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 ($21.3m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 13.9m as of 2025-11-28, 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 ≈ $313.49. Options: 13 managers hold calls ($86.0m notional), 13 hold puts ($94.3m).
Trends to Q4 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 |
| Q3 2025 | 393 |
| Q4 2025 | 435 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | 70 | 70 |
| Q2 2024 | 118 | 74 |
| Q3 2024 | 136 | 113 |
| Q4 2024 | 134 | 141 |
| Q1 2025 | 161 | 140 |
| Q2 2025 | 210 | 148 |
| Q3 2025 | 232 | 176 |
| Q4 2025 | 196 | 215 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2025 | $43.1m | $55.4m | 1.28 |
| Q2 2025 | $59.9m | $63.2m | 1.06 |
| Q3 2025 | $76.1m | $95.1m | 1.25 |
| Q4 2025 | $86.0m | $94.3m | 1.10 |
Biggest buyers
| MAVERICK CAPITAL LTD | New | +438.9k |
| Kinetic Partners Management, LP | New | +117.0k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC | Added | +106.8k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC | New | +101.1k |
| KEYSTONE INVESTORS PTE LTD | New | +91.2k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +80.4k |
| FMR LLC | Added | +71.2k |
| Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. | Added | +65.5k |
| TD Asset Management Inc | Added | +62.8k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Added | +54.8k |
Biggest sellers
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC | Reduced | -206.2k |
| Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP | Sold out | -125.5k |
| Valiant Capital Management, L.P. | Reduced | -120.3k |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC | Reduced | -107.1k |
| AltraVue Capital, LLC | Reduced | -104.6k |
| Value Aligned Research Advisors, LLC | Reduced | -96.9k |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD | Reduced | -95.3k |
| Goodlander Investment Management, LLC | Sold out | -95.0k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Reduced | -80.5k |
| NEXT CENTURY GROWTH INVESTORS LLC | Sold out | -66.0k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $33.5m106.8k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $13.5m43.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $12.8m40.8k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $9.9m31.5k shares |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | New | $5.6m17.9k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $3.3m10.4k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $3.0m9.5k shares |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | Added | $1.6m5.2k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $1.2m3.7k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $846.0k2.7k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $30.6m97.7k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $22.4m71.5k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $10.9m34.9k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $9.6m30.7k shares |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | New | $7.0m22.5k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $2.8m9.0k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $2.7m8.7k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $2.4m7.7k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $1.9m6.2k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Unchanged | $1.3m4.1k 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 Q4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 7 | $16.5m | — |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 6 | $19.0m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-23 | Leimkuhler William F. Director · Self as Trustee for Elizabeth K Leimkuhler Trust | Sold | $33.8k100 shares |
| 2025-12-23 | Leimkuhler William F. Director · Self as Trustee for Emily K Leimkuhler Trust | Sold | $33.7k100 shares |
| 2025-12-10 | QUINN JAMES W Director · The Quinn Family Fund (DAF) | Sold | $328.0k1.0k shares |
| 2025-10-20 | Getsinger Peter W Director | Sold | $1.9m6.5k shares |
| 2025-10-17 | Getsinger Peter W Director | Sold | $584.0k2.0k shares |
| 2025-10-15 | Collins Charles Edwin IV CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, GEMMA | Sold | $3.1m10.0k shares |
| 2025-10-13 | Collins Charles Edwin IV CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, GEMMA | Sold | $2.9m10.0k shares |
| 2025-10-09 | Watson David Hibbert PRESIDENT AND CEO, director | Sold | $1.2m4.4k shares |
| 2025-10-09 | Watson David Hibbert PRESIDENT AND CEO, director · Held in The David and Laura Watson Foundation | Sold | $152.2k559 shares |
| 2025-10-08 | Flanders Cynthia Director | Sold | $4.1m15.0k shares |
