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October 17 Morning Report: GovCon Index Posts Flat Friday Trading, 3rd Straight Weekly Drop


GovConIndexExecutive Mosaic’s GovCon Index remained flat Friday with an equal number of advancing and declining issues amid U.S. stock market gains on bank earnings reports from Citigroup, Wells Fargo and Goldman Sachs.

Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) is the GCI’s top net gainer and Vectrus (NYSE: VEC) the top percentage gainer Friday.

The Index has posted its third straight weekly decline, with ManTech International (Nasdaq: MANT) and Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) as the only advancers.

Market Summary

Index Value Net Change % Change
GovCon Index 79.223 -0.006 -0.008%
S&P 500 2, 132.98 +0.43 +0.02%
Dow Jones Industrial Average 18, 138.38 +39.44 +0.22%
NASDAQ 5, 214.16 +0.83 +0.02%
Advancing GovCon Index Issues 15
Declining GovCon Index Issues 15
Unchanged GovCon Index Issues 0

Top GovCon Index Net Performers

Symbol Company $ Current Price Net Change  % Change
HII Huntington Ingalls Industries 156.60 +1.01 +0.65%
HON Honeywell International * 109.00 +0.74 +0.68%
COL Rockwell Collins 83.47 +0.68 +0.82%
OA Orbital ATK 73.53 +0.61 +0.84%
NOC Northrop Grumman* 218.92 +0.55 +0.25%

Top GovCon Index Percentage Performers

Symbol Company $ Current Price Net Change  % Change
VEC Vectrus 16.23 +0.32 +2.01%
CUB Cubic Corporation 40.47 +0.44 +1.10%
CSRA CSRA* 26.19 +0.26 +1.00%
GIB CGI Group 47.05 +0.43 +0.92%
OA Orbital ATK 73.53 +0.61 +0.84%

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