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As of close of business last night, Argan, Inc’s stock clocked out at $146.36, down -0.52% from its previous closing price of $147.12. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.52 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.51 million shares were traded. AGX stock price reached its highest trading level at $156.36 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $145.0996.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of AGX’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 3.88 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 13.86. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.64 and its Current Ratio is at 1.64. 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 the company, Lake Street on December 03, 2024, Downgraded its rating to Hold and sets its target price to $150 from $85 previously.
Lake Street Upgraded its Hold to Buy on March 28, 2018, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $56.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Oct 30 ’24 when Griffin William F Jr sold 7,500 shares for $136.09 per share. The transaction valued at 1,020,675 led to the insider holds 11,650 shares of the business.
Griffin William F Jr bought 7,500 shares of AGX for $1,020,642 on Oct 31 ’24. On Oct 21 ’24, another insider, BOSSELMANN RAINER H, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 10,105 shares for $130.10 each. As a result, the insider received 1,314,660 and left with 219,879 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 1986851584 and an Enterprise Value of 1528031872. As of this moment, Argan,’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 30.65, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 27.36. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.07. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.44 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 6.04. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.143 whereas that against EBITDA is 32.448.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, AGX has reached a high of $165.33, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $39.74. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 8.30%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 72.02%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that AGX traded 304.54K shares on average per day over the past three months and 328890 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 13.57M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 12.98M. Insiders hold about 4.39% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 86.47% stake in the company. Shares short for AGX as of 1731628800 were 451059 with a Short Ratio of 1.48, compared to 1728950400 on 389140. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 451059 and a Short% of Float of 3.9800000000000004.
Dividends & Splits
The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.3.
