Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Illinois Company Stock Prices On Fire in the Most Recent Month.....Chicago Area Companies Even More So

I found 109 Illinois 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 June 18, 2014
I also included 9 Illinois Companies which were sold in either the 4Q 2013 or in 2014.  And I also included 2 Illinois Companies whose common stock first started trading in 2008.  And I also included Accenture, which is not legally headquartered in Illinois but has very substantial operations there.  That makes a total of 121 Illinois Companies.

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

These 121 Illinois Companies had their average stock market prices decline by a massive 56% 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 five years and three months since March 6, 2009 through June 18, 2014, the equally-company-weighted average stock market prices of these same 121 Illinois Companies have increased by a spectacular 470% through June 18, 2014, led mainly by Tenneco's stock market price increasing by a massive 75 times, KapStone Paper & Packaging up 40 times and Manitex Intl up 36 times, all in the most recent 5 years and three months.

In addition to Tenneco, KapStone Paper & Packaging and Manitex Intl, there are another 10 Illinois Companies which had their stock market prices increase by at least 10 times in the most recent five years and three months ..... Ulta Salon up 21 times, Sparton Corp up 19 times, Brunswick up 18 times, Akorn up 17 times, Coleman Cable up 17 times, Strategic Hotels & Resorts up 14 times, Century Aluminum up 13 times, Material Sciences Corp up 12 times, Discover Financial Services up 12 times and United Continental up 10 times.

The stock market prices of these Illinois Companies were on fire in the most recent month.  To illustrate this point, the average stock market prices of these Illinois Companies had increased by a lower 432% in the five years and two months from March 6, 2009 through May 15, 2014, as compared with a substantially higher 470% increase in the five years and three months from March 6, 2009 through June 18, 2014.

Of these 121 Illinois Companies, 111 of them are headquartered in the Chicago area and they experienced an average stock market price increase of a phenomenal 495% in the most recent five years and three months.  The 10 Illinois Companies located outside of the Chicago area had an average stock market price increase of a much lower 193% in the most recent five years and three months.

To illustrate the overall excellent operational performance of these 121 Illinois Companies, only 7 of them experienced stock market price declines in the most recent five years and three months.

Chicago area citizens should be extremely pleased with the outstanding performance of nearly all of their Chicago area Companies during the Obama Administration.
 
In similar fashion on the economic front, 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 May 2014.

In like manner, Illinois's unemployment rate precisely doubled, going from 5.5% in December 2007 to 11.0% 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 Illinois State unemployment rate declined markedly, going from 11.0% in October 2009 to 7.9% in the most recently reported April 2014.

Below here are the stock market prices of each of these 121 Illinois Companies on June 18, 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
Illinois Company HQs
6-18-14 3-6-09 12-31-07 6-18-14 3-6-09



