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After finishing at $220.48 in the prior trading day, Argan, Inc (NYSE: AGX) closed at $203.78, down -7.57%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$7.57 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.54 million shares were traded. AGX stock price reached its highest trading level at $217.4821 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $200.0.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of AGX by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 5.09 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 15.57. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.74 and its Current Ratio is at 1.75. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.01 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.00.
On December 03, 2024, Lake Street Downgraded its rating to Hold which previously was Buy and also upped its target price recommendation from $85 to $150.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jun 26 ’25 when Getsinger Peter W sold 3,456 shares for $212.01 per share. The transaction valued at 732,707 led to the insider holds 14,895 shares of the business.
Leimkuhler William F. sold 7,604 shares of AGX for $1,688,316 on Jun 30 ’25. The Director now owns 50,636 shares after completing the transaction at $222.03 per share. On Jun 27 ’25, another insider, Leimkuhler William F., who serves as the Director of the company, sold 4,051 shares for $221.25 each. As a result, the insider received 896,284 and left with 58,240 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, AGX now has a Market Capitalization of 2779722240 and an Enterprise Value of 2463747328. As of this moment, Argan,’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 28.60, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 25.89. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.68. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.05 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 7.64. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.707 whereas that against EBITDA is 22.76.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AGX is 0.54, which has changed by 1.8290989 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.11937654 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, AGX has reached a high of $246.60, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $63.53. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 6.28%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 36.89%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 445.08K shares per day over the past 3-months and 469310 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 13.64M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 12.99M. Insiders hold about 4.77% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 85.09% stake in the company. Shares short for AGX as of 1749772800 were 683740 with a Short Ratio of 1.54, compared to 1747267200 on 635433. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 683740 and a Short% of Float of 5.239999699999999.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, AGX’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.425, compared to 1.43 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.006463171The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.11. The current Payout Ratio is 21.97% for AGX, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-04-22 with an ex-dividend date of 1753228800. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2001-10-09 when the company split stock in a 1:15 ratio.
