Argan, Inc (NYSE: AGX)’s stock price has gone decline by -7.39 in comparison to its previous close of 125.56, however, the company has experienced a -7.27% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-02-09 that Argan, Inc. is a buy due to its energy-agnostic business model, robust growth, and strong balance sheet, despite high valuation risks. AGX has seen over 300% revenue growth in five years, with significant project wins and a growing backlog, driving stock performance. The company pays a growing dividend, indicating confidence in its financial health and future growth potential.
Is It Worth Investing in Argan, Inc (NYSE: AGX) Right Now?
Argan, Inc (NYSE: AGX) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.35x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for AGX is 0.46. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 rating it as “overweight,” 1 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for AGX is 12.95M and currently, short sellers hold a 4.95% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of AGX on March 07, 2025 was 413.58K shares.
AGX’s Market Performance
AGX’s stock has seen a -7.27% decrease for the week, with a -11.07% drop in the past month and a -25.53% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 8.16%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 6.91% for Argan, Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -16.03% for AGX’s stock, with a 4.32% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of AGX
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for AGX stocks, with Lake Street repeating the rating for AGX by listing it as a “Hold.” The predicted price for AGX in the upcoming period, according to Lake Street is $150 based on the research report published on December 03, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Lake Street gave a rating of “Buy” to AGX, setting the target price at $56 in the report published on March 28th of the previous year.
AGX Trading at -20.60% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought AGX to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -39.27% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 6.91%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 8.16%, as shares sank -18.68% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -16.63% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, AGX fell by -7.27%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +75.33% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $138.47. In addition, Argan, Inc saw -15.15% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at AGX starting from Rainer H Bosselmann, who proposed sale 25,000 shares at the price of $184.00 back on Jan 22 ’25. After this action, Rainer H Bosselmann now owns shares of Argan, Inc, valued at $4,600,000 using the latest closing price.
Leimkuhler William F., the Director of Argan, Inc, proposed sale 4,500 shares at $180.11 during a trade that took place back on Jan 21 ’25, which means that Leimkuhler William F. is holding shares at $810,510 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for AGX
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.08 for the present operating margin
- 0.14 for the gross margin
The net margin for Argan, Inc stands at 0.08. The total capital return value is set at 0.2. Equity return is now at value 21.55, with 9.92 for asset returns.
Based on Argan, Inc (AGX), the company’s capital structure generated 0.01 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 55.72.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 38.86 million with net debt to EBITDA at -2.5. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.74. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.12for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.05. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.64.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Argan, Inc (AGX) has seen bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
