- 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 July 10, 2014
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 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 four months since March 6, 2009, the equally-company-weighted average stock market prices of these same 139 Los Angeles Area Companies have increased by a spectacular 406% through July 10, 2014.
In similar fashion on the employment front, 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 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 6.1% in the most recently reported June 2014.
In like manner, California's Stare Unemployment rate more than doubled, spiking up sharply from 5.8% in December 2007 to 12.1% in October 2009. And then with the US economic stimulating actions of the Obama Administration going full throttle, coupled with the Quantitative Easing by the US Fed, the California State unemployment rate declined sharply from 12.1% in October 2009 to 7.6% in the most recently reported May 2014.
Los Angeles Area Citizens must be very pleased with both the outstanding performance of nearly all of their Los Angeles Area Companies as well as the substantial drop in the California State Unemployment rate during the Obama Administration.
Below here are the stock market prices of each of these 139 Los Angeles Area Companies on July 10, 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 | |||
| California Company | HQs | Area | 7-10-14 | 3-6-09 | 12-31-07 | 7-10-14 | 3-6-09 |
| $s | $s | $s | |||||
| Los Angeles Area | |||||||
| …..Technology | |||||||
| CalAmp | Oxnard | LA | 17.79 | 0.39 | 2.78 | 4462% | -86% |
| Power One | Camarillo | LA | 6.34 | 0.38 | 3.99 | 1568% | -90% |
| Autobytel | Irvine | LA | 12.46 | 1.40 | 13.75 | 790% | -90% |
| Western Digital | Irvine | LA | 95.41 | 14.55 | 30.21 | 556% | -52% |
| QAD | Santa Barbara | LA | 17.47 | 2.72 | 9.34 | 542% | -71% |
| Newport | Irvine | LA | 17.72 | 3.19 | 12.79 | 455% | -75% |
| OSI Systems | Hawthorne | LA | 64.81 | 14.07 | 26.47 | 361% | -47% |
| Stamps.com | El Segundo | LA | 34.00 | 8.15 | 12.18 | 317% | -33% |
| Conversant | Westlake Village | LA | 24.28 | 5.84 | 21.90 | 316% | -73% |
| Guidance Software | Pasadena | LA | 9.15 | 3.09 | 13.96 | 196% | -78% |
| Ingram Micro | Santa Ana | LA | 29.06 | 9.95 | 18.04 | 192% | -45% |
| MRV Communications | Chatsworth | LA | 14.19 | 5.00 | 46.40 | 184% | -89% |
| Microsemi | Aliso Viejo | LA | 26.36 | 9.29 | 22.14 | 184% | -58% |
| j2 Global | Los Angeles | LA | 50.04 | 18.62 | 21.17 | 169% | -12% |
| CoreLogic | Santa Ana | LA | 29.62 | 11.37 | 19.47 | 161% | -42% |
| Ixia | Calabasas | LA | 10.82 | 4.36 | 9.48 | 148% | -54% |
| International Rectifier | El Segundo | LA | 27.99 | 11.59 | 33.97 | 142% | -66% |
| Broadcom | Irvine | LA | 37.85 | 16.97 | 26.14 | 123% | -35% |
| Activision Blizzard | Santa Monica | LA | 22.44 | 10.33 | 14.85 | 117% | -30% |
| Semtech | Camarillo | LA | 25.25 | 11.84 | 15.52 | 113% | -24% |
| TTM Technologies | Costa Mesa | LA | 7.90 | 4.29 | 11.66 | 84% | -63% |
| DTS Inc | Calabasas | LA | 19.29 | 15.35 | 25.57 | 26% | -40% |
