Six companies listed in Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index plus another large non-GCI government contractor reported their latest quarterly earnings statements before U.S. financial markets opened Wednesday. Of those seven total, six posted results for the first quarter of their respective fiscal years that run on a calendar basis, with one fo...
April 18 – April 22 2016 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson Corporate earnings season is underway for the first quarter and gives an opportunity for investors to gauge the financial health and performance of the world’s largest defense and government...
The GovCon Index extended its stretch of positive movement into a third full trading session Wednesday with a gain of 0.204 points to 74.334 as U.S. investors continued to gauge Tuesday’s comments from Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen on a potentially slower interest rate hike path for the central bank. Falls Church, Virg...
The GovCon Index turned upward in the last two hours of trade Wednesday after the Federal Reserve announced it would baseline interest rates unchanged and closed at a gain of 0.599 points to 73.987. Index stock Vectrus (NYSE: VEC) led all gainers at 9.44 percent after the information technology and communications contractor poste...
The GovCon Index traded in negative territory throughout the session Tuesday and closed at a decline of 0.355 points to 73.388 as U.S. stocks also held marginally downward ahead of the scheduled Wednesday afternoon statement from Federal Reserve policymakers when their two-day meeting concludes. Index stock Vectrus (NYSE: VEC), a...
The GovCon Index reversed a negative open of at least 1 percent as Tuesday’s trading day progressed but hit another dip in the final hour to end at a nominal gain of 0.044 points to 70.079. Gains in biotechnology and material shares helped U.S. stocks bounce back in Monday’s afternoon session but also ended at...
The U.S. Navy has awarded positions on a potential four-year, $809 million contract to eight companies to provide process management and data support services for the Naval Supply Systems Command Business Systems Center. The service branch awarded the multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract through a competitive pr...
The GovCon Index plunged 2.438 percent to 69.664 in its first close below the 70-point mark for the first time in almost four months to keep the 30-company listing in a correction, or at least 10 percent down from its most recent high. Boeing (NYSE: BA) — also a Dow Jones Industrial Average stock —...
