Wednesday, May 14, 2014

New Mexico Company Average Stock Market Prices Up 211% Under Obama, a Democratic US Senate and a Quantitative Easing US Fed, After Being Down 84% During Financial Meltdown

I found 2 New Mexico Headquartered Companies in Yahoo's or Google's superb Finance websites or from 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 May 13, 2014.


One of these 2 New Mexico Companies is the huge PNM Resources, a Diversified Utilities Company which is so key to many aspects of the New Mexico economy.

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

These 2 New Mexico Companies had their average stock market prices decline by a gargantuan 84% 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 2 New Mexico Companies have increased by robust 211% through May 13, 2014.

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 Mexico's unemployment rate more than doubled, going from 3.6% in December 2007 to 7.6% 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 Mexico State unemployment rate has declined, going from 7.6% in October 2009 to 6.8% in the most recently reported April 2014.

Below here are the stock market prices of both of these New Mexico 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 Mexico Company HQs
5-13-14 3-6-09 12-31-07 5-13-14 3-6-09



$s



PNM Resources Albuquerque NM       27.60      6.20    21.45 345% -71%
EMCORE Albuquerque NM         3.80      2.16    61.20 76% -96%








Average % Change all 2




211% -84%