Sunday, November 2, 2014

San Francisco/Silicon Valley, Calif Company Stock Market Prices Up 544% Since March 6, 2009 .....Stocks Absolutely On Fire in the Past Two Weeks

The 197 San Francisco and Silicon Valley Area Companies with a current market capitalization of at least $100 mil each generated an average stock market price increase of a spectacular 544% for the five years and eight months since March 6, 2009 through October 31, 2014.

This 544% San Francisco and Silicon Valley Area Company average stock market price increase is an explosive step up in percentage increase from that of just two week ago, where the average increase was a substantially lower 488% from March 6, 2009 to October 17, 2014.   

Below here are the stock market prices of these 197 San Francisco and Silicon Valley Area 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
San Francisco/Silicon Valley HQs 10-31-14 3-6-09 12-31-07 10-31-14 3-6-09 10-31-14


$s $s $s











…..Technology







Seagate Technology Cupertino
     62.83        3.11      25.50 1920% -88% 146%
Sanmina San Jose
     25.07        1.20      10.92 1989% -89% 130%
8x8 Inc San Jose
       7.86        0.46        0.89 1609% -48% 783%
Pixelworks San Jose
       4.52        0.37        2.28 1122% -84% 98%
iGATE Fremont
     37.05        2.56        7.95 1347% -68% 366%
Nanometrics Milpitas
     13.54        1.11        9.86 1120% -89% 37%
NetSuite San Mateo
    108.66        8.15      39.18 1233% -79% 177%
PDF Solutions San Jose
     12.97        0.99        9.01 1210% -89% 44%
SanDisk Milpitas
     94.14        7.79      33.17 1108% -77% 184%
Netflix Los Gatos
    392.77      38.18      26.62 929% 43% 1375%
Glu Mobile San Francisco
       3.87        0.46        5.22 741% -91% -26%
Integrated Silicon Solution Milpitas
     13.58        1.38        6.62 884% -79% 105%
Cepheid Sunnyvale
     53.01        5.64        8.50 840% -34% 524%
Saba Software Redwood Shores
     13.40        1.51        5.14 787% -71% 161%
Apple Cupertino
    108.00      12.19      28.30 786% -57% 282%
eGain Sunnyvale
       4.10        0.50        0.45 720% 11% 811%
VeriFone Systems San Jose
     37.26        4.02      23.25 827% -83% 60%
Ultra Clean Holdings Hayward
       8.78        0.97      12.20 805% -92% -28%
Salesforce.com San Francisco
     63.99        7.52      15.67 751% -52% 308%
Alliance Fiber Optic Products Sunnyvale
     12.91        1.58        5.05 718% -69% 156%
Aruba Networks Sunnyvale
     21.58        2.76      14.91 682% -81% 45%
Finisar Sunnyvale
     16.72        2.24      11.60 646% -81% 44%
Super Micro Computer San Jose
     31.96        4.84        7.67 560% -37% 317%
Mattson Technology Fremont
       2.66        0.42        8.56 533% -95% -69%
Fair Isaac San Jose
     62.30      10.09      32.15 517% -69% 94%
Callidus Software Pleasanton
     14.09        2.43        5.17 480% -53% 173%
JDS Uniphase Milpitas
     13.46        2.28      13.30 490% -83% 1%
Electronics for Imaging Fremont
     45.72        8.20      22.48 458% -64% 103%
TIBCO Software Palo Alto
     23.37        4.66        8.00 402% -42% 192%
eBay Inc San Jose
     52.50      10.43      33.19 403% -69% 58%
Fairchild Semiconductor San Jose
     15.35        2.89      14.43 431% -80% 6%
KLA-Tencor Milpitas
     79.15      15.63      48.16 406% -68% 64%
Flextronics San Jose
     10.72        1.94      12.06 453% -84% -11%
Trimble Navigation Sunnyvale
     26.86        6.22      12.68 332% -51% 112%
Cadence Design Systems San Jose
     17.95        3.70      17.01 385% -78% 6%
SYNNEX Fremont
     69.18      13.87      19.60 399% -29% 253%
Brocade Communication Syst San Jose
     10.73        2.16        7.34 397% -71% 46%
Equinix Redwood City
    208.90      42.95     101.07 386% -58% 107%
Autodesk San Rafael
     57.54      12.02      49.76 379% -76% 16%
Agilent Technologies Santa Clara
     55.28      12.65      34.85 337% -64% 59%
Cavium San Jose
     51.31      10.59      23.02 385% -54% 123%
LSI Corp San Jose
     11.14        2.64        9.00 322% -71% 24%
VMware Palo Alto
     83.57      19.89      84.99 320% -77% -2%
Move Inc San Jose
     20.95        5.04        9.80 316% -49% 114%
Affymetrix Santa Clara
       9.01        1.89      23.14 377% -92% -61%
Coherent Santa Clara
     65.15      14.74      31.57 342% -53% 106%
OmniVision Technologies Santa Clara
     26.78        6.65      15.65 303% -58% 71%
Lam Research Fremont
     77.86      19.29      43.23 304% -55% 80%
Omnicell Mountain View
     32.31        7.31      26.93 342% -73% 20%
Adobe Systems San Jose
     70.12      17.16      42.73 309% -60% 64%
Riverbed Technology San Francisco
     18.99        4.97      13.37 282% -63% 42%
Intuit Mountain View