| Emulex | Costa Mesa | LA | 5.31 | 4.72 | 16.32 | 13% | -71% |
| Qlogic | Aliso Viejo | LA | 10.21 | 9.70 | 14.20 | 5% | -32% |
| Quality Systems | Irvine | LA | 15.08 | 17.75 | 15.25 | -15% | 16% |
| Multi-Fineline Electronix | Irvine | LA | 10.71 | 13.05 | 17.34 | -18% | -25% |
| Average % Change all 26 Technology | 430% | -52% | |||||
| …..Health Care | |||||||
| Questcor Pharmaceuticals | Anaheim | LA | 93.49 | 5.02 | 5.77 | 1762% | -13% |
| Avanir Pharmaceuticals | Aliso Viejo | LA | 5.62 | 0.38 | 1.26 | 1379% | -70% |
| Endologix | Irvine | LA | 14.31 | 1.38 | 2.80 | 937% | -51% |
| STAAR Surgical | Monrovia | LA | 12.28 | 1.25 | 2.64 | 882% | -53% |
| MannKind | Valencia | LA | 9.89 | 2.17 | 7.96 | 356% | -73% |
| Allergan | Irvine | LA | 165.60 | 36.52 | 64.24 | 353% | -43% |
| The Ensign Group | Mission Viejo | LA | 31.64 | 7.82 | 7.86 | 305% | 0% |
| Molina Healthcare | Long Beach | LA | 46.02 | 11.43 | 25.80 | 303% | -56% |
| Health Net | Woodland Hills | LA | 42.88 | 10.93 | 48.30 | 292% | -77% |
| Edwards Lifesciences | Irvine | LA | 88.15 | 27.45 | 23.00 | 221% | 19% |
| IPC The Hospitalist Co | North Hollywood | LA | 46.73 | 15.30 | 20.48 | 205% | -25% |
| Arrowhead Research | Pasadena | LA | 12.22 | 4.30 | 37.80 | 184% | -89% |
| Amgen | Thousand Oaks | LA | 118.95 | 46.38 | 46.44 | 156% | 0% |
| ICU Medical | San Clemente | LA | 60.80 | 28.41 | 36.01 | 114% | -21% |
| CytRx | Los Angeles | LA | 3.52 | 1.96 | 19.88 | 80% | -90% |
| Peregrine Pharmaceuticals | Tustin | LA | 1.71 | 1.60 | 2.22 | 7% | -28% |
| Masimo | Irvine | LA | 24.33 | 24.08 | 39.45 | 1% | -39% |
| Alliance Healthcare Services | Newport Beach | LA | 28.04 | 34.35 | 48.10 | -18% | -29% |
| Skilled Healthcare Group | Foothill Ranch | LA | 6.06 | 8.00 | 14.63 | -24% | -45% |
| Average % Change all 19 Health Care | 395% | -41% | |||||
| …..Finance | |||||||
| Consumer Portfolio Services | Irvine | LA | 7.93 | 0.35 | 3.35 | 2166% | -90% |
| CapitalSource | Los Angeles | LA | 15.50 | 1.01 | 17.59 | 1435% | -94% |
| CBRE Group | Los Angeles | LA | 32.63 | 2.52 | 21.55 | 1195% | -88% |
| Macerich | Santa Monica | LA | 67.05 | 6.79 | 67.32 | 887% | -90% |
| East West Bancorp | Pasadena | LA | 35.75 | 3.69 | 24.23 | 869% | -85% |
| BBCN Bancorp | Los Angeles | LA | 15.99 | 2.25 | 11.67 | 611% | -81% |
| Sunstone Hotel Investors | Aliso Viejo | LA | 14.85 | 2.11 | 18.29 | 604% | -88% |
| Pacific Premier Bancorp | Irvine | LA | 14.04 | 2.80 | 6.91 | 401% | -59% |
| CorVel | Irvine | LA | 45.35 | 9.25 | 11.51 | 390% | -20% |
| Douglas Emmett Inc | Santa Monica | LA | 28.80 | 6.45 | 22.61 | 347% | -71% |
| Preferred Bank | Los Angeles | LA | 23.08 | 5.35 | 26.02 | 331% | -79% |
| PacWest Bancorp | Los Angeles | LA | 42.19 | 9.78 | 41.24 | 331% | -76% |
| MPG Office Trust | Los Angeles | LA | 3.14 | 0.76 | 29.47 | 313% | -97% |
| Kilroy Realty | Los Angeles | LA | 62.26 | 15.52 | 54.96 | 301% | -72% |
| Public Storage | Glendale | LA | 171.26 | 48.83 | 73.41 | 251% | -33% |
| Sabra Health Care REIT | Irvine | LA | 28.79 | 8.24 | 17.17 | 249% | -52% |
