineering Group Pasadena LA       53.28    32.71    95.61 63% -66%
Arden Group Compton LA      126.38    83.86  154.69 51% -46%
AECOM Technology Los Angeles LA       30.64    21.17    28.57 45% -26%
DreamWorks Animation SKG Glendale LA       25.21    18.56    25.54 36% -27%
Tetra Tech Pasadena LA       26.27    21.17    21.50 24% -2%
Cherokee Sherman Oaks LA       13.52    13.27    32.27 2% -59%
Resources Connection Irvine LA       12.49    13.02    18.16 -4% -28%








…..Other Sectors






Signature Group Holdings Sherman Oaks LA       10.59      0.80    35.00 1224% -98%
Standard Pacific Irvine LA         7.84      0.69      3.35 1036% -79%
Herbalife Los Angeles LA       61.70      6.47    20.14 854% -68%
Motor Parts America Torrance LA       25.40      3.45    10.96 636% -69%
Skechers USA Manhattan Beach LA       40.94      5.71    19.51 617% -71%
Quiksilver Huntington Beach LA         6.08      0.99      8.58 514% -88%
Teledyne Technologies Thousand Oaks LA       94.77    22.29    53.33 325% -58%
Kaiser Aluminum Foothill Ranch LA       67.89    16.70    79.48 307% -79%
Rentech Los Angeles LA         2.24      0.56      1.81 300% -69%
Monster Beverage Corona LA       70.55    17.68    22.15 299% -20%
True Religion Apparel Vernon LA       31.98      8.18    21.35 291% -62%
Mattel El Segundo LA       38.91    10.82    19.04 260% -43%
Breitburn Energy Partners LP Los Angeles LA       20.55      6.11    28.90 237% -79%
Capstone Turbine Chatsworth LA         1.40      0.43      1.63 226% -74%
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Los Angeles LA       71.99    22.44    54.20 221% -59%
Ryland Group Westlake Village LA       37.44    12.33    27.55 204% -55%
Tutor Perini Sylmar LA       30.79    10.77    41.42 186% -74%
Calavo Growers Santa Paula LA       30.09    10.99    18.95 174% -42%
Avery Dennison Pasadena LA       47.16    17.40    53.14 171% -67%
Universal Electronics Santa Ana LA       39.82    15.75    33.44 153% -53%
Chromadex Irvine LA         1.47      0.70      3.75 110% -81%
Superior Industries Intl Van Nuys LA       19.60      9.48    18.17 107% -48%
Ducommun Inc Carson LA       24.40    11.96    38.00 104% -69%
KB Home Los Angeles LA       15.93      8.27    21.60 93% -62%
Occidental Petroleum Los Angeles LA       95.69    50.54    76.99 89% -34%
Farmer Brothers Torrance LA       20.80    15.19    22.99 37% -34%
American Vanguard Newport Beach LA       15.21    11.73    17.35 30% -32%
AeroVironment Monrovia LA       31.53    31.78    24.20 -1% 31%
JAKKS Pacific Malibu LA         8.16    10.80    23.61 -24% -54%








Average % Change all 139 LA Area Companies



383% -53%










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