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The price of Argan, Inc (NYSE: AGX) closed at $244.98 in the last session, up 1.86% from day before closing price of $240.5. In other words, the price has increased by $1.86 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.6 million shares were traded. AGX stock price reached its highest trading level at $253.79 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $240.1.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at AGX’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 6.12 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 18.72. 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.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, JP Morgan on July 21, 2025, initiated with a Neutral rating and assigned the stock a target price of $220.
On March 28, 2025, Lake Street Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Hold but kept the price unchanged to $150.
Lake Street Downgraded its Buy to Hold on December 03, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $85 to $150.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jul 31 ’25 when Deily Richard H sold 1,604 shares for $242.77 per share. The transaction valued at 389,403 led to the insider holds 7,802 shares of the business.
Jeffrey John Ronald Jr. sold 2,621 shares of AGX for $617,586 on Jul 29 ’25. The Director now owns 9,254 shares after completing the transaction at $235.63 per share. On Jul 31 ’25, another insider, Richard H Deily, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 1,604 shares for $240.00 each.
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 3341723136 and an Enterprise Value of 2797947392. As of this moment, Argan,’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 34.39, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 29.37. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.01. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.67 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 9.18. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.074 whereas that against EBITDA is 25.847.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AGX is 0.59, which has changed by 2.534045 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.18569505 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 14.01%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 51.89%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, AGX traded on average about 446.82K shares per day over the past 3-months and 485210 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 13.64M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 13.01M. Insiders hold about 4.63% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 85.48% stake in the company. Shares short for AGX as of 1752537600 were 764092 with a Short Ratio of 1.71, compared to 1749772800 on 683740. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 764092 and a Short% of Float of 5.86.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for AGX is 1.50, which was 1.425 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0059251557The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.08. The current Payout Ratio is 21.97% for AGX, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-07-23 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-07-23. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2001-10-09 when the company split stock in a 1:15 ratio.
