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 $625,325 were sold by Getsinger Peter W on Sep 17 ’25. At $239.68 per share, Getsinger Peter W sold 2,609 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 12,896 shares worth approximately $3.35 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, PETER W. GETSINGER purchased 2,609 shares, netting a total of over 625,325 in proceeds.
Before that, Collins Charles Edwin IV had sold 5,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $1,225,000, the CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, GEMMA traded Argan, Inc shares for $245.00 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 5,000 shares, worth approximately $3.77 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] rose 8.42% to $259.58. The stock’s lowest price that day was $240.62, but it reached a high of $261.995 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 11.60%. Over the course of the year, Argan, Inc shares have jumped approximately 185.76%.
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.
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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 -64.5% from the previous closing price of $239.42. 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 March 28, 2018, Lake Street assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $56.