     88.01      23.23      31.61 279% -27% 178%
Google Mountain View
    567.87     154.44     346.09 268% -55% 64%
QuickLogic Sunnyvale
       2.88        0.75        3.30 284% -77% -13%
Check Point Software Redwood City
     74.25      21.04      21.10 253% 0% 252%
Yahoo! Sunnyvale
     46.05      13.05      23.26 253% -44% 98%
Integrated Device Technology San Jose
     16.41        4.21      11.31 290% -63% 45%
Netgear San Jose
     34.04      10.11      35.67 237% -72% -5%
NetApp Sunnyvale
     42.80      12.90      24.96 232% -48% 71%
Monolithic Power Systems San Jose
     44.19      12.91      11.11 242% 16% 298%
Immersion Corp San Jose
       8.42        2.62      12.95 221% -80% -35%
Informatica Redwood City
     35.66      11.64      18.02 206% -35% 98%
Synaptics San Jose
     68.43      21.84      27.44 213% -20% 149%
Quantum San Jose
       1.28        0.41        2.69 212% -85% -52%
Power Integrations San Jose
     50.36      18.40      34.43 174% -47% 46%
PLX Technology Sunnyvale
       6.50        2.39        9.30 172% -74% -30%
Oracle Redwood City
     39.05      14.47      22.58 170% -36% 73%
Intel Santa Clara
     34.01      12.41      26.66 174% -53% 28%
Oplink Communications Fremont
     20.85        6.24      15.35 234% -59% 36%
CEVA Inc Mountain View
     16.30        5.23      12.21 212% -57% 33%
Extreme Networks San Jose
       3.59        1.23        3.54 192% -65% 1%
Advent Software San Francisco
     34.56      13.04      27.05 165% -52% 28%
Maxim Integrated Products San Jose
     29.34      11.49      26.48 155% -57% 11%
Tessera Technologies San Jose
     30.39      10.70      41.60 184% -74% -27%
Silicon Graphics Fremont
       8.68        3.51      10.00 147% -65% -13%
Xilinx San Jose
     44.48      17.82      21.87 150% -19% 103%
Applied Materials Santa Clara
     22.09        8.70      17.76 154% -51% 24%
Electronic Arts Redwood City
     40.97      15.31      58.41 168% -74% -30%
Infinera Corp Sunnyvale
     14.53        5.95      14.84 144% -60% -2%
Atmel Corp San Jose
       7.42        3.11        4.32 139% -28% 72%
Synopsys Mountain View
     40.98      17.53      25.93 134% -32% 58%
NVIDIA Santa Clara
     19.54        8.39      24.67 133% -66% -21%
Silicon Image Sunnyvale
       5.36        2.11        4.52 154% -53% 19%
GSI Technology Sunnyvale
       4.81        2.25        2.55 114% -12% 89%
DSP Group San Jose
       9.69        4.42      12.20 119% -64% -21%
Altera San Jose
     34.37      15.77      19.68 118% -20% 75%
Applied Micro Circuits Sunnyvale
       6.47        3.47        8.74 86% -60% -26%
ShoreTel Sunnyvale
       8.09        4.15      13.97 95% -70% -42%
Linear Technology Milpitas
     42.84      21.60      30.32 98% -29% 41%
Intevac Santa Clara
       7.40        3.97      14.54 86% -73% -49%
MoSys Santa Clara
       2.69        1.36        4.85 98% -72% -45%
Symantec Mountain View
     24.82      12.93      16.14 92% -20% 54%
Polycom San Jose
     13.08        6.76      13.89 94% -51% -6%
Supertex Sunnyvale
     32.98      18.67      31.29 77% -40% 5%
Micrel San Jose
     12.14        6.49        8.45 87% -23% 44%
Ultratech San Jose
     19.13      10.03      11.34 91% -12% 69%
Exar Corp Fremont
       9.55        5.36        7.97 78% -33% 20%
Cisco Systems San Jose
     24.47      14.18      27.07 73% -48% -10%
Pericom Semiconductor Milpitas
     10.93        5.86      18.70 87% -69% -42%
Marvell Technology Santa Clara
     13.44        8.06      13.98 67% -42% -4%
IXYS Corp Milpitas
     11.67        6.52        8.02 79% -19% 46%
Juniper Networks Sunnyvale
     21.07      12.67      33.20 66% -62% -37%
Dolby Laboratories San Francisco
     41.92      29.13      49.72 44% -41% -16%
PMC-Sierra Sunnyvale
       7.79        5.35        6.54 46% -18% 19%
Harmonic San Jose
       6.67        4.59      10.48 45% -56% -36%
Actuate San Mateo
       4.29        3.03        7.77 42% -61% -45%
Intersil Milpitas
     13.29        9.99      24.48 33% -59% -46%
Rovi Corp Santa Clara
     20.88      15.13      18.33 38% -17% 14%
SunPower Corp San Jose
     31.84      23.39      37.17 36% -37% -14%
Rambus Sunnyvale
     11.45        7.84      20.94 46% -63% -45%
Procera Networks Fremont
       7.49        5.50      14.00 36% -61% -47%
Hewlett-Packard Palo Alto
     35.88      26.98      50.48 33% -47% -29%
Advanced Micro Devices Sunnyvale
       2.80        2.14        7.50 31% -71% -63%
Support.com Redwood City
       2.13        1.78        4.45 20% -60% -52%
Oclaro San Jose
       1.57        1.46      11.90 8% -88% -87%
Aviat Networks Santa Clara
       1.76        3.45      16.70 -49% -79% -89%
Sigma Designs Milpitas
       3.99      15.10      55.20 -74% -73% -93%









