Argan, Inc [AGX] short interest falls, dropping by 0.6 million million shares

Anna Perez

Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Argan, Inc shares valued at $67,580 were purchased by Leimkuhler William F. on Dec 23 ’25. At $337.90 per share, Leimkuhler William F. acquired 200 shares.

Also, QUINN JAMES W sold 1,000 shares, netting a total of over 328,040 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $328.04 each, the insider now holds 0 shares.

Before that, Getsinger Peter W had sold 6,493 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $1,911,474, the Director traded Argan, Inc shares for $294.39 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 6,493 shares, worth approximately $3.25 million.

As published in their initiating research note from Goldman on November 11, 2025, Argan, Inc [AGX] has been a Buy and the price target has been revised to $397. Analysts at JP Morgan upgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”an Overweight”‘ outlook in a report released in mid October. As of July 21, 2025, JP Morgan has initiated its “Neutral” rating for AGX. Earlier on March 28, 2025, 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] plunged -1.49% to $328.26. The stock’s lowest price that day was $325.83, but it reached a high of $331.67 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 10.69%. Over the course of the year, Argan, Inc shares have jumped approximately 135.60%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $399.30 on 11/20/25 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 325.50, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 322.75. In the upper region, resistance lies at 331.34. The next price resistance is at 334.43. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 49.53 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 2025-11-28 dropping by -0.16 million shares to 0.6 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-10-31 was 0.75 million shares. A decline of -26.1% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.76 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 1.76.

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In terms of Argan, Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 325 in the next 12 months, down nearly -2.47% from the previous closing price of $333.23. Analysts anticipate Argan, Inc stock to reach 369 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 315. In spite of this, 1 analysts ranked Argan, Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On December 03, 2024, Lake Street assigned a price target of “a Hold” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $150.

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