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ARGAN INC AGX
ARGAN INC (AGX) earns a Piotroski F-score of 5/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It pays a dividend yielding 0.23% (safety: safe). FY2026 revenue was $944.6M at a 14.6% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Beneish M-score: -4.03 — low (below −2.22 — no manipulation red flag) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-05 | Lake Street | Hold (main) |
| 2026-03-27 | Goldman Sachs | Buy (main) |
| 2026-03-27 | Lake Street | Hold (main) |
| 2026-03-27 | JP Morgan | Overweight (up) |
| 2026-03-10 | Freedom Broker | Hold (init) |
| 2025-12-05 | Lake Street | Hold (down) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Forward estimates · earnings calendar →
Consensus analyst estimates and scheduled dates — forward-looking, may change.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Construction · percentile among 69 companies
Percentile vs other Construction companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 5/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.355 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.342 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.114 |
| Equity / liabilities | 0.638 |
Sector peers · similar-size Construction companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGX | ARGAN INC | 5/9 | 4.88 | 77.9 | +8.1% |
| MTRX | MATRIX SERVICE CO | 3/9 | -0.22 | — | +5.6% |
| LMB | Limbach Holdings, Inc. | 5/9 | 3.87 | 24.8 | +24.7% |
| BBCP | Concrete Pumping Holdings, Inc. | 5/9 | 0.93 | 91.6 | -7.7% |
| SPWR | SunPower Inc. | 5/9 | -8.35 | — | +175.9% |
| AMRC | Ameresco, Inc. | 6/9 | 1.69 | 25 | +28.8% |
| SMXT | SolarMax Technology, Inc. | 5/9 | -5.98 | — | +295.8% |
About ARGAN INC
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.
FAQ
Is AGX financially healthy?
ARGAN INC's Piotroski F-score is 5/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does AGX pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. ARGAN INC pays a dividend yielding about 0.23% with a 17.6% payout ratio, rated “safe” for safety.
How profitable is AGX?
In FY2026, ARGAN INC had a net margin of 14.6% and a return on equity of 29.8%.
Is AGX overvalued or undervalued?
ARGAN INC trades at about 58.7× trailing earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 8.8×–46.3×, median 16.7×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for AGX?
The average Wall-Street price target for ARGAN INC is $679.80, about 18.8% above the recent price, from 5 analysts (consensus: buy).
Is AGX a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on ARGAN INC: a Piotroski F-score of 5/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a P/E of about 77.9×, a dividend yield of 0.23%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2026-01-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.