NYSE:AGX - Argan Stock Price, Price Target & More

Argan trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "AGX."

Argan announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, June 26th. Investors of record on Tuesday, July 24th will be paid a dividend of $0.25 per share on Tuesday, July 31st. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.56%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, July 23rd. View Argan's Dividend History.

Argan, Inc. (NYSE:AGX) posted its earnings results on Monday, June, 11th. The construction company reported $0.31 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.34 by $0.03. The construction company earned $141.40 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $122.93 million. Argan had a return on equity of 16.11% and a net margin of 7.00%. The company's revenue was down 38.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.31 earnings per share. View Argan's Earnings History.

1 brokers have issued 1-year price objectives for Argan's stock. Their forecasts range from $56.00 to $56.00. On average, they anticipate Argan's share price to reach $56.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 43.2% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Ratings for Argan.

1 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Argan in the last year. There are currently 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."

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Media stories about AGX stock have trended positive recently, Accern Sentiment reports. The research group identifies positive and negative news coverage by reviewing more than twenty million news and blog sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Argan earned a media sentiment score of 0.43 on Accern's scale. They also gave press coverage about the construction company an impact score of 47.48 out of 100, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the immediate future.

Argan's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Bank of Montreal Can (0.39%) and Palo Capital Inc. (0.37%). Company insiders that own Argan stock include Brian R Sherras, Cynthia Flanders, David Hibbert Watson, Henry A Crumpton, James W Quinn, John Ronald Jr Jeffrey, Peter W Getsinger, Rainer H Bosselmann, Richard H Deily, William F Griffin Jr and William F Leimkuhler. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Argan.

AGX stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Bank of Montreal Can and Palo Capital Inc.. View Insider Buying and Selling for Argan.

Shares of AGX can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of AGX stock can currently be purchased for approximately $39.10.

Argan has a market capitalization of $630.54 million and generates $892.82 million in revenue each year. Argan employs 1,552 workers across the globe.

Argan's mailing address is ONE CHURCH STREET SUITE 201, ROCKVILLE MD, 20850. The construction company can be reached via phone at 301-315-0027.