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October 24 Morning Report: GovCon Index Posts 4th Consecutive Weekly Loss


GovConIndexDOWNExecutive Mosaic’s GovCon Index closed Friday with a 0.364-percent or 0.289-point decline to 79.147 as laggers outnumbered advancers and ended the five-day trading period with its fourth straight weekly loss.

Honeywell International (NYSE: HON) was the GCI’s lone S&P 500-listed stock to post a gain on its third-quarter earnings and revenue and was the second-best net gainer Friday after Rockwell Collins (NYSE: COL).

Maximus (NYSE: MMS) was the top percentage gainer Friday, while Orbital ATK (NYSE: OA) led GCI gainers for the week.

Market Summary

Index Value Net Change % Change
GovCon Index 79.147 -0.289 -0.364%
S&P 500 2, 141.16 -0.18 -0.01%
Dow Jones Industrial Average 18, 145.71 -16.64 -0.09%
NASDAQ 5, 257.40 +15.57 +0.30%
Advancing GovCon Index Issues 12
Declining GovCon Index Issues 18
Unchanged GovCon Index Issues 0

Lowest GovCon Index Net Performers

Symbol Company $ Current Price Net Change –¾ % Change
HII Huntington Ingalls Industries 155.68 -1.51 -0.96%
NOC Northrop Grumman* 215.86 -1.50 -0.69%
CACI CACI International 100.15 -1.35 -1.33%
LMT Lockheed Martin* 230.52 -1.31 -0.57%
LLL L-3 Communications* 146.33 -0.97 -0.66%

Lowest GovCon Index Percentage Performers

Symbol Company $ Current Price Net Change % Change –¾
TXT Textron* 38.91 -0.58 -1.47%
CACI CACI International 100.15 -1.35 -1.33%
EGL Engility Holdings 29.21 -0.35 -1.18%
ACM AECOM 26.99 -0.28 -1.03%
HII Huntington Ingalls Industries 155.68 -1.51 -0.96%

Top GovCon Index Net Performers

Symbol Company $ Current Price Net Change –´ % Change
COL Rockwell Collins 84.46 +0.83 +0.99%
HON Honeywell International* 108.96 +0.82 +0.76%
MMS Maximus 53.92 +0.72 +1.35%
ICFI ICF 45.60 +0.15 +0.33%
VEC Vectrus 16.77 +0.13 +0.78%

Top GovCon Index Percentage Performers

Symbol Company $ Current Price Net Change % Change –´
MMS Maximus 53.92 +0.72 +1.35%
COL Rockwell Collins 84.46 +0.83 +0.99%
KBR KBR 14.79 +0.12 +0.82%
VEC Vectrus 16.77 +0.13 +0.78%
HON Honeywell International* 108.96 +0.82 +0.76%

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