Monday, November 3, 2014

Washington State Company Stock Market Prices Up 441% Since March 6, 2009

The 40 Washington State Companies with a current market capitalization of at least $100 mil each generated an average stock market price increase of an exceptional 441% for the five years and eight months since March 6, 2009 through October 31, 2014.

Below here are the stock market prices of these 40 Washington State 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
Washington State Company HQs
10-31-14 3-6-09 12-31-07 10-31-14 3-6-09 10-31-14



$s $s $s











Nautilis Inc Vancouver  WA       13.38        0.50        4.85 2576% -90% 176%
Clearwater Paper Spokane  WA       64.35        3.25      11.25 1880% -71% 472%
Cray Inc Seattle  WA       34.66        2.43        5.99 1326% -59% 479%
Alaska Air Group Seattle  WA       53.23        3.77        6.25 1312% -40% 751%
Expedia Bellevue  WA       84.97        6.08      29.74 1296% -80% 186%
Key Tronic Spokane Valley  WA         8.22        0.90        4.18 813% -78% 97%
Starbucks Seattle  WA       75.56        8.36      20.47 804% -59% 269%
Concur Technologies Bellevue  WA      128.32      18.52      36.21 593% -49% 254%
F5 Networks Seattle  WA      122.98      18.75      28.52 556% -34% 331%
Nordstrom Seattle  WA       72.61      12.16      36.73 497% -67% 98%
Esterline Technologies Bellevue  WA      117.11      20.89      51.75 461% -60% 126%
Zumiez Lynnwood  WA       33.38        6.43      24.36 419% -74% 37%
Seattle Genetics Bothell  WA       36.67        7.23      11.40 407% -37% 222%
Columbia Banking System Tacoma  WA       27.78        5.55      29.73 401% -81% -7%
Amazon Seattle  WA      305.46      61.69      92.64 395% -33% 230%
Weyerhauser Federal Way  WA       33.86        6.99      26.62 384% -74% 27%
Pendrell Kirkland  WA         1.67        0.39        3.18 329% -88% -47%
Boeing Chicago  WA      124.91      30.10      87.46 315% -66% 43%
Pope Resources Poulsbo  WA       66.00      16.45      42.75 301% -62% 54%
TrueBlue Tacoma  WA       24.72        6.17      14.48 301% -57% 71%
Costco Issaquah  WA      133.37      38.98      69.76 242% -44% 91%
RealNetworks Seattle  WA         6.90        2.02        6.09 242% -67% 13%
Blucora Bellevue  WA       16.95        5.28      18.80 221% -72% -10%
Banner Corp Walla Walla  WA       43.22      13.86     201.11 212% -93% -79%
PACCAR Bellevue  WA       65.32      21.07      54.48 210% -61% 20%
Microsoft Redmond  WA       46.95      15.28      35.60 207% -57% 32%
Barrett Business Services Vancouver  WA       23.51        8.14      18.01 189% -55% 31%
Outerwall Inc Bellevue  WA       63.27      25.39      28.15 149% -10% 125%
Washington Federal Seattle  WA       21.83      10.04      21.11 117% -52% 3%
Oncothyreon Seattle  WA         1.80        0.90        2.23 100% -60% -19%
Heritage Financial Olympia  WA       17.55        9.59      19.90 83% -52% -12%
Expeditors Intl Washington Seattle  WA       42.66      24.60      44.68 73% -45% -5%
Plum Creek Timber Seattle  WA       41.01      24.02      46.04 71% -48% -11%
Blue Nile Seattle  WA       35.50      21.54      68.06 65% -68% -48%
First Financial Northwest Renton  WA       11.60        7.11        9.84 63% -28% 18%
Northwest Pipe Vancouver  WA       35.78      24.21      39.14 48% -38% -9%
CTI Biopharma Seattle  WA         2.44        1.70     564.00 44% -100% -100%
Marchex Inc Seattle  WA         3.83        3.15      17.30 22% -82% -78%
Itron Liberty Lake  WA       38.93      41.91      51.84 -7% -19% -25%
Dendreon Seattle  WA         0.98        2.61        6.22 -62% -58% -84%


   





Average % Change all 40 Washington Companies    


441% -59% 93%

I for one would love to see Starbuck's CEO Howard Schultz enter the 2016 US Presidential race.  He could add an awful lot to the national discussion.