Average % Change all 117 Technology




363% -56% 77%







…..Health Care






Jazz Pharmaceuticals Palo Alto
    168.84        0.62      14.70 27132% -96% 1049%
Pharmacyclics Sunnyvale
    130.67        0.86        1.45 15096% -41% 8912%
Medivation San Francisco
    105.70        7.64        7.20 1284% 6% 1368%
The Cooper Companies Pleasanton
    163.90      18.33      38.00 794% -52% 331%
Align Technology San Jose
     52.62        6.41      16.68 721% -62% 215%
BioMarin Pharmaceutical San Rafael
     82.50      10.22      35.40 707% -71% 133%
SciClone Pharmaceuticals Foster City
       7.64        1.08        2.06 607% -48% 271%
DepoMed Newark
     15.40        2.12        3.26 626% -35% 372%
BioTime Alameda
       3.39        0.48        0.48 606% 0% 606%
Cerus Concord
       4.16        0.71        6.51 486% -89% -36%
Intermune Brisbane
     73.89      13.63      13.33 442% 2% 454%
McKesson San Francisco
    203.41      39.38      65.51 417% -40% 211%
Gilead Sciences Foster City
    112.00      22.01      23.01 409% -4% 387%
Intuitive Surgical Sunnyvale
    495.80      95.89     323.00 417% -70% 53%
Natus Medical San Carlos
     34.00        6.69      19.35 408% -65% 76%
Sangamo Biosciences Richmond
     12.14        2.99      13.02 306% -77% -7%
Nektar Therapeutics San Francisco
     13.79        4.21        6.71 228% -37% 106%
Abaxis Union City
     52.66      16.14      35.86 226% -55% 47%
Corcept Therapeutics Menlo Park
       3.25        1.00        3.09 225% -68% 5%
Dynavax Technologies Berkeley
       1.64        0.55        5.11 199% -89% -68%
Varian Medical Systems Palo Alto
     84.12      27.73      52.16 203% -47% 61%
Threshold Pharmaceuticals South San Francisco        2.93        1.08        3.18 171% -66% -8%
Bio-Rad Laboratories Hercules
    112.82      54.97     103.62 105% -47% 9%
Cutera Brisbane
     10.50        5.75      15.70 83% -63% -33%
Accuray Sunnyvale
       6.33        4.09      15.22 55% -73% -58%
Genomic Health Redwood City
     36.34      19.57      22.64 86% -14% 61%
Theravance South San Francisco      16.02      12.15      19.50 32% -38% -18%
Thoratec Pleasanton
     27.18      20.97      18.19 30% 15% 49%
Sunesis Pharmaceuticals South San Francisco        1.70        1.50      11.94 13% -87% -86%
VIVUS Mountain View
       3.39        3.10        5.18 9% -40% -35%
Geron Menlo Park
       2.23        3.87        5.68 -42% -32% -61%
XOMA Berkeley
       4.29        8.55      50.85 -50% -83% -92%
Rigel Pharmaceuticals South San Francisco        1.98        4.40      25.39 -55% -83% -92%
Exelixis South San Francisco        1.70        4.34        8.63 -61% -50% -80%
Xenoport Santa Clara
       6.78      18.09      55.88 -63% -68% -88%
Hansen Medical Mountain View
       0.91        3.04      29.94 -70% -90% -97%
Cytokinetics South San Francisco        3.67      12.36      28.38 -70% -56% -87%









