The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Argan, Inc shares valued at $732,707 were sold by Getsinger Peter W on Jun 26 ’25. At $212.01 per share, Getsinger Peter W sold 3,456 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 14,895 shares worth approximately $3.14 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Leimkuhler William F. sold 7,604 shares, netting a total of over 1,688,316 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $222.03 each, the insider now holds 50,636 shares.
Before that, Leimkuhler William F. had sold 4,051 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $896,284, the Director traded Argan, Inc shares for $221.25 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 4,051 shares, worth approximately $12.29 million.
As published in a research note from Lake Street on March 28, 2025, Argan, Inc [AGX] has been rated up from a Hold to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $150. Analysts at Lake Street downgraded the stock from ‘”a Buy”‘ to ‘”a Hold”‘ outlook in a report released in early December. As of September 22, 2020, CJS Securities has increased its “Market perform” rating to a “Market outperform” for AGX. Earlier on March 28, 2018, Lake Street upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Buy” for AGX stock which previously was a “a Hold”.
Analyzing AGX Stock Performance
On last trading session, Argan, Inc [NYSE: AGX] rose 2.40% to $211.09. The stock’s lowest price that day was $206.56, but it reached a high of $213.61 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -2.13%. Over the course of the year, Argan, Inc shares have jumped approximately 195.31%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $246.60 on 06/06/25 and a 52-week low of $101.02 on 03/10/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Argan, Inc (AGX)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 207.23, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 203.37. In the upper region, resistance lies at 214.28. The next price resistance is at 217.47. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 52.09 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Argan, Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Argan, Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-06-13 jumping by 48307.0 shares to 0.68 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-05-15 was 0.64 million shares. A jump of 7.07% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.38 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 1.38.
Which companies own the most shares of Argan, Inc (AGX)?
In terms of Argan, Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 85 in the next 12 months, down nearly -58.77% from the previous closing price of $206.15. Analysts anticipate Argan, Inc stock to reach 85 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 85. In spite of this, 1 analysts ranked Argan, Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On December 07, 2017, Lake Street assigned a price target of “a Hold” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $56.
