Saturday, October 18, 2014

Illinois Company Stock Market Prices Up 501% Since March 6, 2009

Since President Barack Obama is campaigning for Illinois Governor Pat Quinn tomorrow Sunday, October 19, 2014 in Chicago, and also since President Obama is holding a DNC Fundraiser on Monday, October 20, 2014 also in Chicago, I think it would be helpful to research how Illinois Headquartered Companies have done on the stock market price front since March 6, 2009, which was the very bottom point of the US Stock Market due to the spillover effects resulting from the disastrous 2008 financial meltdown.

During this five years and seven months period of time from March 6, 2009 through October 17, 2014, Pat Quinn was the Illinois Governor.

I found 106 Illinois Headquartered Companies in Yahoo's or Google's superb Finance websites or from SEC filings with current Total Stock Market Capitalizations of more than $100 mil each 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 October 17, 2014.
I included Accenture since it has substantial operations in the Chicago area, even though it is headquartered overseas.

I also included seven Illinois Companies which were sold in 2014 and two Illinois Companies whose common stock first started trading in 2008.  That makes a total of 115 Illinois Companies shown below.

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

These 115 Illinois Companies had their average equal-company-weighted stock market prices decline by a massive 55% 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 seven months since March 6, 2009 through October 17, 2014, the average stock market prices of these same 115 Illinois Companies have increased by a clearly spectacular 501%.  And this happened despite the US stock market collapsing in the past month.  Yeah, these Illinois Companies overall have held up pretty well during the past month's devastation of US stocks.

Thus in the six years and ten months from December 31, 2007 before the 2008 financial meltdown to the most recent date October 17, 2014, the equally-company-weighted average stock market prices of these same 115 Illinois Companies have increased by an impressive 59%...... yeah, these Illinois Companies have not just recouped the massive amount they lost with the disastrous 2008 financial meltdown, but also added another 59%.

Below here are the stock market prices of each of these 115 Illinois Companies, overwhelmingly Chicago Metro Area Companies, on October 17, 2014, on March 6, 2009, and on December 31, 2007, along with the related Stock Market Price Percentage Changes:






Market Market Market






Price Price Price






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Change Change Change



Market Market Market 3-6-09 12-31-07 12-31-07



Price Price Price to to to
Illinois Company HQs
10-17-14 3-6-09 12-31-07 10-17-14 3-6-09 10-17-14