$s $s $s

Tenneco Lake Forest IL       65.78      0.86    26.07 7549% -97%
KapStone Paper&Packaging Northbrook IL       30.73      0.75      3.50 3997% -79%
Manitex Intl Bridgeview IL       16.80      0.46      6.07 3552% -92%
Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrances Bolingbrook IL       94.89      4.40    17.15 2057% -74%
Sparton Corp Schaumburg IL       30.14      1.50      4.94 1909% -70%
Brunswick Lake Forest IL       42.39      2.18    17.05 1844% -87%
Akorn Lake Forest IL       28.05      1.53      7.34 1733% -79%
Coleman Cable Waukegan  IL        26.25      1.44      9.45 1723% -85%
Strategic Hotels & Resorts Chicago IL       11.43      0.77    16.73 1384% -95%
Century Aluminum Chicago IL       15.57      1.10    53.94 1315% -98%
Material Sciences Corp Elk Grove Village  IL        12.74      1.00      7.43 1174% -87%
Discover Financial Services Riverwoods IL       62.00      4.95    15.08 1153% -67%
United Continental Chicago IL       43.76      3.94    35.66 1011% -89%
Middleby Elgin IL      248.84    23.96    76.62 939% -69%
Westell Technologies Aurora IL         2.34      0.23      1.44 909% -84%
Methode Electronics Chicago IL       33.26      3.37    16.44 887% -80%
Littelfuse Chicago IL       90.95      9.54    32.96 853% -71%
Hillshire Brands Chicago IL       62.09      7.08    16.06 777% -56%
Catamaran Lisle IL       43.71      5.01      3.63 773% 38%
CNH Global NV Burr Ridge IL       49.96      6.57    65.82 660% -90%
First Industrial Realty Trust Chicago IL       18.45      2.51    34.60 635% -93%
OfficeMax Naperville IL       15.26      2.08    20.66 634% -90%
Jones Lang LaSalle Chicago IL      124.10    16.99    71.16 630% -76%
USG Corp Chicago IL       30.70      4.29    35.79 616% -88%
Taylor Capital Group Rosemont IL       21.97      3.10    20.40 609% -85%
Packaging Corp America Lake Forest IL       70.28      9.92    28.20 608% -65%
ACCO Brands Lake Zurich IL         6.32      1.10    16.04 475% -93%
CNA Financial Chicago IL       39.71      6.98    33.72 469% -79%
Motorola Solutions Schaumburg IL       66.62    12.70    16.04 425% -21%
Titan Intl Quincy IL       16.22      3.33    25.01 387% -87%
John B Sanfilippo Elgin IL       27.04      5.58      8.42 385% -34%
Horace Mann Educators Corp Springfield IL       31.07      6.46    18.94 381% -66%
Zebra Technologies Lincolnshire IL       78.87    16.69    34.70 373% -52%
Caterpillar Peoria  IL       107.48    23.23    72.56 363% -68%
Wintrust Financial Rosemont IL       45.99    10.05    33.13 358% -70%
IDEX Corp Lake Forest IL       79.70    17.53    36.13 355% -51%
GATX Chicago IL       65.42    14.70    36.68 345% -60%
United Stationers Deerfield IL       40.78      9.25    23.11 341% -60%
Boeing Chicago IL      132.48    30.10    87.46 340% -66%
LKQ Corp Chicago IL       26.79      6.10    10.51 339% -42%
Beam Suntory Inc Deerfield IL       83.47    19.07    72.36 338% -74%
Kemper Corp Chicago IL       36.49      8.34    47.99 338% -83%
Calamos Asset Management Naperville IL       13.33      3.05    29.78 337% -90%
WW Grainger Lake Forest IL      259.39    61.45    87.52 322% -30%
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Oak Brook IL         8.04      1.92      8.72 319% -78%
Ingredion Inc Westchester IL       77.01    18.46    36.75 317% -50%
Allstate Northbrook IL       59.16    14.55    52.23 307% -72%
Stepan Company Northfield IL       52.25    12.90    16.27 305% -21%
Dover Downers Grove IL       89.90    22.32    46.09 303% -52%
Orbitz Worldwide Chicago IL         8.74      2.17      8.50 303% -74%
CF Industries Deerfield IL      243.88    60.59  110.06 303% -45%
AMCOL Intl Hoffman Estates IL       45.74    11.59    36.03 295% -68%
Molex Lisle IL       38.68    10.05    27.30 285% -63%
Anixter Intl Glenview IL       99.46    25.90    62.27 284% -58%
Federal Signal Oak Brook IL       14.84      3.99    11.22 272% -64%
Equity Residential Chicago IL       61.81    17.09    36.47 262% -53%
Deere Moline  IL        91.19    25.51    93.12 257% -73%
Walgreen Co Deerfield IL       76.08    22.09    38.08 244% -42%
John Bean Technologies Chicago IL       29.59      8.85    14.00 234% -37%
Illinois Tool Works Glenview IL       88.41    26.80    53.54 230% -50%
