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Argan (AGX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$212.40 +3.94 (+1.89%)
Closing price 07/11/2025 03:58 PM Eastern
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$211.04 -1.37 (-0.64%)
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About Argan Stock (NYSE:AGX)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$207.46
$217.76
50-Day Range
$165.61
$243.01
52-Week Range
$63.53
$246.60
Volume
461,542 shs
Average Volume
353,016 shs
Market Capitalization
$2.90 billion
P/E Ratio
29.79
Dividend Yield
0.71%
Price Target
$193.00
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Argan Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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18th Percentile Overall Score

AGX MarketRank™: 

Argan scored higher than 18% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 89th out of 100 stocks in the construction sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Argan has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on 1 buy rating, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Argan has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Argan's stock forecast and price target.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Argan is 29.79, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.30.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Argan is 29.79, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Construction sector average P/E ratio of about 16.22.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Argan has a P/B Ratio of 8.19. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Argan's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    5.87% of the float of Argan has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Argan has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Argan has recently increased by 11.66%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Argan has a dividend yield of 0.71%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Argan has only been increasing its dividend for 2 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Argan is 21.04%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Read more about Argan's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    5.87% of the float of Argan has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Argan has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Argan has recently increased by 11.66%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Argan has a news sentiment score of 1.32. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.92 average news sentiment score of Construction companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Argan this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 15 people have searched for AGX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -38% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    23 people have added Argan to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 130% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Argan insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $19,291,140.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 6.69% of the stock of Argan is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    79.43% of the stock of Argan is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Argan's insider trading history.
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AGX Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Argan's stock was trading at $137.04 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, AGX shares have increased by 55.0% and is now trading at $212.4020.

Argan, Inc. (NYSE:AGX) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, June, 4th. The construction company reported $1.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.09 by $0.51. Argan's revenue was up 22.8% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript
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Argan's top institutional shareholders include Sapient Capital LLC (0.36%), Abacus FCF Advisors LLC (0.33%), Wesbanco Bank Inc. (0.08%) and Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC (0.03%). Insiders that own company stock include Rainer H Bosselmann, William F Griffin Jr, David Hibbert Watson, William F Leimkuhler, Cynthia Flanders, James W Quinn, Peter W Getsinger, Richard H Deily, Mano S Koilpillai and W G Champion Mitchell.
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Shares of AGX stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Argan investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), Adobe (ADBE), Arista Networks (ANET), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and ServiceNow (NOW).

Company Calendar

Record date for 4/30 Dividend
4/22/2025
Ex-Dividend for 4/30 Dividend
4/22/2025
Dividend Payable
4/30/2025
Last Earnings
6/04/2025
Today
7/13/2025
Record date for 7/31 Dividend
7/23/2025
Ex-Dividend for 7/31 Dividend
7/23/2025
Dividend Payable
7/31/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
9/04/2025
Fiscal Year End
1/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
BLDG&CONST - MISC
Sub-Industry
Construction & Engineering
Current Symbol
NYSE:AGX
CIK
100591
Employees
1,595
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$236.00
Low Price Target
$150.00
Potential Upside/Downside
-9.1%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.33
Research Coverage
3 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$7.13
Trailing P/E Ratio
29.79
Forward P/E Ratio
N/A
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$85.46 million
Net Margins
11.00%
Pretax Margin
14.25%
Return on Equity
29.61%
Return on Assets
12.82%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
N/A
Current Ratio
1.75
Quick Ratio
1.75

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$874.18 million
Price / Sales
3.31
Cash Flow
$6.44 per share
Price / Cash Flow
32.98
Book Value
$25.92 per share
Price / Book
8.19

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
13,640,000
Free Float
12,728,000
Market Cap
$2.90 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.54

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This page (NYSE:AGX) was last updated on 7/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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