Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for AGX in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
Argan closed at $355.21 on 28 September 2026, -2.5% on the day. The price sits below both the 50-day ($487.61) and 200-day ($515.49) moving averages, inside a 52-week range of $255.60 to $805.75. The GekkoIndex reads 68, in the Accumulation zone, down 0.2 points over five sessions. Gekko Fair Value is $398.69, so the price is 10.9% below it.
The next earnings report is due on 3 December 2026, 65 days away (after close). Over the last 8 reports the company beat the earnings estimate 8 times, with an average move of 9.3% across the report. Smart-money activity over the last 90 days includes 1 Congress purchase and 0 sales. Over the last 30 days there was 1 unusual options signal. Seasonally, the next 20 trading days from this point averaged +6.4% over the last 5 years, rising in 3 of them.
7 firms rate the stock: 4 buy, 1 hold and 2 sell, with a consensus target of $573.00. A typical daily move is about 5.3%, and a typical 20-day move about 6.8%. On the swing-trade checklist, 5 items read supportive and 1 reads as a headwind (trend).
Generated Sep 29, 2026 from the data above.
Argan scores 5 supportive, 0 mixed and 1 headwind across the 6 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
5 supportive0 mixed1 headwind
Below 50 and 200-day
Close $355.21 is below the 50-day ($487.61) and 200-day ($515.49) averages, and the 50-day is below the 200-day.
See the chart68, Accumulation
Reading 68 is in the Accumulation zone.
See the GekkoIndex10.9% below
Price is 10.9% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).
See fair valueLeans bullish
Last 90 days: Congress 1 buy / 0 sales. Last 30 days: 1 unusual options signal.
See smart moneyReports in 65 days
Next report Dec 3, 2026, 65 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings+6.4% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +6.4% over 5 years, rising in 3 of them.
See seasonalityA description of current data, not a recommendation. How this page works
Argan closed at $355.21 on Sep 28, 2026, +37.6% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $255.60 to $805.75.
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Argan’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 68, in the Accumulation zone, down 0.2 points over five sessions.
Down 0.2 points over five sessions.
Reading for Sep 28, 2026
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 19 | +2.3% | +0.3% | ||
| Accumulation (current zone) | 109 | +3.5% | +6.5% | ||
| Neutral | 475 | +2.0% | +9.2% | ||
| Distribution | 66 | −0.8% | +4.5% | ||
| Selling | 3 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average AGX share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Accumulation readings averaged +2.3% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
Accumulation zone: Institutional interest building. About the five zones →
Argan trades 10.9% below Gekko Fair Value of $398.69, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Argan shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$398.69
Gekko Fair Value, Sep 29, 2026
10.9% Undervalued
No open-market insider purchases were filed for Argan, and members of Congress disclosed 1 purchase and 0 sales, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
No open-market insider purchases were filed for AGX in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
1trade disclosed: 1 purchase and 0 sales.
| Member | Amount | Disclosed |
|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Ray Cisneros House, CA, purchase | $15,001 - $50,000 | Jul 3 traded Jun 30 |
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
Argan has been buying back its own shares.
From company filings.
1signal, 100% of the flagged premium in calls.
Latest: Bullish flow on Sep 1, $659K in unusual premium.
3of the funds Gekko tracks hold AGX.
Argan reports on Dec 3, 2026, after the close (65 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 8 of its last 8 reports.
Dec 3, 2026
Expected after the close, 65 days away
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 2026 | $3.76 est $2.68 | $384.0M est $300.5M | +1.7% |
| Jun 4, 2026 | $3.24 est $2.33 | $291.0M est $256.0M | +1.2% |
| Mar 26, 2026 | $3.47 est $1.99 | $262.1M est $255.3M | +29.5% |
| Dec 4, 2025 | $2.17 est $2.05 | $251.2M est $263.8M | −10.6% |
| Sep 4, 2025 | $2.50 est $1.99 | $237.7M est $243.0M | −6.8% |
| Jun 4, 2025 | $1.60 est $1.09 | $193.7M est $193.8M | +7.6% |
| Mar 27, 2025 | $2.22 est $1.15 | $232.5M est $197.5M | +15.6% |
| Dec 5, 2024 | $2.00 est $1.26 | $257.0M est $225.6M | −1.2% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Argan is $573.00, +61.3% from the last close, from 7 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 7 firms.
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14 | Goldman Sachs | $565 | +59.1% |
| Sep 8 | Bank of America Securities | $273 | −23.1% |
| Sep 8 | Piper Sandler | $273 | −23.1% |
| Sep 4 | Freedom Capital Markets | $700 | +97.1% |
| Sep 3 | Lake Street | $600 | +68.9% |
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 29, Argan averaged +6.4% across the last 5 years, rising in 3 of them.
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | +2.1% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | +5.1% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | +6.5% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +6.4% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +18.7% | 4 of 5 |
For scale, AGX’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 6.8%.
Argan’s market cap is $4.98B, with a P/E ratio of 28.7 and revenue of $1.19B over the last twelve months.
Coverage of Argan this week reads positive: 4 positive, 2 neutral and 0 negative headlines.
Argan’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| PWRQuanta Services | Neutral | 6.5% above |
| FIXComfort Systems USA | Neutral | 5.6% above |
| FERFerrovial | Accumulation | 20.0% below |
| EMEEMCOR | Neutral | 5.7% above |
| OTISOtis Worldwide | Accumulation | 16.5% below |
| APGAPi | Neutral | 1.2% above |
A peer links to its own page where one exists.
Argan’s market cap is $4.98B at the Sep 28, 2026 close of $355.21, with 14.03M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 28.7.
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Argan is $573.00, +61.3% from the last close. Of the 7 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 4 rate it a buy, 1 a hold and 2 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
On Gekko’s estimate Argan is undervalued: the Sep 28, 2026 close of $355.21 is 10.9% below Gekko Fair Value of $398.69. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
Argan is expected to report on Dec 3, 2026, after the market closes (65 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $3.12 per share on revenue of $354.4M. Argan beat the earnings estimate in 8 of its last 8 reports, moving 9.3% on average across the report.
Argan’s 52-week high is $805.75 and its 52-week low is $255.60; it closed at $355.21 on Sep 28, 2026, +37.6% over the past year.
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 5 of the 6 items with data read as supportive (gekkoindex, fair value, smart money, earnings risk and seasonality) and 1 as a headwind (trend). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
Gekko flagged 1 unusual options signal in Argan over the last 30 days, with $659K of flagged premium in calls and $0 in puts. The latest, bullish flow, was on Sep 1, 2026 with $659K in unusual premium. The signal-by-signal table is in Gekko.
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