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United States · SEC Form 4 · Snapshot date: 2026-10-18 · Built: 2026-10-18 · 中文

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US · SEC FORM 4

ARGAN INC

AGX · NYSE · CIK 0000100591 · Industrials · Engineering & Construction

INSIDER SIGNAL

No active buy signal

0 qualifying P purchase groups
in the current 180-day scoring window

42 Form 4 transaction lines observed in the same window
20 sales · 22 option, withholding, award, gift or other lines

Last qualifying purchase2023-10-12 · Flanders Cynthia · $69.8K

WHY NO ACTIVE SIGNAL?

Purchase activityNone
Recent buyingNone
Recent salesHigh
Buy signal statusInactive
Score anatomy

No score is calculated because there is no qualifying purchase in the active window. Unavailable inputs are not treated as zero or as a bearish signal.

ClusterNot calculated
Purchase sizeNot calculated
RoleNot calculated
RecencyNot calculated
ConvictionNot calculated

Why is there no score?

  • No qualifying open-market purchase supplies cluster, size, role, recency or conviction inputs.
  • Sales and other Form 4 activity remain visible as context and do not create a negative score.

Sales and other Form 4 activity are shown separately and do not create a negative buy signal. Absence of buying is not scored as bearish.

Insider activity timeline

Owner lanes show the latest 180 days. Symbol shape identifies the transaction type; sales remain context only.

AprMayJunJulAugSepOct
Getsinger Peter WDirector
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Jeffrey John Ronald Jr.Director
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Griffin William F JrDirector,Other
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Watson David HibbertPRESIDENT AND CEO
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Flanders CynthiaDirector
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Baugher Joshua ScottChief Financial Officer
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● Purchase▼ Sale○ Other

Showing the six most active owners; 5 additional owner(s) remain in Form 4 evidence.

Purchase breadth, concentration & cluster buying

These modules activate when qualifying purchases enter the 180-day research window.

SIGNAL HISTORY

No recorded active-signal snapshot

Scores are archived only when the company qualifies for a published US buy-signal snapshot. Last qualifying purchase: 2023-10-12 · Flanders Cynthia.

Recent Form 4 activity

0Purchases
37Sales
68Other Form 4 lines
48SEC filings · 365 days
BUYING0 qualifying P line(s) · 180 days
SELLING20 sale line(s) · context only
OTHER22 exercise / withholding / award / gift / other lines
10b5-1 / PLANNEDNot assessed

P is an open-market or private purchase. S is a sale. M, F, A and G usually describe exercises, tax withholding, awards and gifts. These categories remain visually separate.

Market context

Market context provides additional background on recent price performance and risk. It does not affect the Insider Signal.

Price performance

1M
-8.7%
3M
-52.2%
6M
-25.8%
12M
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Volatility & liquidity

Volatility
79.4%
Beta
0.57
Avg daily value
USD 134.9M

Valuation

Market cap
USD 5.4B
P/E
30.2×

Fundamentals

Profit margin
14.6%
ROE
29.8%
Industry
Engineering & Construction

Market data

Price data up to: 2026-09-29 · Price source: OpenBB/yfinance · From SEC filings: Profit margin, ROE · Fiscal year ended: 2026-01-31 · From Yahoo Finance: Market cap, P/E · Status: PASS

Short interest

Short interest is external context reported to FINRA by broker-dealers. It does not affect the Insider Signal.

Shares short
1,230,516
Previous report
1,299,081
Avg daily volume
445,585
Days to cover
2.8

FINRA settlement date: 2026-09-30 · Captured 2026-10-12 · FINRA equity short interest ↗. A share count, published about a week after each of two settlement dates a month; not a percentage of shares outstanding.

Historical equity purchases

Qualifying code P transactions in the local Form 4 history, including purchases outside the current signal window.

Transaction dateReporting ownerTypeSecuritySharesAvg. priceApprox. valueSource
2023-10-12Flanders CynthiaPurchase (P)Common Stock1,500USD 46.53USD 69,795SEC filing ↗
2023-10-05Flanders CynthiaPurchase (P)Common Stock7,000USD 26.88USD 188,160SEC filing ↗
2022-05-06Jeffrey John Ronald Jr.Purchase (P)Common Stock1,000USD 36.70USD 36,700SEC filing ↗
2022-04-22Jeffrey John Ronald Jr.Purchase (P)Common Stock1,000USD 36.97USD 36,970SEC filing ↗
2020-10-02Deily Richard HPurchase (P)Common Stock250USD 42.02USD 10,505SEC filing ↗
2020-04-17Getsinger Peter WPurchase (P)Common Stock1,000USD 35.10USD 35,100SEC filing ↗

Form 4 evidence

105 transaction lines in the latest 365-day window; 372 in local history.

