The GovCon Index held steady despite general choppy activity in U.S. financial markets during Thursday trade and closed at a gain of 0.304 points to 77.857 on strong performances by many platform and product makers in the contracting arena. Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) both rose at least $3.00 and reach...
The GovCon Index closed Friday with a 0.634-point increase to 7.206 amid buying activity in U.S. financial markets. The GCI also posted a weekly gain of 0.845 points as earnings reports from contractors over the past week — including Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII), Engility Holdings (NYS...
The GovCon Index rode the wave of buying activity in U.S. financial markets Friday and closed up 0.634 points to 7.206, which put the GCI at a weekly gain of 0.845 points to start May after a series of earnings reports from contractors that exceeded analyst expectations. Shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: ...
The GovCon Index stayed clear of choppy activity in U.S. financial markets with a gain of 0.705 points — or 0.929 percent — to 76.572 on a first quarter earnings beat by shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) and a sharp spike in McKesson Corp. (NYSE: MCK) shares. Huntington Ingalls rose 4.13 perce...
The GovCon Index slid for a second consecutive session Wednesday by 0.498 points to 75.867 as U.S. financial markets entered sell-off mode on new data that showed a slowdown in hiring for the month of April. Harris Corp. (NYSE: HRS) extended its stretch of declines into a second straight day after the communications equipment manufact...
The GovCon Index held negative throughout Tuesday trade and closed at a decline of 0.489 points to 76.365 with Harris Corp. (NYSE: HRS) as the largest lagger after another full-year guidance cut by the military radio maker. Melbourne, Florida-based Harris fell 5.48 percent — or $4.43 – after the company redu...
The GovCon Index posted a loss of 0.481 points to 76.361 Friday and closed the week with a decline amid the release of first-quarter earnings reports from large U.S. government contractors throughout the week. GCI closed April as its third consecutive month with positive movement at a year-to-date gain of 5.24...
The GovCon Index deepened its slide Friday with a loss of 0.481 points to 76.361 that puts the GCI at a weekly decline but a sharp gain for the month of April as earnings reports for large government contractors dominated trading activity Monday through Friday. April represents the Index’s third consecutive month with positive moveme...
April 25 – April 29 2016 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson First quarter earnings season has given investors with keen interest in the aerospace, defense and government contracting sectors a smorgasboard of items to consider as they gauge the industry’s ...
The GovCon Index soared 1.396 percent to 77.998 Wednesday on a series of pre-market earnings reports from several large defense prime contractors as Boeing (NYSE: BA) overcame an early morning decline to close in positive. GovCon Wire posted a summary of all six GovCon Index-related earnings figures plus that of United Techn...
