Analysts Think Argan May Have Peaked

Summary

• Argan AGX has shown significant growth, gaining 83% since June 11 and 57.44% since the Trend Seeker buy signal on September 6.

• The company operates in Power, Industrial, and Telecom Services, providing comprehensive engineering and construction solutions, particularly in alternative energy and communication networks.

• Barchart's technical indicators show 100% buy signals, a 213.87% gain in the last year, and strong support levels, with a recent trade at $141.65.

• Despite mixed analyst opinions, with price targets between $70 and $85, Argan's revenue and earnings are expected to grow significantly over the next five years.

Author's Note:  Argan (AGX) was last featured on 6/11 when it closed at $77.51.  Since then the stock gained 83%

The Chart of the Day belongs to the engineering and construction company Argan (AGX) . I found the stock by using Barchart's powerful screening functions to find stocks with the highest technical buy signals, highest Weighted Alpha, superior current momentum and having a Trend Seeker buy signal then used the Flipchart feature to review the charts for consistent price appreciation. Since the Trend Seeker signaled a buy on9/6 the stock gained 57.44%.

AGX Price vs Daily Moving Averages

Argan, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, maintenance, project development, and technical consulting services to the power generation market. The company operates through Power Services, Industrial Services, and Telecom Services segments. The Power Services segment offers engineering, procurement, and construction, as well as designing, building, and commissioning of large-scale energy projects to the owners of alternative energy facilities, such as biomass plants, wind farms, and solar fields; and design, construction, project management, start-up, and operation services for projects with approximately 18 gigawatts of power-generating capacity. This segment serves independent power project owners, public utilities, power plant equipment suppliers, and other commercial firms. The Industrial Services segment provides industrial construction and field services and vessel fabrication services for fertilizer, engineering and construction, forest products, and various other industrial companies in southeast region of the United States. The Telecom Services segment offers trenchless directional boring and excavation for underground communication and power networks, as well as aerial cabling services; and installs buried cable, high and low voltage electric lines, and private area outdoor lighting systems. It also provides structured cabling, terminations, and connectivity that offers the physical transport for high-speed data, voice, video, and security networks. This segment serves electricity cooperative, state and local government agencies, counties and municipalities, and technology-oriented government contracting firms, as well as federal government facilities in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States. Argan, Inc. was incorporated in 1961 and is headquartered in Rockville, Maryland. 

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Barchart Technical Indicators:

• 100% technical buy signals
• 266.81+ Weighted Alpha
• 213.87% gain in the last year
• Trend Seeker buy signal
• .49 - 60 month Beta
• Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
• 11 new highs and up 30.81% in the last month
• Relative Strength Index 75.82%
• Technical support level at $132.95
• Recently traded at $141.65 with 50 day moving average of $105.64

Fundamental Factors:

• Market Cap $1.84 billion
• P/E 43.04
• Dividend yield .93%
• Revenue expected to grow 33.70% this year and another 11.80% next year
• Earnings are estimated to increase 78.70% this year, an additional 18.50% next year and continue to increase at a compounded annual rate of 10.00% for the next 5 years

Analysts and Investor Sentiment -- I don't buy stocks because everyone else is buying but I do realize that if major firms and investors are dumping a stock it's hard to make money swimming against the tide:

• Wall Street analyst gave 2 strong buy opinions on the stock
• Analysts' price targets are between $70 and $85
• Value Line rates the stock its average rating of 3
• CFRAs MarketScope rates the stock a strong buy
• MorningStar gives the stock its below average rating of 2 with a fair value of $105 or 30% over valued
• 12,560 investors monitor the stock on Seeking Alpha

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