After Hours
There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours.
Stocks Info
This NYSE-listed company operates within the Engineering & Construction industry segment, falling under the Industrials sector. The current market capitalization of Argan, Inc. is $1.75B. A total of 0.71 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 225.88K shares.
In the most recent transaction, Flanders Cynthia sold 5,000 shares of AGX for 96.39 per share on Sep 25 ’24. After the transaction, the Director now owns 17,332 company shares. In a previous transaction on Sep 23 ’24, Leimkuhler William F. sold 10,000 shares at 96.20 per share. AGX shares that Director owns now total 35,852.
Among the insiders who bought shares, Leimkuhler William F. acquired of 10,000 shares on Sep 23 ’24 at a per-share price of $90.67. In another insider transaction, Griffin William F Jr sold 20,000 shares at $90.00 per share on Sep 17 ’24. Company shares held by the GEMMA, NON-EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN now total 137,604.
Dividend
The income generated by dividends is an indication that a company is improving its financial position, which is why investors prefer companies paying dividends. Argan, Inc. pays an annual dividend of $1.20, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.93%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 40.63. AGX’s most recent ex-dividend date was 10/23/2024 when it declared a $0.3750 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 10/31/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 7/31/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 7/23/2024. The AGX stock dividend was $0.30 per share in cash.
Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, AGX has a high of $122.69 and a low of $39.74.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its prospects. AGX’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $440.50M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2022. There were $1.37M in debt and $223.03M in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $22.82, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $325.60M.
Analysts Opinion
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for AGX is Buy with a score of 5.00.