DateOwnerTypeSecuritySharesAvg. priceApprox. valueSource
2026-09-22Getsinger Peter WOption exercise / conversion (M)Common Stock895USD 40.15USD 35,934SEC filing ↗
2026-07-31Jeffrey John Ronald Jr.Sale (S)Common Stock5,716USD 579.64USD 3,313,222SEC filing ↗
2026-06-30Jeffrey John Ronald Jr.Option exercise / conversion (M)Common Stock5,716USD 37.04USD 211,709SEC filing ↗
Show recent Form 4 evidence (30 grouped rows)
DateOwnerTypeSecuritySharesAvg. priceApprox. valueSource
2026-09-22Getsinger Peter WOption exercise / conversion (M)Common Stock895USD 40.15USD 35,934SEC filing ↗
2026-07-31Jeffrey John Ronald Jr.Sale (S)Common Stock5,716USD 579.64USD 3,313,222SEC filing ↗
2026-06-30Jeffrey John Ronald Jr.Option exercise / conversion (M)Common Stock5,716USD 37.04USD 211,709SEC filing ↗
2026-06-22Griffin William F JrSale (S)Common Stock20,000USD 760.43USD 15,208,600SEC filing ↗
2026-06-18Griffin William F JrSale (S)Common Stock30,000USD 725.85USD 21,775,500SEC filing ↗
2026-06-17Baugher Joshua ScottSale (S)Common Stock760USD 733.30USD 557,308SEC filing ↗
2026-06-17Baugher Joshua ScottOption exercise / conversion (M)Common Stock455USD 61.22USD 27,855SEC filing ↗
2026-06-17Sweeney KarenSale (S)Common Stock300USD 705.00USD 211,500SEC filing ↗
2026-06-17Getsinger Peter WSale (S)Common Stock2,000USD 699.00USD 1,398,000SEC filing ↗
2026-06-16Getsinger Peter WSale (S)Common Stock4,728USD 708.65USD 3,350,497SEC filing ↗
2026-06-16Watson David HibbertSale (S)Common Stock1,880USD 707.35USD 1,329,818SEC filing ↗
2026-06-16Watson David HibbertOption exercise / conversion (M)Common Stock1,880USD 71.26USD 133,970SEC filing ↗
2026-06-15Getsinger Peter WOption exercise / conversion (M)Common Stock4,728USD 35.72USD 168,884SEC filing ↗
2026-06-15Watson David HibbertSale (S)Common Stock9,993USD 651.22USD 6,507,641SEC filing ↗
2026-06-15Flanders CynthiaSale (S)Common Stock2,596USD 666.31USD 1,729,741SEC filing ↗
2026-06-12Griffin William F JrSale (S)Common Stock50,000USD 643.46USD 32,173,000SEC filing ↗
2026-06-10Sweeney KarenOption exercise / conversion (M)Common Stock533USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-06-10QUINN JAMES WOption exercise / conversion (M)Common Stock533USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-06-10Leimkuhler William F.Option exercise / conversion (M)Common Stock533USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-06-10Larroque Alexander LisaOption exercise / conversion (M)Common Stock533USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-06-10Jeffrey John Ronald Jr.Option exercise / conversion (M)Common Stock533USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-06-10Getsinger Peter WOption exercise / conversion (M)Common Stock533USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-06-10Flanders CynthiaOption exercise / conversion (M)Common Stock533USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-06-10Flanders CynthiaGift (G)Common Stock1,000USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-04-29Larroque Alexander LisaSale (S)Common Stock350USD 630.58USD 220,703SEC filing ↗
2026-04-29Getsinger Peter WSale (S)Common Stock3,000USD 628.36USD 1,885,080SEC filing ↗
2026-04-29Getsinger Peter WGift (G)Common Stock500USD 0.00USD 0SEC filing ↗
2026-04-28Leimkuhler William F.Sale (S)Common Stock5,800USD 617.75USD 3,582,950SEC filing ↗
2026-04-27Jeffrey John Ronald Jr.Sale (S)Common Stock2,698USD 664.84USD 1,793,738SEC filing ↗
2026-04-21Jeffrey John Ronald Jr.Sale (S)Common Stock3,636USD 615.40USD 2,237,594SEC filing ↗

Multiple price lines in one filing are grouped and share-weighted. Price and value are blank when a grouped filing line lacks price evidence.

Snapshot & identity

Snapshot date2026-10-18
Ranking versionUS-v1.2
Data qualityPASS ELIGIBLE · —
TickerAGX
CIK0000100591
SectorIndustrials
IndustryEngineering & Construction Yahoo Finance
SEC SIC1700 Construction - Special Trade Contractors
ExchangeNYSE

Data coverage

Local Form 4 history372 transaction lines from 2020-04-17 to 2026-09-22
6 P purchase lines · 130 S sale lines · 236 other lines
SEC company submissionsOpen SEC filings ↗

Local ledger as of 2026-10-18. Mapping status is an audit field and does not erase SEC filing evidence.