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General Growth Properties Chicago IL      24.15       0.33      41.18 7218% -99% -41%
Tenneco Lake Forest IL      51.85       0.86      26.07 5929% -97% 99%
KapStone Paper & Packaging Northbrook IL      25.81       0.75       3.50 3341% -79% 637%
Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrances Bolingbrook IL    116.57       4.40      17.15 2549% -74% 580%
Akorn Lake Forest IL      37.24       1.53       7.34 2334% -79% 407%
Manitex Intl Bridgeview IL      10.38       0.46       6.07 2157% -92% 71%
Century Aluminum Chicago IL      24.30       1.10      53.94 2109% -98% -55%
Brunswick Lake Forest IL      41.26       2.18      17.05 1793% -87% 142%
Coleman Cable Waukegan  IL       26.25       1.44       9.45 1723% -85% 178%
Sparton Corp Schaumburg IL      24.66       1.50       4.94 1544% -70% 399%
Strategic Hotels & Resorts Chicago IL      11.60       0.77      16.73 1406% -95% -31%
Material Sciences Corp Elk Grove Village  IL       12.74       1.00       7.43 1174% -87% 71%
Discover Financial Services Riverwoods IL      62.45       4.95      15.08 1162% -67% 314%
United Continental Chicago IL      44.68       3.94      35.66 1034% -89% 25%
Methode Electronics Chicago IL      35.21       3.37      16.44 945% -80% 114%
Middleby Elgin IL      82.52       7.99      25.54 933% -69% 223%
Hillshire Brands Chicago IL      62.96       7.08      16.06 789% -56% 292%
Littelfuse Chicago IL      81.05       9.54      32.96 750% -71% 146%
Catamaran Lisle IL      39.97       5.01       3.63 699% 38% 1003%
Jones Lang LaSalle Chicago IL    123.62      16.99      71.16 628% -76% 74%
First Industrial Realty Trust Chicago IL      17.85       2.51      34.60 611% -93% -48%
Taylor Capital Group Rosemont IL      21.05       3.10      20.40 579% -85% 3%
Packaging Corp America Lake Forest IL      62.35       9.92      28.20 529% -65% 121%
John B Sanfilippo Elgin IL      34.93       5.58       8.42 526% -34% 315%
ACCO Brands Lake Zurich IL       6.86       1.10      16.04 524% -93% -57%
USG Corp Chicago IL      26.68       4.29      35.79 522% -88% -25%
CNA Financial Chicago IL      36.99       6.98      33.72 430% -79% 10%
Motorola Solutions Schaumburg IL      60.79      12.70      16.04 379% -21% 279%
Horace Mann Educators Corp Springfield IL      29.22       6.46      18.94 352% -66% 54%
VASCO Data Security Oakbrook Terrace IL      18.31       4.09      27.92 348% -85% -34%
Beam Suntory Inc Deerfield IL      83.47      19.07      72.36 338% -74% 15%
Wintrust Financial Rosemont IL      43.82      10.05      33.13 336% -70% 32%
LKQ Corp Chicago IL      26.25       6.10      10.51 330% -42% 150%
United Stationers Deerfield IL      39.11       9.25      23.11 323% -60% 69%
Allstate Northbrook IL      60.64      14.55      52.23 317% -72% 16%
Boeing Chicago IL    123.24      30.10      87.46 309% -66% 41%
Caterpillar Peoria  IL       95.05      23.23      72.56 309% -68% 31%
CF Industries Deerfield IL    244.96      60.59    110.06 304% -45% 123%
Kemper Corp Chicago IL      33.71       8.34      47.99 304% -83% -30%
IDEX Corp Lake Forest IL      69.81      17.53      36.13 298% -51% 93%
Zebra Technologies Lincolnshire IL      66.00      16.69      34.70 295% -52% 90%
AMCOL Intl Hoffman Estates IL      45.74      11.59      36.03 295% -68% 27%
Ingredion Inc Westchester IL      72.05      18.46      36.75 290% -50% 96%
Equity Residential Chicago IL      65.90      17.09      36.47 286% -53% 81%
GATX Chicago IL      55.97      14.70      36.68 281% -60% 53%
WW Grainger Lake Forest IL    231.90      61.45      87.52 277% -30% 165%
Calamos Asset Management Naperville IL      11.32       3.05      29.78 271% -90% -62%
Stepan Company Northfield IL      45.30      12.90      16.27 251% -21% 179%
Orbitz Worldwide Chicago IL       7.59       2.17       8.50 250% -74% -11%
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Oak Brook IL       6.49       1.92       8.72 238% -78% -26%
Dover Downers Grove IL      74.51      22.32      46.09 234% -52% 62%
Deere Moline  IL       83.29      25.51      93.12 226% -73% -11%
Federal Signal Oak Brook IL      13.01       3.99      11.22 226% -64% 16%
Ventas Chicago IL      66.41      20.41      45.25 225% -55% 47%
InnerWorkings Chicago IL       8.32       2.62      17.26 218% -85% -52%
Consolidated Communications Mattoon IL      26.46       8.38      19.90 216% -58% 33%
Richardson Electronics Lafox IL      10.01       3.17       7.01 216% -55% 43%
