ARGAN INC AGX
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 04010E109 · ISIN US04010E1091
Construction and engineering holding company
- SectorIndustrials
- IndustryConstruction - Special Trade Contractors
- HeadquartersArlington, VA
- Websitearganinc.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($18.0m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 13.6m as of 2025-05-30, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $220.41. Options: 12 managers hold calls ($59.9m notional), 14 hold puts ($63.2m).
Trends to Q2 2025
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 118 |
| Q4 2022 | 119 |
| Q1 2023 | 125 |
| Q2 2023 | 129 |
| Q3 2023 | 141 |
| Q4 2023 | 150 |
| Q1 2024 | 159 |
| Q2 2024 | 207 |
| Q3 2024 | 245 |
| Q4 2024 | 278 |
| Q1 2025 | 295 |
| Q2 2025 | 356 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | 57 | 68 |
| Q4 2023 | 77 | 59 |
| Q1 2024 | 70 | 70 |
| Q2 2024 | 118 | 74 |
| Q3 2024 | 136 | 113 |
| Q4 2024 | 134 | 141 |
| Q1 2025 | 161 | 140 |
| Q2 2025 | 210 | 148 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | $7.3m | $2.9m | 0.40 |
| Q4 2024 | $22.5m | $23.4m | 1.04 |
| Q1 2025 | $43.1m | $55.4m | 1.28 |
| Q2 2025 | $59.9m | $63.2m | 1.06 |
Biggest buyers
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Added | +327.1k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Added | +259.7k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC | Added | +246.3k |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD | Added | +173.5k |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC | New | +160.8k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Added | +159.1k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +145.5k |
| Value Aligned Research Advisors, LLC | New | +110.6k |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +82.6k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Added | +75.9k |
Biggest sellers
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -331.2k |
| River Road Asset Management, LLC | Sold out | -306.8k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Reduced | -141.9k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -104.5k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -88.9k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Reduced | -67.2k |
| Hood River Capital Management LLC | Sold out | -58.6k |
| AltraVue Capital, LLC | Reduced | -57.4k |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | Reduced | -55.1k |
| Trexquant Investment LP | Reduced | -53.6k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $22.9m103.8k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $9.5m43.1k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $6.3m28.4k shares |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Reduced | $4.0m18.2k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $3.8m17.4k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $3.5m15.9k shares |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | Reduced | $3.2m14.4k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $2.2m9.8k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $1.7m7.6k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $1.5m7.0k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $21.5m97.5k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $11.2m50.6k shares |
| AYAL Capital Advisors Ltd | New | $5.5m25.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $4.4m20.0k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $4.3m19.4k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $4.1m18.5k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $3.2m14.5k shares |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Reduced | $2.5m11.5k shares |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK | New | $2.1m9.4k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $1.4m6.4k shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution +6.8 pts · filed 2026-04-07 | 14.3% |
| FIRST TRUST PORTFOLIOS LP 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-27 | 5.9% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-07-31 | 5.7% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q2 2025
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2023 | 1 | $258.0k | 1 | $322.0k | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $4.4m | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 5 | $6.2m | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 7 | $14.0m | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 4 | $6.0m | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 2 | $1.6m | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 9 | $30.7m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | Leimkuhler William F. Director | Sold | $1.7m7.6k shares |
| 2025-06-27 | Leimkuhler William F. Director | Sold | $896.3k4.1k shares |
| 2025-06-26 | Getsinger Peter W Director | Sold | $732.7k3.5k shares |
