Monday, November 3, 2014

Connecticut Company Stock Market Prices Up 432% Since March 6, 2009

The 60 Connecticut Companies with a current market capitalization of at least $100 mil each generated an average stock market price increase of an exceptional 432% for the five years and eight months since March 6, 2009 through October 31, 2014.

This 432% Connecticut Company average stock market price increase is a nice step up in percentage increase from that of just one week ago, where the average increase was a lower 421% from March 6, 2009 to October 24, 2014.   

Below here are the stock market prices of these 60 Connecticut Companies with current stock market capitalizations of at least $100 mil each on three dates:


  • October 31, 2014, which is the most recent date
  • March 6, 2009, which was the stock market low after the aftershocks of the 2008 financial meltdown
  • and on December 31, 2007, which was before the 2008 financial meltdown.






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
Connecticut Company HQs
10-31-14 3-6-09 12-31-07 10-31-14 3-6-09 10-31-14



$s $s $s











United Rentals Greenwich CT     110.06        3.16      18.36 3383% -83% 499%
Lydall Inc Manchester CT      30.93        2.04      10.52 1416% -81% 194%
priceline.com Norwalk CT  1,206.21      83.59     114.86 1343% -27% 950%
Photronics Brookfield CT        8.99        0.74      12.47 1115% -94% -28%
Alexion Phramaceuticals Cheshire CT     191.36      16.14      18.76 1086% -14% 920%
XL Group plc Stamford CT      33.88        2.95      50.31 1048% -94% -33%
Harman Intl Stamford CT     107.34        9.47      73.71 1033% -87% 46%
Harford Financial Services Group Hartford CT      39.58        3.62      87.19 993% -96% -55%
Webster Financial Waterbury CT      31.34        2.97      31.97 955% -91% -2%
The Phoenix Companies Hartford CT      59.36        5.80     237.40 923% -98% -75%
Gartner Stamford CT      80.71        8.94      17.56 803% -49% 360%
Hexcel Stamford CT      41.89        4.76      24.28 780% -80% 73%
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Stamford CT      76.66        9.52      44.03 705% -78% 74%
Achillion Pharmaceuticals New Haven CT      11.75        1.48        4.99 694% -70% 135%
Cigna Bloomfield CT      99.57      13.44      53.73 641% -75% 85%
Aircastle Stamford CT      19.08        2.80      26.33 581% -89% -28%
Zygo Middlefield CT      19.24        3.40      12.46 466% -73% 54%
Genesee & Wyoming Darien CT      96.20      17.61      24.17 446% -27% 298%
Hubbell Shelton CT     113.41      23.44      51.60 384% -55% 120%
Crane Stamford CT      62.35      12.90      42.90 383% -70% 45%
RBC Bearings Oxford CT      60.75      12.59      43.46 383% -71% 40%
Barnes Group Bristol  CT       36.56        8.01      33.39 356% -76% 9%
Amphenol Wallington CT      50.58      11.86      23.19 327% -49% 118%
Rogers Corp Rogers CT      68.37      16.04      43.37 326% -63% 58%
Kaman Corp Bloomfield CT      43.06      10.29      36.81 318% -72% 17%
Aetna Hartford CT      82.51      20.22      57.73 308% -65% 43%
Sturm Ruger Southport CT      41.68      10.32        8.28 304% 25% 403%
Ethan Allen Interiors Danbury CT      28.30        7.10      28.50 299% -75% -1%
Stanley Black & Decker New Britain CT      93.64      23.56      48.48 297% -51% 93%
Independence Holding Stamford CT      14.15        3.59      11.50 294% -69% 23%
Terex Westport  CT       28.77        7.63      65.57 277% -88% -56%
Bolt Technology Norwalk CT      21.93        5.88      25.32 273% -77% -13%
General Electric Fairfield CT      25.81        7.06      37.07 266% -81% -30%
FactSet Research Systems Norwalk CT     131.44      36.88      55.70 256% -34% 136%
SI Financial Group Willimantic CT      11.04        3.54        9.84 212% -64% 12%
Xerox Norwalk CT      13.28        4.28      16.19 210% -74% -18%
EMCOR Group Norwalk CT      44.13      14.31      23.63 208% -39% 87%
ATMI Inc Danbury CT      33.98      12.08      32.25 181% -63% 5%
United Technologies Hartford CT     107.00      38.54      76.54 178% -50% 40%
TRC Companies Windsor CT        7.28        2.70        8.00 170% -66% -9%
WR Berkley Greenwich CT      51.54      19.47      29.81 165% -35% 73%
Compass Diversified Holdings Westport CT      18.45        7.35      14.90 151% -51% 24%
Star Gas Partners  LP Stamford CT        6.24        2.51        3.97 149% -37% 57%
Praxair Danbury CT     125.99      55.24      88.71 128% -38% 42%
Urstadt Biddle Properties Greenwich CT      21.63      10.37      15.50 109% -33% 40%
Silgan Holdings Stamford CT      49.16      23.85      25.97 106% -8% 89%
United Financial Bancorp Glastonbury CT      14.03        6.97      12.20 101% -43% 15%
Interactive Brokers Group Greenwich CT      25.82      13.37      32.32 93% -59% -20%
Magellan Health Services Avon CT      60.52      32.84      46.63 84% -30% 30%
The Eastern Co Naugatuck CT      16.32      10.00 18.34 63% -45% -11%
NanoViricides West Haven CT        3.81        2.38        1.37 60% 74% 179%
Navigators Group Stamford CT      68.09      48.24      65.00 41% -26% 5%
Information Services Group Stamford CT        4.23        3.06        6.85 38% -55% -38%
Pitney Bowes Stamford CT      24.74      18.02      38.04 37% -53% -35%
World Wrestling Entertainment Stamford CT      12.35        9.53      14.76 30% -35% -16%
Cenveo Stamford CT        2.28        1.83      17.47 25% -90% -87%
Frontier Communications Stamford CT        6.54        5.86      12.73 12% -54% -49%
Blyth Inc Greenwich CT        8.04        8.20      43.88 -2% -81% -82%
People's United Financial Bridgeport CT      14.62      16.87      17.80 -13% -5% -18%
Revolution Lighting Technologies Stamford CT        1.73        6.60        4.90 -74% 35% -65%









Average % Change all 60 Connecticut Companies



432% -55% 79%