Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Argan, Inc shares valued at $264,540 were sold by Getsinger Peter W on Sep 19 ’25. At $264.54 per share, Getsinger Peter W sold 1,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 11,896 shares worth approximately $3.07 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Sweeney Karen sold 390 shares, netting a total of over 103,058 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $264.25 each, the insider now holds 1,315 shares.
Before that, QUINN JAMES W had sold 11,897 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $3,101,905, the Director traded Argan, Inc shares for $260.73 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 11,897 shares, worth approximately $1.2 million.
As published in their initiating research note from JP Morgan on July 21, 2025, Argan, Inc [AGX] has been a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $220. Analysts at Lake Street upgraded the stock from ‘”a Hold”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in late March. As of December 03, 2024, Lake Street has decreased its “Buy” rating to a “Hold” for AGX. Earlier on September 22, 2020, CJS Securities upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Market outperform” for AGX stock which previously was a “a Market perform”.
Analyzing AGX Stock Performance
On last trading session, Argan, Inc [NYSE: AGX] plunged -0.92% to $258.17. The stock’s lowest price that day was $240.2358, but it reached a high of $260.58 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -0.54%. Over the course of the year, Argan, Inc shares have jumped approximately 168.23%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $270.11 on 09/23/25 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 245.41, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 232.65. In the upper region, resistance lies at 265.75. The next price resistance is at 273.34. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 60.71 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Argan, Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Argan, Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-08-29 dropping by 27073.0 shares to 0.74 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-31 was 0.77 million shares. A decline of -3.65% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.14 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 2.14.
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 251 in the next 12 months, down nearly -3.67% from the previous closing price of $260.56. Analysts anticipate Argan, Inc stock to reach 251 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 251. In spite of this, 1 analysts ranked Argan, Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On March 28, 2018, Lake Street assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $56.
