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Argan, Inc. (AGX)

Industrials | Engineering & Construction | Arlington, United States | NYSE
417.74 USD -42.22 (-9.179%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 418.98 +1.24 (0.297%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:59 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★☆☆☆Long-term:★★★★★Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 5:16 a.m. EDT

Argan represents a rare combination of explosive growth and financial resilience, making it a compelling long-term hold despite the recent technical stumble. The company is generating nearly 40% returns on equity with revenue expanding at a 50% pace, backed by a balance sheet that holds significantly more cash than debt. While the stock has corrected sharply over the last two weeks, breaking below key moving averages and triggering defensive options activity, the underlying business quality remains exceptional. The current valuation premium is justified by the growth trajectory, and the recent price weakness offers a strategic entry point for investors focused on the multi-year compounding story rather than immediate noise.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.100339
AutoARIMA0.100401
AutoETS0.100401
AutoTheta0.125232

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 37%
H-stat 2.19
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.616
Excess Kurtosis -0.71
Attribute Value
Sector Industrials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-07-22
Last Dividend Date 2026-07-22
Debt to Equity Ratio 2.023
Revenue per Share 75.202
Market Cap 5,856,399,872
Trailing P/E 40.48
Forward P/E 26.13
Beta 0.61
Profit Margins 15.48%
Website https://www.arganinc.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 5:16 a.m. EDT: Implied volatility is elevated across expirations, signaling uncertainty. Call buyers are positioning for a rebound toward the 740 to 900 strike range, while significant put volume at the 600 to 640 level indicates active hedging against the recent price decline.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.08% 0.47% 1.22% 1.80%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-07-23 0.500 0.083015
2026-04-22 0.500 0.076725
2026-01-22 0.500 0.131454
2025-10-23 0.500 0.181081
2025-07-23 0.375 0.173451
2025-04-22 0.375 0.279830
2025-01-23 0.375 0.214384
2024-10-23 0.375 0.311126
2024-07-23 0.300 0.382360
2024-04-19 0.300 0.484496
2024-01-22 0.300 0.666223
2023-10-20 0.300 0.673854
2023-07-20 0.250 0.643832
2023-04-19 0.250 0.653766
2023-01-19 0.250 0.667913
2022-10-20 0.250 0.786658
2022-07-20 0.250 0.695410
2022-04-20 0.250 0.675858
2022-01-20 0.250 0.661726
2021-10-20 0.250 0.559785
2021-07-21 0.250 0.559409
2021-04-21 0.250 0.477555
2020-12-18 1.250 2.788934
2020-10-21 0.250 0.613949
2020-07-22 1.250 2.722718
2020-04-21 0.250 0.672947
2020-01-22 0.250 0.591017
2019-10-22 0.250 0.643998
2019-07-22 0.250 0.615309
2019-04-18 0.250 0.499800
2019-01-23 0.250 0.613497
2018-10-23 0.250 0.579643
2018-07-23 0.250 0.653595
2018-04-20 0.250 0.673854
2017-10-19 1.000 1.501502
2016-10-14 1.000 1.820168
2015-10-13 0.700 1.984690
2014-10-10 0.700 2.274943
2013-10-10 0.750 3.537736
2012-10-09 0.600 3.533569
2011-10-27 0.500 3.521127
Additional Data
dividendRate 2.0
dividendYield 0.48
exDividendDate 2026-07-23
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.875
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0040764413
lastDividendValue 0.5
lastDividendDate 2026-07-23
dividendDate 2026-07-31

