Argan, Inc. (AGX) short interest & options flow
NYSEArgan, Inc. received an upgrade to Buy from Hold by Lake Street analyst Robert Brown on September 3, with a $600 price target announced. The stock closed at $410.40 on September 2, down 28% over the past month despite a 101% year-to-date gain. Brown's target implies 46% upside from current levels. The upgrade arrives as the options market has turned sharply bullish—the put/call ratio collapsed to 0.69, more than 3.5 standard deviations below its 20-day average—while short sellers have quietly rebuilt positions into the decline, with SI at 7.1% of free float. The borrow market remains frictionless, with availability above 2,500% and cost to borrow at just 0.40%.
AGX Lake Street upgrade to Buy, $600 target after month-long selloff.
Argan, Inc. received an upgrade to Buy from Hold by Lake Street analyst Robert Brown on September 3, with a $600 price target announced. The stock closed at $410.40 on September 2, down 28% over the past month despite a 101% year-to-date gain. Brown's target implies 46% upside from current levels. The upgrade arrives as the options market has turned sharply bullish—the put/call ratio collapsed to 0.69, more than 3.5 standard deviations below its 20-day average—while short sellers have quietly rebuilt positions into the decline, with SI at 7.1% of free float. The borrow market remains frictionless, with availability above 2,500% and cost to borrow at just 0.40%.
- Market cap
- $3.89B
- Next earnings
- 3 Dec 2026
Key data as of 7 Nov 2026
Latest signals on AGX
- Analyst
AGX Lake Street upgrade to Buy, $600 target after month-long selloff.
- Short Interest
AGX short interest surged 27% over one week to 6.28% of float, driven by recent insider selling that totaled $10.2M on April 28 alone.
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