On June 8, Argan Inc. declined 6.26% in regular trading, trading at $657.38/share, with trading volume of $55.62 million. The pullback comes after the stock had surged sharply following the release of its first-quarter earnings on June 5.

On the news front, the company reported Q1 earnings per share of $3.24, beating the analyst consensus estimate of $2.33 by 39.06% and representing a 102.5% year-over-year increase from $1.60. Revenue rose to $291 million from $193.7 million a year earlier, exceeding expectations of $256 million by approximately 13.7%. Operating profit for the quarter reached $45.395 million, reflecting significantly improved profitability. Following the earnings release, the stock rallied as much as 15% in extended trading sessions.

Within the Construction and Engineering sector, peers including Comfort Systems USA fell 1.84%, MasTec declined 1.88%, Quanta dropped 1.24%, and Sterling Construction fell 1.20%, while Nocera, Inc. surged 29.98%.

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