At the time of writing, Argan, Inc [AGX] stock is trading at $138.12, up 19.86%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The AGX shares have gain 14.53% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 10.15%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Argan, Inc [NYSE: AGX] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on March 28, 2025, when Lake Street upgraded its rating to a Buy but kept the price target unchanged to $150 for it. Previously, Lake Street downgraded its rating to Hold on December 03, 2024, and elevated its price target to $150. On September 22, 2020, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Market Outperform. Lake Street upgraded its rating to a Buy but stick to its price target of $56 on March 28, 2018. Lake Street downgraded its rating to a Hold and reduced its price target to $56 on December 07, 2017. Lake Street reiterated a Buy rating for this stock on June 08, 2017, and upped its price target to $71. In a note dated December 08, 2016, Avondale downgraded an Mkt Perform rating on this stock.
For the past year, the stock price of Argan, Inc fluctuated between $48.85 and $191.46. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $85 within the next 12 months. Argan, Inc [NYSE: AGX] shares were valued at $138.12 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -38.46% based on the average AGX price forecast.
Analyzing the AGX fundamentals
According to Argan, Inc [NYSE:AGX], the company’s sales were 806.26M for trailing twelve months, which represents an 56.95% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.16% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.1%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.13%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.1%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.1, Equity is 0.27 and Total Capital is 0.25.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 131.80 points at the first support level, and at 125.48 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 147.64, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 157.16.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Argan, Inc [NYSE:AGX] has a current ratio of 1.64. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 1.64, and the Cash Ratio is 0.3. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.33, the price to book ratio is 5.70 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 28.93.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Rainer H Bosselmann, Director, that happened on Jan 22 ’25 when 25000.0 shares were purchased. Director, Leimkuhler William F. completed a deal on Jan 21 ’25 to buy 4500.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director Getsinger Peter W sold 7385.0 shares on Jan 14 ’25.
