- 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 9, 2014.
The historical stock prices of these companies were obtained from the following two excellent internet resources.... Google Finance and MarketWatch Big Charts.
These 37 Wisconsin Companies had their 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 more than five years since March 6, 2009, the average stock market prices of these same 37 Wisconsin Companies have increased by a spectacular 417% through May 9, 2014. Four of these 37 Wisconsin Companies had their stock market prices increase by more than 10 times in the most recent roughly 5 years (Modine Manufacturing, Journal Communications, Exact Sciences and Manitowoc), while a 5th one (Oshkosh Corp) was just barely short of 10 times growth.
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 spillover effects resulting from the disastrous 2008 Financial Meltdown.
And then with the US economic stimulating actions of the Obama Administration, supported by a Democratically controlled US Senate, 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, Wisconsin's unemployment rate more than doubled, going from 4.5% in December 2007 to 9.1% in October 2009. And then with the US economic stimulating actions of the Obama Administration, supported by a Democratically controlled US Senate, going full throttle, coupled with the Quantitative Easing by the US Fed, the Wisconsin unemployment rate declined sharply, going from 9.1% in October 2009 to 5.8% in the most recently reported April 2014.
Below here are the stock market prices of each of these 37 Wisconsin Companies on May 9, 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 | |||
| Wisconsin Company | HQs | 5-9-14 | 3-6-09 | 12-31-07 | 5-9-14 | 3-6-09 | |
| $s | $s | $s | |||||
| Modine Manufacturing | Racine | WI | 16.09 | 0.83 | 16.51 | 1839% | -95% |
| Journal Communications | Milwaukee | WI | 8.17 | 0.49 | 8.94 | 1567% | -95% |
| Exact Sciences | Madison | WI | 11.88 | 0.77 | 3.22 | 1440% | -76% |
| Manitowoc | Manitowoc | WI | 27.93 | 2.42 | 48.83 | 1054% | -95% |
| Oshkosh Corp | Oshkosh | WI | 53.81 | 4.95 | 47.26 | 987% | -90% |
| Harley-Davidson | Milwaukee | WI | 72.12 | 8.33 | 46.71 | 766% | -82% |
| STRATTEC Security | Milwaukee | WI | 61.98 | 7.82 | 41.43 | 693% | -81% |
| MGIC Investment | Milwaukee | WI | 8.55 | 1.23 | 22.43 | 595% | -95% |
| Rockwell Automation | Milwaukee | WI | 117.89 | 18.40 | 68.96 | 541% | -73% |
| AO Smith | Milwaukee | WI | 47.13 | 7.40 | 11.57 | 537% | -36% |
| Twin Disc Inc | Racine | WI | 30.91 | 4.96 | 35.39 | 523% | -86% |
| Waterstone Financial | Wauwatosa | WI | 10.60 | 1.80 | 11.68 | 490% | -85% |
| Snap-on | Kenosha | WI | 114.79 | 21.52 | 48.24 | 433% | -55% |
| Johnson Controls | Milwaukee | WI | 44.50 | 9.13 | 36.04 | 387% | -75% |
| Johnson Outdoors | Racine | WI | 21.80 | 5.10 | 22.50 | 327% | -77% |
| Actuant | Menomonee | WI | 34.21 | 8.05 | 34.01 | 325% | -76% |
| Fiserv | Brookfield | WI | 61.00 | 15.35 | 27.75 | 297% | -45% |
| First Business Financial Services | Madison | WI | 44.46 | 11.84 | 17.50 | 276% | -32% |
| Plexus | Neenah | WI | 41.36 | 11.44 | 26.26 | 262% | -56% |
| ManpowerGroup | Milwaukee | WI | 81.73 | 24.19 | 56.90 | 238% | -57% |
| Joy Global | Milwaukee | WI | 58.96 | 17.58 | 65.82 | 235% | -73% |
| First Manitowoc Bancorp | Manitowoc | WI | 19.80 | 6.60 | 13.90 | 200% | -53% |
| Regal Beloit | Beloit | WI | 75.73 | 26.31 | 44.95 | 188% | -41% |
| Sensient Technologies | Milwaukee | WI | 53.88 | 19.69 | 28.28 | 174% | -30% |
| Wausau Paper | Mosinee | WI | 11.00 | 4.07 | 8.99 | 170% | -55% |
| The Marcus Corp | Milwaukee | WI | 16.75 | 6.81 | 15.45 | 146% | -56% |
| Bemis | Neenah | WI | 40.93 | 17.23 | 27.38 | 138% | -37% |
| Marten Transport | Mondovi | WI | 22.62 | 10.35 | 9.30 | 118% | 11% |
| Badger Meter | Milwaukee | WI | 49.17 | 23.87 | 44.95 | 106% | -47% |
| Briggs & Stratton | Wauwatosa | WI | 20.90 | 11.43 | 22.66 | 83% | -50% |
| Brady | Milwaukee | WI | 25.79 | 14.83 | 35.09 | 74% | -58% |
| Kohl's | Menomonee Falls | WI | 54.75 | 34.50 | 45.80 | 59% | -25% |
| Associated Banc-Corp | Green Bay | WI | 17.35 | 11.00 | 27.09 | 58% | -59% |
| Orion Energy Systems | Manitowoc | WI | 4.73 | 3.28 | 18.82 | 44% | -83% |
| National Presto Industries | Eau Claire | WI | 68.15 | 51.10 | 52.66 | 33% | -3% |
| Weyco Group | Milwaukee | WI | 25.41 | 20.47 | 27.50 | 24% | -26% |
| Bank Mutual Corp | Milwaukee | WI | 6.10 | 7.25 | 10.57 | -16% | -31% |
| Average % Change all 37 | 417% | -59% |
