After Hours
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.
Stocks Info
Argan, Inc is listed on the NYSE as a member of the Industrials sector and is a part of the Engineering & Construction industry. The current market capitalization of Argan, Inc is $2.38B. A total of 0.51 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 333.41K shares.
In the most recent transaction, Getsinger Peter W sold 7,385 shares of AGX for 165.29 per share on Jan 14 ’25. After the transaction, the Director now owns 11,792 company shares. In a previous transaction on Jan 10 ’25, Getsinger Peter W sold 800 shares at 155.24 per share. AGX shares that Director owns now total 19,177.
Among the insiders who bought shares, PETER W. GETSINGER acquired of 7,385 shares on Jan 14 ’25 at a per-share price of $165.30. In another insider transaction, Deily Richard H sold 2,000 shares at $150.00 per share on Jan 08 ’25. Company shares held by the Compliance Officer, Former CFO now total 9,367.
Dividend
It is more appealing for investors to invest in companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook for the company. Argan, Inc pays an annual dividend of $1.27, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.73%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 36.76. AGX’s most recent ex-dividend date was 1% when it declared a $0.3750 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 1/23/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 10/23/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 1.58%. The AGX stock dividend was $0.3750 per share in cash.
Though price targets are rarely accurate, they can exert some influence from time to time and were often accepted as valuable by the market. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, AGX has a high of $176.85 and a low of $43.44.
As of this writing, AGX has an earnings estimate of $1.14 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 2.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.2 per share and a lower estimate of $1.09.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
A balance sheet is a report that shows the company’s assets and liabilities. In addition, it shows how much equity investors have invested in the company. Investors can determine the company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. 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 $24.22, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $325.60M.
Analysts Opinion
It may be riskier to trade before market opening and after market closing than during regular market hours. Since issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities due to lower liquidity and higher volatility. 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 4.00.