Average % Change all 37 Health Care




1398% -52% 374%








…..Finance






KKR Financial Holdings San Francisco
     11.54        0.48      14.05 2304% -97% -18%
SVB Financial Group Santa Clara
    103.71      12.06      50.40 760% -76% 106%
Wells Fargo San Francisco
     51.20        8.61      30.19 495% -71% 70%
Bridge Capital Holdings San Jose
     23.35        4.34      21.48 438% -80% 9%
Visa San Francisco
    213.48      50.19      56.50 325% -11% 278%
Hercules Technology Growth Capital Palo Alto
     15.36        3.62      12.42 324% -71% 24%
Prologis San Francisco
     40.73        9.72      57.56 319% -83% -29%
Franklin Resources San Mateo
     53.41      12.89      38.14 314% -66% 40%
Essex Property Trust Palo Alto
    194.11      55.19      97.49 252% -43% 99%
FNB Bancorp South San Francisco      28.10        8.19      17.04 243% -52% 65%
BRE Properties San Francisco
     61.00      18.28      40.53 234% -55% 51%
Kennedy-Wilson Holdings Beverly Hills
     25.88        9.44        9.10 174% 4% 184%
Bank of Marin Bancorp Novato
     47.20      17.80      29.25 165% -39% 61%
Digital Realty Trust San Francisco
     66.30      26.33      38.37 152% -31% 73%
Charles Schwab San Francisco
     26.69      11.36      25.55 135% -56% 4%
Heritage Commerce San Jose
       8.29        3.92      18.39 111% -79% -55%
Exchange Bank Santa Rosa
     83.00      40.00     112.00 108% -64% -26%
eHealth Mountain View
     21.09      13.32      32.11 58% -59% -34%
JMP Group San Francisco
       6.35        4.15        8.48 53% -51% -25%
Redwood Trust Mill Valley
     17.70      12.45      34.24 42% -64% -48%
Westamerica San Rafael
     46.66      34.36      44.55 36% -23% 5%









Average % Change all 21 Finance




335% -56% 40%








…..Services






Williams-Sonoma San Francisco
     65.03        7.60      25.90 756% -71% 151%
CAI Intl San Francisco
     21.05        2.63      10.52 700% -75% 100%
Core-Mark Holding South San Francisco      58.03        8.45      14.36 587% -41% 304%
Jamba Inc Emeryville
     13.35        2.00      18.50 568% 0% -28%
Shutterfly Inc Redwood City
     41.83        7.72      25.62 442% -70% 63%
Ross Stores Pleasanton
     80.72      14.73      12.79 448% 15% 531%
The Gap San Francisco
     37.89        9.85      21.28 285% -54% 78%
Robert Half Intl Menlo Park
     54.78      14.41      27.04 280% -47% 103%
ARC Document Solutions Walnut Creek
     10.15        2.86      16.48 255% -83% -38%
Exponent Menlo Park
     79.82      24.33      27.04 228% -10% 195%
TiVo Inc Alviso
     13.05        6.50        8.34 101% -22% 56%
Safeway Pleasanton
     34.86      17.53      34.21 99% -49% 2%
URS Corp San Francisco
     54.20      33.82      54.33 60% -38% 0%
Bebe Stores Brisbane
       2.29        4.82      12.86 -52% -63% -82%









Average % Change all 14 Services




340% -43% 103%








…..Other Sectors






LeapFrog Enterprises Emeryville
       5.32        1.26        6.73 322% -81% -21%
Adept Technology Pleasanton
       7.08        1.89        7.95 275% -76% -11%
Landec Menlo Park
     12.59        4.45      13.40 183% -67% -6%
Simpson Manufacturing Pleasanton
     33.08      13.92      26.59 138% -48% 24%
Clorox Oakland
     99.50      46.78      65.17 113% -28% 53%
Chevron San Ramon
    119.95      58.27      93.33 106% -38% 29%
Diamond Foods San Francisco
     30.15      21.11      21.43 43% -1% 41%
Central Garden & Pet Walnut Creek
       7.98        6.30        5.76 27% 9% 39%









Average % Change all 8 Services




151% -41% 18%








Average % Change all 197 San Fran Bay & Silicon Valley Calif Areas

544% -54% 128%