Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index posted an all-time high Friday with a gain of 0.535 points to 82.835 following the Labor Department‘s report that nonfarm businesses added 255, 000 jobs in July.
The jobs report exceeded the forecast of 180, 000, a month after economists revised June’s jobs number from the forecast of 287, 000 to 292, 000.
The Index closed the week with a gain of 0.713 percent.
Top GovCon Index Net Gainers
| Symbol | Company | $ Current Price | Net Change –´ | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CACI | CACI International | 95.97 | +2.61 | +2.80% |
| LMT | Lockheed Martin* | 260.29 | +2.54 | +0.99% |
| MMS | Maximus | 59.35 | +1.93 | +3.36% |
| GD | General Dynamics* | 148.89 | +1.52 | +1.03% |
| VEC | Vectrus | 32.06 | +1.08 | +3.49% |
Top GovCon Index Percentage Gainers
| Symbol | Company | $ Current Price | Net Change | % Change –´ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEC | Vectrus | 32.06 | +1.08 | +3.49% |
| NAV | Navistar International | 12.52 | +0.42 | +3.47% |
| MMS | Maximus | 59.35 | +1.93 | +3.36% |
| EGL | Engility Holdings | 32.66 | +1.00 | +3.16% |
| CACI | CACI International | 95.97 | +2.61 | +2.80% |
*Also listed in the S&P 500 composite index
Market Summary
| Advancing GovCon Index Issues | 26 |
| Declining GovCon Index Issues | 4 |
| Unchanged GovCon Index Issues | 0 |
| Index | Value | Net Change | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| GovCon Index | 82.835 | +0.535 | +0.650% |
| S&P 500 | 2, 182.87 | +18.62 | +0.86% |
| Dow Jones Industrial Average | 18, 543.53 | +191.48 | +1.04% |
| NASDAQ | 5, 221.12 | +54.87 | +1.06% |