John Bean Technologies Chicago IL      27.91       8.85      14.00 215% -37% 99%
Illinois Tool Works Glenview IL      83.39      26.80      53.54 211% -50% 56%
Anixter Intl Glenview IL      79.18      25.90      62.27 206% -58% 27%
PrivateBancorp Chicago IL      29.00       9.57      32.65 203% -71% -11%
Schawk Des Plaines IL      20.80       6.94      15.52 200% -55% 34%
Treehouse Foods Oak Brook IL      79.05      26.56      22.99 198% 16% 244%
Equity LifeStyle Properties Chicago IL      44.62      15.29      22.84 192% -33% 95%
Arthur J Gallagher Itasca IL      44.62      15.68      24.19 185% -35% 84%
Titan Intl Quincy IL       9.36       3.33      25.01 181% -87% -63%
Accenture Chicago IL      76.62      28.00      36.03 174% -22% 113%
Walgreen Co Deerfield IL      60.27      22.09      38.08 173% -42% 58%
MB Financial Chicago IL      27.66      10.17      30.83 172% -67% -10%
RR Donnelley & Sons Chicago IL      15.71       5.87      37.74 168% -84% -58%
First Midwest Bancorp Itasca IL      15.86       6.28      30.60 153% -79% -48%
Stericycle Lake Forest IL    118.33      47.74      59.40 148% -20% 99%
Hub Group Downers Grove IL      37.04      15.87      26.58 133% -40% 39%
Mondelez Deerfield IL      32.62      14.15      21.35 131% -34% 53%
Aptar Group Crystal Lake IL      58.70      25.55      40.91 130% -38% 43%
Hospira Lake Forest IL      50.07      22.21      42.64 125% -48% 17%
Cabot Microelectronics Aurora IL      42.40      19.06      35.91 122% -47% 18%
Lifeway Foods Morton Grove IL      15.16       6.82      11.83 122% -42% 28%
FreightCar America Chicago IL      31.93      14.52      35.00 120% -59% -9%
AAR Corp Wood Dale IL      24.09      10.99      38.03 119% -71% -37%
Morningstar Chicago IL      62.86      28.79      77.75 118% -63% -19%
Oil-Dri Corp America Chicago IL      28.54      13.11      21.94 118% -40% 30%
CME Group Chicago IL      78.26      36.49    137.20 114% -73% -43%
RLI Corp Peoria IL      45.29      21.88      28.40 107% -23% 59%
Old Republic Intl Chicago IL      14.09       7.66      15.41 84% -50% -9%
Abbott Laboratories Abbott Park IL      40.86      22.44      26.87 82% -16% 52%
Heritage-Crystal Clean Elgin IL      16.00       8.84      14.19 81% -38% 13%
McDonald's Oak Brook IL      91.04      52.12      58.91 75% -12% 55%
Archer Daniels Midland Decatur IL      44.50      25.96      46.43 71% -44% -4%
PCTEL Bloomingdale IL       7.24       4.31       6.86 68% -37% 6%
Merge Healthcare Chicago IL       2.20       1.31       1.19 68% 10% 85%
Inland Real Estate Oak Brook IL      10.25       6.12      14.16 67% -57% -28%
Tootsie Rolls Industries Chicago IL      28.36      17.33      22.96 64% -25% 23%
Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Chicago IL      12.87       7.93      19.42 62% -59% -34%
Huron Consulting Group Chicago IL      61.51      40.75      80.63 51% -49% -24%
Heidrick & Struggles Intl Chicago IL      20.97      14.00      37.11 50% -62% -43%
Lawson Products Chicago IL      20.94      14.25      37.92 47% -62% -45%
The Female Health Co Chicago IL       4.33       2.95       2.61 47% 13% 66%
BankFinancial Corp Burr Ridge IL      11.01       7.54      15.82 46% -52% -30%
Northern Trust Chicago IL      63.30      47.38      76.58 34% -38% -17%
Baxter Intl Deerfield IL      67.24      51.92      58.05 30% -11% 16%
Navigant Consulting Chicago IL      14.07      11.07      13.67 27% -19% 3%
Terra Nitrogen Co. LP Deerfield IL    139.00    118.97    149.53 17% -20% -7%
AM Castle Oak Brook IL       6.65       5.89      27.19 13% -78% -76%
United States Cellular Chicago IL      33.61      30.34      84.10 11% -64% -60%
Rubicon Technology Bensenville IL       4.22       3.93      23.75 7% -83% -82%
First Mid-Illinois Bancshares Mattoon IL      21.10      19.90      26.05 6% -24% -19%
DeVry Education Group Downers Group IL      44.86      44.19      51.96 2% -15% -14%
Telephone & Data Systems Chicago IL      23.40      23.08      57.59 1% -60% -59%
First Busey Champaign IL       5.81       6.15      19.86 -6% -69% -71%
Sears Holdings Hoffman Estates IL      28.41      33.01      94.81 -14% -65% -70%
Coeur Mining Inc Chicago IL       4.78       6.30      49.40 -24% -87% -90%
Inteliquent Chicago IL      12.98      18.99      19.02 -32% 0% -32%
Landauer Glenwood IL      33.13      50.65      51.85 -35% -2% -36%
Career Education Schaumburg IL       5.30      20.80      25.14 -75% -17% -79%









Average % Change all 115




501% -55% 59%