August 15 Morning Report: GovCon Index Posts Loss on Retail, Manufacturing Data

Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index closed Friday down 0.148 points to 82.467 to end the week with a 0.315-point loss.

The Index mirrored the larger U.S. market as the retail sales report for July showed no change from the previous month and manufacturing data fell below analyst expectations.

Four of GCI’s S&P 500-listed stocks posted gains Friday while 23 GCI companies moved up for the week, with eight of those also in the S&P 500.

Market Summary

Index	Value	Net Change	% Change
GovCon Index	82.467	-0.148	-0.179%
S&P 500	2, 184.05	-1.74	-0.08%
Dow Jones Industrial Average	18, 576.47	-37.05	-0.20%
NASDAQ	5, 232.90	+4.50	+0.09%

Advancing GovCon Index Issues	7
Declining GovCon Index Issues	23
Unchanged GovCon Index Issues	0

Top GovCon Index Net Gainers

Symbol	Company	$ Current Price	Net Change –´	% Change
LMT	Lockheed Martin*	264.15	1.61	0.61%
LDOS	Leidos Holdings	49.91	1.17	2.40%
CUB	Cubic Corp.	45.91	0.28	0.61%
NOC	Northrop Grumman*	218.21	0.22	0.10%
GD	General Dynamics*	151.47	0.17	0.11%

Top GovCon Index Percentage Gainers

Symbol	Company	$ Current Price	Net Change	% Change –´
LDOS	Leidos Holdings	49.91	1.17	2.40%
CUB	Cubic Corp.	45.91	0.28	0.61%
LMT	Lockheed Martin*	264.15	1.61	0.61%
BAESY	BAE Systems	27.53	0.10	0.11%
GD	General Dynamics*	151.47	0.17	0.11%