| Hanmi Financial | Los Angeles | LA | 22.15 | 6.64 | 69.96 | 234% | -91% |
| City National | Los Angeles | LA | 75.42 | 23.68 | 59.55 | 218% | -60% |
| Cathay General Bancorp | Los Angeles | LA | 25.37 | 8.08 | 26.49 | 214% | -69% |
| Provident Financial Holdings | Riverside | LA | 14.45 | 4.80 | 16.46 | 201% | -71% |
| Wilshire Bancorp | Los Angeles | LA | 10.16 | 3.65 | 7.85 | 178% | -54% |
| CVB Financial | Ontario | LA | 15.87 | 5.77 | 10.34 | 175% | -44% |
| HCP Inc | Long Beach | LA | 41.54 | 16.08 | 34.78 | 158% | -54% |
| American Business Bank | Los Angeles | LA | 29.60 | 11.65 | 16.53 | 154% | -30% |
| Simplicity Bancorp | Covina | LA | 17.00 | 6.80 | 10.09 | 150% | -33% |
| CU Bancorp | Encino | LA | 18.76 | 7.65 | 14.00 | 145% | -45% |
| Alexandria Real Estate Equities | Pasadena | LA | 77.87 | 32.83 | 101.67 | 137% | -68% |
| LTC Properties | Westlake Village | LA | 39.21 | 16.74 | 25.05 | 134% | -33% |
| Pacific Mercantile Bancorp | Costa Mesa | LA | 6.75 | 3.15 | 12.31 | 114% | -74% |
| California First Natl Bancorp | Irvine | LA | 15.25 | 7.53 | 9.74 | 103% | -23% |
| Mercury General | Los Angeles | LA | 46.60 | 23.53 | 49.81 | 98% | -53% |
| Banc of California | Irvine | LA | 10.76 | 5.63 | 18.00 | 91% | -69% |
| Anworth Mortgage Asset | Santa Monica | LA | 5.18 | 5.54 | 8.26 | -6% | -33% |
| Average % Change all 33 Financial | 399% | -63% | |||||
| …..Services | |||||||
| Entravision Communications | Santa Monica | LA | 6.06 | 0.20 | 7.83 | 2930% | -97% |
| Salem Communications | Camarillo | LA | 9.52 | 0.34 | 6.59 | 2700% | -95% |
| On Assignment | Calabasas | LA | 35.19 | 1.44 | 7.01 | 2344% | -79% |
| DineEquity | Glendale | LA | 78.83 | 5.93 | 36.58 | 1229% | -84% |
| Live Nation Entertainment | Beverly Hills | LA | 24.62 | 2.89 | 14.52 | 752% | -80% |
| Cheesecake Factory | Calabasas | LA | 46.34 | 7.15 | 23.71 | 548% | -70% |
| General Finance Corp | Pasadena | LA | 9.43 | 1.46 | 9.08 | 546% | -84% |
| Acacia Research Corp | Newport Beach | LA | 15.45 | 2.50 | 8.98 | 518% | -72% |
| Collectors Universe | Santa Ana | LA | 18.85 | 3.38 | 11.18 | 458% | -70% |
| Walt Disney Co | Burbank | LA | 86.86 | 15.83 | 32.28 | 449% | -51% |
| Lions Gate Entertainment | Santa Monica | LA | 28.43 | 5.32 | 9.42 | 434% | -44% |
| Daily Journal | Los Angeles | LA | 183.10 | 34.32 | 41.25 | 434% | -17% |
| DIRECTV | El Segundo | LA | 86.41 | 19.68 | 23.12 | 339% | -15% |
| Korn/Ferry Intl | Los Angeles | LA | 29.81 | 8.30 | 18.82 | 259% | -56% |
| PCM Inc | El Segundo | LA | 11.03 | 3.24 | 9.31 | 240% | -65% |
| BJs Restaurants | Huntington Beach | LA | 34.23 | 10.66 | 16.26 | 221% | -34% |
| US Auto Parts Network | Carson | LA | 3.56 | 1.26 | 8.11 | 183% | -84% |
| Reading Intl | Los Angeles | LA | 8.25 | 3.05 | 9.99 | 170% | -69% |
| Big 5 Sporting Goods | El Segundo | LA | 12.02 | 4.46 | 14.42 | 170% | -69% |
| United Online | Woodland Hills | LA | 9.69 | 4.06 | 11.82 | 139% | -66% |
| Crown Media Holdings | Studio City | LA | 3.57 | 1.62 | 6.50 | 120% | -75% |
| Spark Networks | Los Angeles | LA | 5.25 | 2.44 | 4.98 | 115% | -51% |
| Guess? Inc | Los Angeles | LA | 27.63 | 13.29 | 37.89 | 108% | -65% |