| 2025-10-01 | Leimkuhler William F. Director | Sold | $3.2m11.8k shares |
| 2025-10-01 | Collins Charles Edwin IV CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, GEMMA | Sold | $1.4m5.0k 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, Q4 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $369.6m | Added +34.7k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 827.5k $259.3m | Added +3.1k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.14% of their portfolio | 599.1k $187.7m | Added +39.7k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 598.6k $187.6m | Reduced -43.5k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 457.3k $143.3m | Added +19.2k |
| MAVERICK CAPITAL LTD 1.48% of their portfolio | 438.9k $137.5m | New |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 400.4k $125.5m | Added +80.4k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 393.0k $123.1m | Reduced -42.8k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 312.0k $97.8m | Added +1.1k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 287.3k $90.0m | Reduced -11.3k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.31% of their portfolio | 259.9k $81.4m | Added +106.8k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 249.8k $78.3m | Added +43.9k |
| WCM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 226.2k $71.3m | Added +25.7k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.04% of their portfolio | 220.9k $69.2m | Reduced -27.8k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 196.9k $61.7m | Added +4.7k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.05% of their portfolio | 194.7k $61.0m | Added +62.8k |
| Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. 0.35% of their portfolio | 193.8k $60.7m | Added +65.5k |
| Forest Avenue Capital Management LP 3.83% of their portfolio | 185.4k $58.1m | Added +37.1k |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.08% of their portfolio | 173.0k $54.2m | Added +4.0k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 152.7k $47.9m | Added +44.8k |
| AltraVue Capital, LLC 3.69% of their portfolio | 142.9k $44.8m | Reduced -104.6k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 140.2k $43.9m | Reduced -330 |
| Valiant Capital Management, L.P. 3.54% of their portfolio | 134.3k $42.1m | Reduced -120.3k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 130.5k $40.9m | Reduced -2.1k |
| Value Aligned Research Advisors, LLC 0.83% of their portfolio | 128.9k $40.4m | Reduced -96.9k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 127.3k $39.9m | Reduced -2.9k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 120.3k $37.7m | Reduced -2.9k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 117.9k $38.4m | Reduced -63.1k |
| Kinetic Partners Management, LP 1.78% of their portfolio | 117.0k $36.7m | New |
| Ranger Investment Management, L.P. 2.51% of their portfolio | 116.9k $36.6m | Added +12.8k |
| ALKEON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 108.8k $34.1m | Reduced -11.2k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 104.6k $32.8m | Reduced -521 |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 101.1k $31.7m | New |
| EMERALD ADVISERS, LLC 0.95% of their portfolio | 98.1k $30.7m | Added +11.5k |
| KEYSTONE INVESTORS PTE LTD 2.57% of their portfolio | 91.2k $28.6m | New |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.04% of their portfolio | 90.2k $28.3m | Reduced -34.4k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 86.2k $27.0m | Added +3.2k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.03% of their portfolio | 80.1k $25.1m | Added +10.5k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 72.7k $22.8m | Added +71.2k |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.19% of their portfolio | 69.7k $21.8m | Added +37.3k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 63.4k $19.9m | Reduced -8.2k |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.15% of their portfolio | 61.5k $19.3m | Reduced -95.3k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.19% of their portfolio | 60.6k $19.0m | Reduced -25.2k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 59.7k $18.7m | Added +54.8k |
| EMERALD MUTUAL FUND ADVISERS TRUST 0.90% of their portfolio | 58.9k $18.5m | Added +6.6k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 56.8k $17.8m | Reduced -206.2k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 56.7k $17.8m | Added +9.9k |
| Mariner, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 56.6k $17.7m | Added +44.4k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 56.2k $17.6m | Added +22.7k |
