Argan (AGX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Argan, Inc. (NYSE: AGX) is a holding company that provides professional technical and management services to the power generation and renewable energy industries. Through its wholly owned subsidiaries, the company delivers engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM), commissioning and operations and maintenance (O&M) services for a broad range of energy facilities. Argan focuses on projects for utility, industrial and municipally owned clients, helping to bring efficient thermal and renewable energy plants into operation and maintain optimal performance over the asset life cycle.

The company’s principal subsidiaries include Gemma Power Systems, which specializes in turnkey construction of combined-cycle, simple-cycle, cogeneration and renewable energy plants; Atlantic Projects Company, which provides electrical balance-of-plant, control systems, instrumentation and commissioning services; and Infrastructure Solutions, which offers industrial maintenance, outage support and modification services. Together, these businesses support the development, startup and long-term reliability of power plants across fossil-fuel, solar and other emerging technologies.

Founded in 1984 and headquartered in Rockville, Maryland, Argan has completed numerous projects primarily in the United States, with select assignments in international markets. Over its history, the company has built a track record of managing complex construction schedules, adhering to rigorous safety and quality standards, and fostering collaborative relationships with equipment manufacturers, engineering firms and end-use customers.

Argan’s leadership team, headed by President and Chief Executive Officer F. John Kelly Jr., emphasizes strategic growth in the energy transition space. The company continues to leverage its engineering expertise, turnkey construction capabilities and O&M platform to address evolving client needs for cleaner and more flexible power generation solutions.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $586.25 to $616.02
• 50-Day Range: $546.72 to $796.37
• 52-Week Range: $197.00 to $805.75
• Volume: 148,963 shs
• Average Volume: 398,548 shs
• Market Capitalization: $8.47 billion
• P/E Ratio: 53.23
• Dividend Yield: 0.33%
• Price Target: $470.40
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Argan Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Argan scored higher than 58% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 139th out of 206 stocks in the construction sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Argan has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.75, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 4 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Downside Risk

Argan has a consensus price target of $470.40, representing about 22.4% downside from its current price of $606.23.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Argan has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 32.22%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Argan are expected to grow by 32.22% in the coming year, from $12.60 to $16.66 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Argan is 53.53, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 40.14.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Argan is 53.53, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Construction sector average P/E ratio of about 19.15.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Argan has a P/B Ratio of 18.19. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.98% 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 2.23, 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 41.47%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Argan has a dividend yield of 0.33%, 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 17.57%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Argan will have a dividend payout ratio of 12.00% next year. This indicates that Argan will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.38

News Sentiment

Argan has a news sentiment score of 1.38. 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 0.80 average news sentiment score of Construction companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 22 news articles for Argan this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 22 people have searched for AGX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -12% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

29 people have added Argan to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 142% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

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 $91,724,081.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

2.99% 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.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 4/30 Dividend: 4/22/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 4/30 Dividend: 4/22/2026
• Dividend Payable: 4/30/2026
• Last Earnings: 6/04/2026
• Today: 7/22/2026
• Record date for 7/31 Dividend: 7/23/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/31 Dividend: 7/23/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/31/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 9/03/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 1/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Construction
• Industry: BLDG&CONST - MISC
• Sub-Industry: Construction & Engineering
• Current Symbol: NYSE:AGX
• CIK: 100591
• Web: www.arganinc.com
• Phone: (301) 315-0027
• Fax: 301-315-0064
• Employees: 1,409
• Year Founded: 1961

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Argan: $470.40
• High Price Target: $600.00
• Low Price Target: $315.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -22.4%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.75
• Research Coverage: 8 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $11.38
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 53.41
• Forward P/E Ratio: 48.13
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $137.77 million
• Net Margins: 15.48%
• Pretax Margin: 17.71%
• Return on Equity: 36.89%
• Return on Assets: 14.64%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.53
• Quick Ratio: 1.53

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $944.61 million
• Price / Sales: 9.00
• Cash Flow: $10.14 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 59.81
• Book Value: $33.32 per share
• Price / Book: 18.20

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 14,020,000
• Free Float: 13,600,000
• Market Cap: $8.50 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.57