| 2025-06-12 | Flanders Cynthia Director | Sold | $3.3m15.0k shares |
| 2025-06-11 | Watson David Hibbert PRESIDENT AND CEO, director | Sold | $3.8m18.0k shares |
| 2025-06-11 | BOSSELMANN RAINER H Director | Sold | $3.0m13.7k shares |
| 2025-06-11 | Leimkuhler William F. Director | Sold | $1.8m8.3k shares |
| 2025-06-10 | QUINN JAMES W Director | Sold | $8.3m40.0k shares |
| 2025-06-09 | Jeffrey John Ronald Jr. Director | Sold | $1.2m5.5k shares |
| 2025-06-09 | Watson David Hibbert PRESIDENT AND CEO, director | Sold | $467.9k2.0k shares |
| 2025-06-09 | Collins Charles Edwin IV CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, GEMMA | Sold | $305.2k1.3k shares |
| 2025-04-30 | Deily Richard H Compliance Officer, Former CFO | Sold | $238.4k1.6k shares |
| 2025-04-16 | Getsinger Peter W Director | Sold | $725.1k5.0k shares |
| 2025-04-14 | Getsinger Peter W Director | Sold | $344.6k2.3k shares |
| 2025-04-02 | Flanders Cynthia Director | Sold | $546.9k4.1k shares |
| 2025-04-01 | BOSSELMANN RAINER H Director | Sold | $3.2m25.0k shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q2 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1m $244.9m | Reduced -35.7k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 859.0k $189.4m | Reduced -67.2k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 616.3k $135.9m | Reduced -31.0k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 492.7k $108.6m | Reduced -24.6k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 431.7k $95.2m | Reduced -104.5k |
| Valiant Capital Management, L.P. 6.62% of their portfolio | 389.6k $85.9m | Reduced -31.5k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.26% of their portfolio | 361.1k $79.6m | Added +246.3k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 329.4k $72.6m | Added +327.1k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 324.4k $71.5m | Added +5.6k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 314.5k $69.3m | Added +11.8k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.05% of their portfolio | 297.0k $65.5m | Added +259.7k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.13% of their portfolio | 253.4k $55.9m | Added +159.1k |
| AltraVue Capital, LLC 4.70% of their portfolio | 242.5k $53.5m | Reduced -57.4k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 229.9k $50.7m | Added +145.5k |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.35% of their portfolio | 188.7k $41.6m | Added +173.5k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 174.5k $38.5m | Added +3.8k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.05% of their portfolio | 169.8k $37.4m | Added +75.9k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 167.9k $37.0m | Added +30.7k |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.07% of their portfolio | 167.7k $37.0m | Reduced -1.3k |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 160.8k $35.5m | New |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 156.8k $34.6m | Added +25.0k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 139.6k $30.8m | Added +703 |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 133.2k $29.4m | Added +82.6k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 130.5k $28.8m | Added +8.6k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 130.1k $28.7m | Reduced -205 |
| Goodlander Investment Management, LLC 10.86% of their portfolio | 120.0k $26.5m | Reduced -20.0k |
| Value Aligned Research Advisors, LLC 1.09% of their portfolio | 110.6k $24.4m | New |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 100.1k $22.1m | Added +1.1k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 96.0k $21.2m | Added +20.3k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 93.2k $20.5m | Reduced -331.2k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 85.4k $18.8m | Reduced -1.9k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 75.7k $16.7m | Reduced -22.5k |
| Aventail Capital Group, LP 0.74% of their portfolio | 75.0k $16.5m | Unchanged |
| WCM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 74.4k $16.3m | Added +5.0k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.04% of their portfolio | 72.7k $16.0m | Reduced -141.9k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 70.8k $15.6m | Reduced -5.1k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.16% of their portfolio | 69.7k $15.4m | Added +20.9k |
| OBERWEIS ASSET MANAGEMENT INC/ 0.63% of their portfolio | 65.8k $14.5m | Added +1 |
| Man Group plc 0.03% of their portfolio | 64.1k $14.1m | Added +33.9k |
| NEXT CENTURY GROWTH INVESTORS LLC 1.06% of their portfolio | 62.5k $13.8m | Added +11.4k |
