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Lincoln Electric No. 2 on this list of Ohio companies with biggest stock gains last week
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Stock prices for 10 major Ohio companies increased by at least 2% last week.
This was led by the clinical research organization Medpace Holdings Inc. in Cincinnati, which increased 20%, or $265.25 a share.
Below is a listing of the Ohio companies with the 10 biggest gains, by percent, courtesy of IEX Cloud and Stacker. Stocks are ranked by percent price change from Feb. 9 to Feb. 16.
The listing is limited to stocks primarily based in Ohio, listed on the Russell 3000 membership list, and with a market cap of over $5 billion on Apr. 14, 2023.
This week’s top 10 includes three Cleveland-Akron area companies: Transdigm Group, Progressive and Lincoln Electric Holdings.
No. 10. Lancaster Colony Corp. (LANC)
Friday Close: $192.89
– Last week’s price change: +2.2% (+$4.14)
– Market cap: $5.3 billion
– Headquarters: Westerville
– Sector: Manufacturing
On the 30th floor of the Erieview Tower (black building at left) in downtown Cleveland is the home of TransDigm Group Inc. David Petkiewicz, cleveland.comDavid Petkiewicz, cleveland.com
No. 9. Transdigm Group Inc. (TDG)
Friday Close: $1,146.39
– Last week’s price change: +2.4% (+$26.50)
– Market cap: $63.7 billion
– Headquarters: Cleveland
– Sector: Manufacturing
No. 8. Cincinnati Financial Corp. (CINF)
Friday Close: $111.86
– Last week’s price change: +2.7% (+$2.97)
– Market cap: $17.6 billion
– Headquarters: Fairfield
– Sector: Finance and Insurance
This is an external view of the Progressive headquarters off Wilson Mills Rd. in Mayfield, OH. (Marvin Fong / The Plain Dealer) ORG XMIT: CLE1805251426082918 ORG XMIT: CLE1806170321344189 The Plain DealerThe Plain Dealer
No. 7. Progressive Corp. (PGR)
Friday Close: $189.09
– Last week’s price change: +3.5% (+$189.09)
– Market cap: $110.6 billion
– Headquarters: Mayfield Village
– Sector: Finance and Insurance
No. 6. Huntington Bancshares (HBAN)
Friday Close: $12.87
– Last week’s price change: +3.7% (+$0.46)
– Market cap: $18.6 billion
– Headquarters: Columbus
– Sector: Finance and Insurance
No. 5. Kroger Co. (KR)
Friday Close: $47.64
– Last week’s price change: +4.9% (+$2.23)
– Market cap: $34.3 billion
– Headquarters: Cincinnati
– Sector: Retail Trade
No. 4. American Electric Power Company (AEP)
Friday Close: $81.35
– Last week’s price change: +6.1% (+$4.69)
– Market cap: $42.8 billion
– Headquarters: Columbus
– Sector: Utilities
No. 3 Welltower (WELL)
Friday Close: $93.13
– Last week’s price change: +6.2% (+$5.47)
– Market cap: $53 billion
– Headquarters: Toledo
– Sector: Real Estate, rental and leasing
No. 2. Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO)
Friday Close: $249.90
– Last week’s price change: +7.9% (+$18.28)
– Market cap: $14.3 billion
– Headquarters: Euclid
– Sector: Manufacturing
No. 1. Medpace Holdings Inc. (MEDP)
Friday Close: $391.64
– Last week’s price change: +20% (+$65.25)
– Market cap: $12 billion
– Headquarters: Cincinnati
– Sector: Professional, scientific and technical services
Zachary Smith is the data reporter for cleveland.com. You can reach him at zsmith@cleveland.com.