| Aperture Investors, LLC 2.39% of their portfolio | 54.6k $17.1m | Reduced -45.6k |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 0.16% of their portfolio | 54.1k $16.9m | Added +11.7k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 52.8k $16.5m | Reduced -9.8k |
| THAMES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 2.36% of their portfolio | 51.8k $16.2m | Added +10.4k |
| SAPIENT CAPITAL LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 51.3k $16.2m | Reduced -1.1k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 50.5k $15.8m | Reduced -33.8k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 49.0k $15.4m | Reduced -80.5k |
| Abacus FCF Advisors LLC 1.93% of their portfolio | 47.1k $14.8m | Added +1.1k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 43.5k $13.6m | Added +14.8k |
| Legato Capital Management LLC 1.06% of their portfolio | 39.3k $12.3m | Reduced -21.3k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 38.5k $12.1m | Added +31.1k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 38.3k $12.0m | Reduced -8.0k |
| NAVELLIER & ASSOCIATES INC 1.27% of their portfolio | 36.1k $11.3m | Reduced -2.3k |
| Walleye Capital LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 35.8k $11.2m | New |
| AXIOM INVESTORS LLC /DE 0.10% of their portfolio | 35.6k $11.2m | Reduced -44.1k |
| CUSHING ASSET MANAGEMENT, LP dba NXG INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT 0.63% of their portfolio | 35.0k $11.0m | Added +4.0k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 34.9k $10.9m | Reduced -43.8k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 34.7k $10.9m | New |
| OBERWEIS ASSET MANAGEMENT INC/ 0.38% of their portfolio | 33.0k $10.3m | Reduced -27.6k |
| SIT INVESTMENT ASSOCIATES INC 0.20% of their portfolio | 32.4k $10.2m | Unchanged |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 32.0k $10.0m | Reduced -19.9k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 30.8k $9.6m | Reduced -496 |
| Duquesne Family Office LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 30.0k $9.4m | New |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 29.8k $9.4m | Reduced -441 |
| Focus Partners Wealth 0.01% of their portfolio | 29.4k $9.2m | Reduced -491 |
| ESSEX INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LLC 1.32% of their portfolio | 27.6k $8.7m | Reduced -670 |
| Hel Ved Capital Management Ltd 2.98% of their portfolio | 27.5k $8.6m | Added +10.5k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 27.2k $8.5m | Added +800 |
| BEARING POINT CAPITAL, LLC 1.32% of their portfolio | 27.0k $8.5m | Added +1.9k |
| Cardinal Capital Management 1.12% of their portfolio | 26.9k $8.4m | Reduced -138 |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 25.9k $8.1m | Added +3.7k |
| POLEN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 24.9k $7.8m | Reduced -12.6k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 24.7k $7.7m | Reduced -1.1k |
| THORNBURG INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 24.6k $7.7m | Reduced -4.6k |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 24.3k $7.6m | Reduced -33.0k |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 23.8k $7.5m | Reduced -107.1k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.8k $6.8m | Reduced -23.0k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.6k $6.8m | Added +1.9k |
| Independent Advisor Alliance 0.16% of their portfolio | 21.4k $6.7m | Reduced -3.4k |
| Man Group plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 19.9k $6.2m | Reduced -12.7k |
| Creative Planning 0.00% of their portfolio | 19.0k $5.9m | Added +1.3k |
| MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC /ADV 0.01% of their portfolio | 18.6k $5.8m | Added +17.1k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 18.2k $5.7m | Reduced -4.0k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 18.0k $5.7m | Reduced -2.9k |
| Jefferies Financial Group Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 17.8k $5.6m | New |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.01% of their portfolio | 16.8k $5.3m | Reduced -6.5k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 16.7k $5.2m | Reduced -1.7k |
| SHAKER INVESTMENTS LLC/OH 2.09% of their portfolio | 16.1k $5.0m | Reduced -2.9k |
| CREDIT AGRICOLE S A 0.01% of their portfolio | 15.6k $4.9m | Unchanged |
| GREAT LAKES ADVISORS, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 15.3k $4.8m | Reduced -1.3k |
| Aptus Capital Advisors, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 15.2k $4.8m | New |