Georgia has 26 public companies of interest that have their headquarters located somewhere in the state. Of these companies, there are a few that stood out when comparing the performance of their stock value change in the first quarter of 2013.
1.AGCO www.agcocorp.com
2.AGL Resources www.aglresources.com
3.Aaron's Rents, Inc. www.aaronsinc.com
4.Acuity Brands www.acuitybrands.com
5.AFC Enterprises (Popeyes) www.afce.com
6.Aflac www.aflac.com
7.Axiall (Georgia Gulf Corporation) www.axiall.com
8.Beazer Homes USA www.beazer.com
9.BlueLinx Holdings www.bluelinxco.com
10.Carmike Cinemas www.carmike.com
11.Coca-Cola Company www.coca-colacompany.com
12.Delta Air Lines www.delta.com
13.EarthLink www.earthlink.net
14.Equifax www.equifax.com
15.Exide www.exide.com
16.Flowers Foods www.flowersfoods.com
17.Genuine Parts www.genpt.com
18.The Home Depot www.homedepot.com
19.Intercontinental Exchange www.theice.com
20.Newell Rubbermaid www.newellrubbermaid.com
21.Rock-Tenn www.rocktenn.com
22.Rollins Inc. www.rollins.com
23.Southern Company www.southerncompany.com
24.SunTrust Banks www.suntrust.com
25.Synovus www.synovus.com
26.UPS www.ups.com
Two of these companies had an amazing first quarter this year. Axiall, formerly Georgia Gulf Corp, had a +50.58% stock improvement during Q1 2013. For those who bought at the begining of the year, profit-taking may be the best move at the end of a quarter wich such a large move in value. Flowers Foods had a +41.56% stock value improvement during the same time period. Delta Airlines and Popeye's Fast Food were not far behind for Q1 rounding out the top four stock performers.
Top Q1 Performers Based In Georgia
1.Axiall (AXLL) +50.58%
2.Flowers Foods (FLO) +41.56%
3.Delta Air Lines (DAL) +39.09%
4.AFC Enterprises (AFCE) +39.04
5.Rock-Tenn (RKT) +32.73
6.Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) +31.71
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Another Georgia company that is making moves of interest is the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) who had a +31.71% first quarter. They are acquiring the NYSE EuroNext exchange and are awaiting US & EU government approvals. They plan to make changes to the current NYSE EuroNext structure after the acquisition is completed which may yield multiple IPOs. It will be an interesting year end for ICE if the deal is completed this year. CNBC Video On ICE
The following are the 13 largest companies home-based in Georgia. They have the most investor cash (market cap) and may be the most influential group of companies in Georgia.
1.Coca-Cola Company $180.7Billion
2.Exide $108.7Billion
3.The Home Depot $105.0Billion
4.UPS $79.8Billion
5.Southern Company $41.0Billion
6.Aflac $24.1Billion
7.SunTrust Banks $14.8Billion
8.Delta Air Lines $12.6Billion
9.Genuine Parts $12.0Billion
10.Intercontinental Exchange $11.4Billion
11.Newell Rubbermaid $7.2Billion
12.Equifax $6.8Billion
13.Rock-Tenn $6.2Billion
Of the 26 companies that were tracked for Q1 2013, the average value improvement was 13.43%. These Georgia companies outperformed the Russell 3000, S&P 500, NASDAQ 100, and the Dow Jones indexes in Q1. Technical anaylysis of these companies may show interesting variables while fundamental statistics also have relevance. No matter the perspective, Georgia is improving and beating the nation's competitors.
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