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.86416173
Address1 4,075 Wilson Boulevard
Address2 Suite 440
All Time High 805.75
All Time Low 0.234375
Ask 420.05
Ask Size 40
Audit Risk 6
Average Analyst Rating 2.4 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 322,720
Average Daily Volume3 Month 341,480
Average Volume 341,480
Average Volume10Days 322,720
Beta 0.612
Bid 417.74
Bid Size 80
Board Risk 3
Book Value 33.773
City Arlington
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 3
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 417.74
Current Ratio 1.53
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 456.0
Day Low 417.74
Debt To Equity 2.023
Display Name Argan
Dividend Date 1,785,456,000
Dividend Rate 2.0
Dividend Yield 0.48
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,788,379,200
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,788,379,200
Earnings Growth 1.025
Earnings Quarterly Growth 1.043
Earnings Timestamp 1,788,379,200
Earnings Timestamp End 1,788,379,200
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,788,379,200
Ebitda 158,163,008
Ebitda Margins 0.1518
Enterprise To Ebitda 30.933
Enterprise To Revenue 4.696
Enterprise Value 4,892,422,144
Eps Current Year 12.09207
Eps Forward 15.99002
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 10.32
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,784,764,800
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 301 315 0064
Fifty Day Average 607.6934
Fifty Day Average Change -189.95343
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.31258103
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 86.416176
Fifty Two Week High 805.75
Fifty Two Week High Change -388.01
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.48155135
Fifty Two Week Low 197.0
Fifty Two Week Low Change 220.73999
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 1.1205076
Fifty Two Week Range 197.0 - 805.75
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 808,752,600,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 1.79
Float Shares 13,563,621
Forward Eps 15.99002
Forward P E 26.125046
Free Cashflow 416,462,240
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 1,409
Fullday Change -42.22
Fullday Change Percent -9.17906
Fullday Price 418.98
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.20743999
Gross Profits 216,128,992
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.04112
Held Percent Institutions 1.12526
Implied Shares Outstanding 14,019,247
Industry Engineering & Construction
Industry Disp Engineering & Construction
Industry Key engineering-construction
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,784,764,800
Last Dividend Value 0.5
Last Fiscal Year End 1,769,817,600
Last Split Date 1,002,585,600
Last Split Factor 1:15
Long Business Summary Argan, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, maintenance, project development, and technical consulting services to the power generation market in the United States, Republic of Ireland, and the United Kingdom. It operates through three segments: Power, Industrial, and Teledata. Its Power segment offers engineering, procurement, and construction, as well as designing, building, and commissioning of large-scale energy projects; and design, construction, project management, start-up, and operation, as well as provides technical consulting services; and turbine, boiler, and large rotating equipment. This segment serves independent power producers, public utilities, power plant equipment suppliers, and other commercial firms. The company's Industrial segment provides field services that support new plant construction and additions; maintenance turnarounds; shutdowns and emergency mobilizations for industrial plants; and fabricates, delivers, and installation of metal components, such as piping systems and pressure vessels. Its Teledata segment offers trenchless directional boring and excavation for underground communication and power networks; aerial cabling; high and low voltage electric lines; and private area outdoor lighting systems, as well as installs buried cable. It also provides structured cabling, terminations, and connectivity that offers the physical transport for high-speed data, voice, video, and security networks; and utility construction services and comprehensive technology wiring solutions. This segment serves electricity cooperative, state and federal government agencies, counties and municipalities, and technology-oriented government contracting firms, as well as customers in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States. Argan, Inc. was incorporated in 1961 and is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.
Long Name Argan, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 5,856,399,872
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_298718
Most Recent Quarter 1,777,507,200
Net Income To Common 161,287,008
Next Fiscal Year End 1,801,353,600
Non Diluted Market Cap 6,448,292,850
Number Of Analyst Opinions 5
Open 452.3
Operating Cashflow 492,808,992
Operating Margins 0.15602
Overall Risk 3
Payout Ratio 0.16479999
Phone 301 315 0027
Post Market Change 1.2400208
Post Market Change Percent 0.29684034
Post Market Price 418.98
Post Market Time 1,787,961,590
Previous Close 459.96
Price Eps Current Year 34.546608
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 12.369052
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 5.6208844
Profit Margins 0.1548
Quick Ratio 1.481
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.4
Region US
Regular Market Change -42.22
Regular Market Change Percent -9.17906
Regular Market Day High 456.0
Regular Market Day Low 417.74
Regular Market Day Range 417.74 - 456.0
Regular Market Open 452.3
Regular Market Previous Close 459.96
Regular Market Price 417.74
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,203
Regular Market Volume 409,413
Return On Assets 0.093669996
Return On Equity 0.38521
Revenue Growth 0.502
Revenue Per Share 75.202
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20204377
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Share Holder Rights Risk 4
Shares Outstanding 14,019,247
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0725
Shares Short 1,016,152
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 909,517
Short Name Argan, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.074499995
Short Ratio 3.28
Source Interval 15
State VA
Symbol AGX
Target High Price 800.0
Target Low Price 500.0
Target Mean Price 667.8
Target Median Price 700.0
Total Cash 973,555,008
Total Cash Per Share 69.444
Total Debt 9,577,000
Total Revenue 1,041,900,032
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.875
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0040764413
Trailing Eps 10.32
Trailing P E 40.478683
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 511.3862
Two Hundred Day Average Change -93.64621
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.18312229
Type Disp Equity
Volume 409,413
Website https://www.arganinc.com
Zip 22,203