Saturday, November 1, 2014

Rhode Island Company Stock Market Prices Up 683% Since March 6, 2009.....Rhode Island State Unemployment Rate Drops Sharply From 11.7% in October 2009 to 7.6% in September 2014

The 9 Rhode Island Companies with a current market capitalization of at least $100 mil each generated an average stock market price increase of a phenomenal 683% for the five years and eight months since March 6, 2009 through October 31, 2014.

Below here are the stock market prices of these 9 Rhode Island 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






% % %






Change Change Change



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



Price Price Price to to to
Rhode Island Company HQs
10-31-14 3-6-09 12-31-07 10-31-14 3-6-09 10-31-14



$s $s $s











LIN Media Providence  RI       23.93        0.86      12.17 2683% -93% 97%
Costa Lincoln  RI       21.49        1.75        9.98 1128% -82% 115%
Textron Providence  RI       41.53        3.75      71.30 1007% -95% -42%
United Natural Foods Providence  RI       68.02      14.48      31.72 370% -54% 114%
CVS Health Woonsocket  RI       85.81      24.46      39.75 251% -38% 116%
Washington Trust Bancorp Westerly  RI       38.37      12.13      25.23 216% -52% 52%
Astro-Med West Warwick RI      13.27        4.98        9.86 166% -49% 35%
KVH Industries Middletown  RI       12.92        4.90        8.06 164% -39% 60%
Hasbro Pawtucket  RI       57.53      22.07      25.58 161% -14% 125%









Average % Change all 9 Rhode Island Companies



683% -57% 75%