Richardson Electronics Lafox IL       10.01      3.17      7.01 216% -55%
Ventas Chicago IL       62.95    20.41    45.25 208% -55%
PrivateBancorp Chicago IL       29.30      9.57    32.65 206% -71%
Hub Group Downers Grove IL       48.19    15.87    26.58 204% -40%
Arthur J Gallagher Itasca IL       46.38    15.68    24.19 196% -35%
Accenture Chicago IL       82.69    28.00    36.03 195% -22%
VASCO Data Security Oakbrook Terrace IL       11.97      4.09    27.92 193% -85%
Treehouse Foods Oak Brook IL       77.19    26.56    22.99 191% 16%
Equity LifeStyle Properties Chicago IL       44.23    15.29    22.84 189% -33%
Schawk Des Plaines IL       20.03      6.94    15.52 189% -55%
RR Donnelley & Sons Chicago IL       16.39      5.87    37.74 179% -84%
First Midwest Bancorp Itasca IL       17.43      6.28    30.60 178% -79%
MB Financial Chicago IL       27.89    10.17    30.83 174% -67%
InnerWorkings Chicago IL         7.10      2.62    17.26 171% -85%
Mondelez Deerfield IL       37.56    14.15    21.35 166% -34%
Aptar Group Crystal Lake IL       66.07    25.55    40.91 159% -38%
Morningstar Chicago IL       72.57    28.79    77.75 152% -63%
AAR Corp Wood Dale IL       27.45    10.99    38.03 150% -71%
Consolidated Communications Mattoon IL       20.91      8.38    19.90 150% -58%
Stericycle Lake Forest IL      117.75    47.74    59.40 147% -20%
Cabot Microelectronics Aurora IL       44.43    19.06    35.91 133% -47%
Hospira Lake Forest IL       51.50    22.21    42.64 132% -48%
Old Republic Intl Chicago IL       17.14      7.66    15.41 124% -50%
Oil-Dri Corp America Chicago IL       29.17    13.11    21.94 123% -40%
Rubicon Technology Bensenville IL         8.59      3.93    23.75 119% -83%
RLI Corp Peoria IL       45.71    21.88    28.40 109% -23%
CME Group Chicago IL       72.28    36.49  137.20 98% -73%
Lifeway Foods Morton Grove IL       13.37      6.82    11.83 96% -42%
AM Castle Oak Brook IL       11.49      5.89    27.19 95% -78%
McDonald's Oak Brook IL      101.35    52.12    58.91 94% -12%
Heritage-Crystal Elgin IL       17.09      8.84    14.19 93% -38%
Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Chicago IL       15.16      7.93    19.42 91% -59%
The Female Health Co Chicago IL         5.50      2.95      2.61 86% 13%
Abbott Laboratories Abbott Park IL       40.37    22.44    26.87 80% -16%
FreightCar America Chicago IL       25.33    14.52    35.00 74% -59%
Merge Healthcare Chicago IL         2.28      1.31      1.19 74% 10%
PCTEL Bloomingdale IL         7.39      4.31      6.86 71% -37%
Inland Real Estate Oak Brook IL       10.48      6.12    14.16 71% -57%
Archer Daniels Midland Decatur IL       44.43    25.96    46.43 71% -44%
Huron Consulting Group Chicago IL       68.93    40.75    80.63 69% -49%
Tootsie Rolls Industries Chicago IL       28.76    17.33    22.96 66% -25%
WMS Industries Waukegan IL       25.98    16.02    36.64 62% -56%
Navigant Consulting Chicago IL       17.01    11.07    13.67 54% -19%
Baxter Intl Deerfield IL       73.80    51.92    58.05 42% -11%
BankFinancial Corp Burr Ridge IL       10.30      7.54    15.82 37% -52%
Northern Trust Chicago IL       64.39    47.38    76.58 36% -38%
United States Cellular Chicago IL       40.62    30.34    84.10 34% -64%
Coeur Mining Inc Chicago IL         8.07      6.30    49.40 28% -87%
Heidrick & Struggles Intl Chicago IL       17.83    14.00    37.11 27% -62%
Terra Nitrogen Co. LP Deerfield IL      143.27  118.97  149.53 20% -20%
Sears Holdings Hoffman Estates IL       39.55    33.01    94.81 20% -65%
Lawson Products Chicago IL       16.18    14.25    37.92 14% -62%
Telephone & Data Systems Chicago IL       26.00    23.08    57.59 13% -60%
First Mid-Illinois Bancshares Mattoon IL       20.10    19.90    26.05 1% -24%
DeVry Education Group Downers Grove IL       43.86    44.19    51.96 -1% -15%
First Busey Champaign IL         5.75      6.15    19.86 -7% -69%
Landauer Glenwood IL       43.93    50.65    51.85 -13% -2%
Inteliquent Chicago IL       15.25    18.99    19.02 -20% 0%
Fuel-Tech Warrenville IL         5.94      7.48    22.65 -21% -67%
Tellabs Naperville IL         2.44      3.78      6.54 -35% -42%
Career Education Schaumburg IL         5.34    20.80    25.14 -74% -17%








Average % Change all 121




470% -56%