| VCA Antech Inc | Los Angeles | LA | 35.66 | 18.06 | 44.23 | 97% | -59% |
| Pacific Sunwear California | Anaheim | LA | 2.27 | 1.32 | 14.11 | 72% | -91% |
| Jacobs Engineering Group | Pasadena | LA | 53.15 | 32.71 | 95.61 | 62% | -66% |
| Arden Group | Compton | LA | 126.38 | 83.86 | 154.69 | 51% | -46% |
| AECOM Technology | Los Angeles | LA | 31.66 | 21.17 | 28.57 | 50% | -26% |
| Tetra Tech | Pasadena | LA | 27.17 | 21.17 | 21.50 | 28% | -2% |
| DreamWorks Animation SKG | Glendale | LA | 22.64 | 18.56 | 25.54 | 22% | -27% |
| Cherokee | Sherman Oaks | LA | 15.18 | 13.27 | 32.27 | 14% | -59% |
| Resources Connection | Irvine | LA | 12.99 | 13.02 | 18.16 | 0% | -28% |
| Average % Change all 32 Services | 494% | -59% | |||||
| …..Other Sectors | |||||||
| Standard Pacific | Irvine | LA | 8.25 | 0.69 | 3.35 | 1096% | -79% |
| Signature Group Holdings | Sherman Oaks | LA | 9.45 | 0.80 | 35.00 | 1081% | -98% |
| Herbalife | Los Angeles | LA | 64.99 | 6.47 | 20.14 | 904% | -68% |
| Skechers USA | Manhattan Beach | LA | 45.30 | 5.71 | 19.51 | 693% | -71% |
| Motor Parts America | Torrance | LA | 24.53 | 3.45 | 10.96 | 611% | -69% |
| Kaiser Aluminum | Foothill Ranch | LA | 72.05 | 16.70 | 79.48 | 331% | -79% |
| Teledyne Technologies | Thousand Oaks | LA | 94.64 | 22.29 | 53.33 | 325% | -58% |
| Rentech | Los Angeles | LA | 2.32 | 0.56 | 1.81 | 314% | -69% |
| Monster Beverage | Corona | LA | 70.86 | 17.68 | 22.15 | 301% | -20% |
| True Religion Apparel | Vernon | LA | 31.98 | 8.18 | 21.35 | 291% | -62% |
| Mattel | El Segundo | LA | 39.25 | 10.82 | 19.04 | 263% | -43% |
| Breitburn Energy Partners LP | Los Angeles | LA | 21.96 | 6.11 | 28.90 | 260% | -79% |
| Quiksilver | Huntington Beach | LA | 3.29 | 0.99 | 8.58 | 232% | -88% |
| Capstone Turbine | Chatsworth | LA | 1.42 | 0.43 | 1.63 | 230% | -74% |
| Reliance Steel & Aluminum | Los Angeles | LA | 73.22 | 22.44 | 54.20 | 226% | -59% |
| Calavo Growers | Santa Paula | LA | 34.69 | 10.99 | 18.95 | 216% | -42% |
| Ryland Group | Westlake Village | LA | 38.66 | 12.33 | 27.55 | 214% | -55% |
| Universal Electronics | Santa Ana | LA | 49.32 | 15.75 | 33.44 | 213% | -53% |
| Avery Dennison | Pasadena | LA | 50.85 | 17.40 | 53.14 | 192% | -67% |
| Tutor Perini | Sylmar | LA | 29.74 | 10.77 | 41.42 | 176% | -74% |
| Superior Industries Intl | Van Nuys | LA | 20.50 | 9.48 | 18.17 | 116% | -48% |
| KB Home | Los Angeles | LA | 17.82 | 8.27 | 21.60 | 115% | -62% |
| Ducommun Inc | Carson | LA | 24.78 | 11.96 | 38.00 | 107% | -69% |
| Chromadex | Irvine | LA | 1.44 | 0.70 | 3.75 | 106% | -81% |
| Occidental Petroleum | Los Angeles | LA | 100.41 | 50.54 | 76.99 | 99% | -34% |
| Farmer Brothers | Torrance | LA | 22.00 | 15.19 | 22.99 | 45% | -34% |
| AeroVironment | Monrovia | LA | 34.15 | 31.78 | 24.20 | 7% | 31% |
| American Vanguard | Newport Beach | LA | 12.32 | 11.73 | 17.35 | 5% | -32% |
| JAKKS Pacific | Malibu | LA | 7.89 | 10.80 | 23.61 | -27% | -54% |
| Average % Change all 29 Services | 302% | -58% | |||||
| Average % Change all 139 LA Area Companies | 406% | -56% | |||||
