- 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 13, 2014.
The historical stock prices of these companies were obtained from the following two excellent internet resources.... Google Finance and MarketWatch Big Charts.
These 7 New Hampshire Companies had their average stock market prices decline by a massive 61% 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 7 New Hampshire Companies have increased by a spectacular 457% through May 13, 2014.
All 7 of these New Hampshire Companies had their stock market prices more than double in the most recent roughly 5 years.
In similar fashion, 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, New Hampshire's unemployment rate nearly doubled, going from 3.4% in December 2007 to 6.7% 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 the Quantitative Easing by the US Fed, the New Hampshire State unemployment rate declined markedly, going from 6.7% in October 2009 to 4.4% in the most recently reported April 2014.
Below here are the stock market prices of each of these 7 New Hampshire Companies on May 13, 2014, on March 6, 2009, and on December 31, 2007, along with the related Stock Market Price Percentage Changes:
| Market | Market | ||||||
| Price | Price | ||||||
| % | % | ||||||
| Change | Change | ||||||
| Market | Market | Market | 3-6-09 | 12-31-07 | |||
| Price | Price | Price | to | to | |||
| New Hampshire Company | HQs | 5-13-14 | 3-6-09 | 12-31-07 | 5-13-14 | 3-6-09 | |
| $s | $s | $s | |||||
| Standex Intl | Salem | NH | 76.85 | 8.55 | 17.45 | 799% | -51% |
| Albany Intl | Rochester | NH | 36.79 | 5.15 | 37.10 | 614% | -86% |
| PC Connection | Merrimack | NH | 20.53 | 3.07 | 11.35 | 569% | -73% |
| Bottomline Technologies | Portsmouth | NH | 30.25 | 5.07 | 14.00 | 497% | -64% |
| Centrix Bank & Trust | Bedford | NH | 40.40 | 9.20 | 14.25 | 339% | -35% |
| White Mountains Insurance | Hanover | NH | 591.18 | 165.00 | 514.05 | 258% | -68% |
| New Hampshire Thrift Bancshares | Newport | NH | 14.41 | 6.51 | 12.40 | 121% | -48% |
| Average % Change all 7 | 457% | -61% |
