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August 1 Morning Report: GovCon Index Posts Friday Decline, Ends July With 5.58% Gain


GovConIndexDOWNExecutive Mosaic’s GovCon Index closed Friday down 0.065 points to 82.248 to post weekly and monthly gains of 0.460 points and 5.58 percent, respectively.

The Index remained in neutral range following second-quarter earnings reports from government contractors such as Raytheon (NYSE: RTN), L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL) and Leidos (NYSE: LDOS).

Top GovCon Index Net Gainers

SymbolCompany$ Current PriceNet Change ▴% Change
LLLL-3 Communications*151.631.791.19%
RTNRaytheon*139.531.471.06%
MCKMcKesson Corp.*194.631.120.58%
BABoeing*133.660.650.49%
HONHoneywell International*116.330.570.49%

Top GovCon Index Percentage Gainers

SymbolCompany$ Current PriceNet Change% Change ▴
IIntelsat2.300.115.02%
CAECAE13.330.241.83%
LLLL-3 Communications*151.631.791.19%
VECVectrus31.150.331.07%
RTNRaytheon*139.531.471.06%

*Also listed in the S&P 500 composite index

Market Summary

Advancing GovCon Index Issues12
Declining GovCon Index Issues18
Unchanged GovCon Index Issues0
IndexValueNet Change% Change
GovCon Index82.248-0.065-0.079%
S&P 5002, 173.60+3.54+0.16%
Dow Jones Industrial Average18, 432.24-24.11-0.13%
NASDAQ5, 162.13+7.15+0.14%

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