| Legato Capital Management LLC 1.59% of their portfolio | 60.6k $13.4m | Reduced -16.7k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 60.2k $13.3m | Added +49.0k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 58.8k $13.0m | Added +12.7k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 58.0k $11.8m | Reduced -10.6k |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 57.1k $12.6m | New |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 54.6k $12.0m | Reduced -30.4k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.02% of their portfolio | 51.9k $11.4m | Reduced -12.6k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 51.2k $11.3m | Added +48.4k |
| SAPIENT CAPITAL LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 49.2k $10.8m | Reduced -2.3k |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.12% of their portfolio | 47.6k $10.5m | Reduced -53.6k |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 0.11% of their portfolio | 46.5k $10.2m | Added +13.1k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 46.3k $10.2m | Added +10.7k |
| FORTE CAPITAL LLC /ADV 1.09% of their portfolio | 46.0k $10.1m | Added +323 |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 45.6k $10.0m | Reduced -40.6k |
| POLEN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 44.8k $9.9m | New |
| Abacus FCF Advisors LLC 1.38% of their portfolio | 44.7k $9.9m | Added +11.4k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 42.9k $9.4m | Added +36.2k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 42.8k $9.4m | Added +14.1k |
| AXIOM INVESTORS LLC /DE 0.07% of their portfolio | 41.3k $9.1m | New |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 40.9k $9.0m | Added +8.4k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 40.2k $8.9m | Reduced -30.0k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 39.2k $8.6m | Added +21.6k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 36.5k $8.0m | Added +236 |
| BANTAMAC CAPITAL, LLC 2.85% of their portfolio | 36.1k $8.0m | Reduced -13.9k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 33.5k $7.4m | Reduced -27.1k |
| Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. 0.27% of their portfolio | 33.0k $7.3m | Added +5.3k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.05% of their portfolio | 31.5k $7.0m | Added +13.7k |
| Cardinal Capital Management 0.99% of their portfolio | 30.5k $6.7m | Reduced -576 |
| THORNBURG INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 30.3k $6.7m | Unchanged |
| Focus Partners Wealth 0.01% of their portfolio | 29.2k $6.4m | Reduced -790 |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 29.0k $6.4m | Reduced -632 |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 28.9k $6.4m | Reduced -88.9k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 27.3k $6.0m | Reduced -8.8k |
| ESSEX INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LLC 1.10% of their portfolio | 27.3k $6.0m | Reduced -8.9k |
| NAVELLIER & ASSOCIATES INC 0.72% of their portfolio | 26.4k $5.8m | Added +6.6k |
| SIT INVESTMENT ASSOCIATES INC 0.12% of their portfolio | 26.1k $5.8m | Reduced -3.2k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 25.9k $5.7m | Reduced -400 |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 25.5k $5.6m | Reduced -14.6k |
| BEARING POINT CAPITAL, LLC 1.00% of their portfolio | 24.7k $5.4m | New |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 24.5k $5.4m | Reduced -29.3k |
| Independent Advisor Alliance 0.16% of their portfolio | 24.4k $5.4m | Added +993 |
| Global IMC LLC 1.39% of their portfolio | 24.3k $5.4m | New |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 23.9k $5.3m | Reduced -19.5k |
| Calamos Advisors LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 23.4k $5.2m | Added +6.7k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 23.0k $5.1m | Reduced -2.8k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 23.0k $5.1m | Reduced -53.1k |
| Nebula Research & Development LLC 0.42% of their portfolio | 22.5k $5.0m | Added +9.2k |
| D.A. DAVIDSON & CO. 0.03% of their portfolio | 21.9k $4.8m | Reduced -1.7k |
| Informed Momentum Co LLC 0.71% of their portfolio | 21.4k $4.7m | New |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.0k $4.6m | Added +1.1k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 19.4k $4.3m | Added +10.5k |
| SHAKER INVESTMENTS LLC/OH 1.71% of their portfolio | 19.0k $4.2m | Reduced -6.3k |
| AXA S.A. 0.01% of their portfolio | 18.8k $4.1m | New |
| TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 18.6k $4.1m | Added +13.1k |
| GREAT LAKES ADVISORS, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 18.5k $4.1m | Reduced -93 |
| CastleKnight Management LP 0.26% of their portfolio | 17.9k $3.9m | Reduced -20.3k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 17.6k $3.9m | Reduced -2.3k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 16.7k $3.7m | Reduced -8.8k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 16.7k $3.7m | Reduced -3.6k |
| Creative Planning 0.00% of their portfolio | 16.3k $3.6m | Added +1.8k |