Sen. Shelley Moore Capito Sells Aflac Incorporated (NYSE:AFL) Stock

Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-West Virginia) recently sold shares of Aflac Incorporated NYSE: AFL. In a filing disclosed on February 13th, the Senator disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in Aflac stock on January 17th.

Senator Shelley Moore Capito also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of W.W. Grainger NYSE: GWW on 1/17/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Microsoft NASDAQ: MSFT on 1/17/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of BlackRock NYSE: BLK on 1/17/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. NYSE: JPM on 1/17/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Phillips 66 NYSE: PSX on 1/17/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Illinois Tool Works NYSE: ITW on 1/17/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Apple NASDAQ: AAPL on 1/17/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Chubb NYSE: CB on 1/17/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Lowe's Companies NYSE: LOW on 1/17/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Microsoft NASDAQ: MSFT on 1/3/2025.

Aflac Stock Performance

AFL stock traded down $0.62 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $103.46. The stock had a trading volume of 1,450,313 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,719,400. The stock has a market cap of $57.48 billion, a PE ratio of 10.78, a P/E/G ratio of 2.10 and a beta of 0.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a quick ratio of 0.08 and a current ratio of 0.10. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $104.18 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $107.25. Aflac Incorporated has a 52-week low of $78.38 and a 52-week high of $115.50.

Aflac (NYSE:AFL - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The financial services provider reported $1.56 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.63 by ($0.07). Aflac had a return on equity of 16.20% and a net margin of 28.76%. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Aflac Incorporated will post 6.95 EPS for the current year.

Aflac Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 3rd. Investors of record on Wednesday, February 19th will be paid a $0.58 dividend. This is a positive change from Aflac's previous quarterly dividend of $0.50. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, February 19th. This represents a $2.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.24%. Aflac's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 20.83%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP Audrey B. Tillman sold 24,744 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Friday, December 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $103.40, for a total transaction of $2,558,529.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 222,618 shares in the company, valued at approximately $23,018,701.20. The trade was a 10.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.90% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

AFL has been the topic of several analyst reports. Piper Sandler cut their price target on Aflac from $122.00 to $118.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 7th. Evercore ISI cut their price target on Aflac from $104.00 to $102.00 and set an "underperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th. Truist Financial increased their price target on Aflac from $100.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, November 1st. StockNews.com raised Aflac from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on Aflac from $103.00 to $104.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have issued a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $103.00.

Institutional Trading of Aflac

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Whipplewood Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Aflac in the fourth quarter worth $26,000. Darwin Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Aflac in the third quarter worth $34,000. BankPlus Trust Department acquired a new position in shares of Aflac in the fourth quarter worth $34,000. Curio Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of Aflac in the fourth quarter worth $36,000. Finally, Raelipskie Partnership acquired a new position in shares of Aflac in the third quarter worth $38,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 67.44% of the company's stock.

About Senator Capito

Shelley Moore Capito (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. Senate from West Virginia. She assumed office on January 3, 2015. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027. Capito (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. Senate to represent West Virginia. She won in the general election on November 3, 2020. Capito was first elected to the Senate in 2014, becoming the first female U.S. Senator in the state's history. Prior to serving in the Senate, Capito was a member of the West Virginia House of Representatives from 1997 to 2001 and a member of the United States House of Representatives from 2001 to 2015. At the start of the 116th Congress, Capito was a member of the U.S. Senate committees on Appropriations, Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Environment and Public Works, and Rules and Administration. As of a 2014 analysis of multiple outside rankings, Capito is a more moderate right of center Republican Party vote. As a result, she may break with the Republican Party line more than her fellow members. Capito earned her bachelor's degree from Duke University. After earning her M.Ed. from the University of Virginia, Capito was a college counselor and then director of an educational information center. She was the only Republican in the West Virginia congressional delegation until the 2010 elections and is the first Republican woman elected to Congress from West Virginia. Capito is a former chairwoman of the Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues, as well as a member of the Congressional Arts Caucus. After an explosion responsible for the death of 29 coal workers, Capito founded the Congressional Coal Caucus. Prior to her election to the U.S. House, Capito served in the West Virginia House of Delegates.

Aflac Company Profile

Aflac Incorporated, through its subsidiaries, provides supplemental health and life insurance products. The company operates through Aflac Japan and Aflac U.S. segments. The Aflac Japan segment offers cancer, medical, nursing care, work leave, GIFT, and whole and term life insurance products, as well as WAYS and child endowment plans under saving type insurance products in Japan.