Lowest-Rated StocksLowest-RatedNYSE:AFL Aflac (AFL) Stock Price, News & Analysis $108.45 +0.26 (+0.24%) As of 03:35 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock About Aflac Stock (NYSE:AFL) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get Aflac alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$108.55▼$109.6550-Day Range$98.10▼$108.0752-Week Range$96.95▼$115.50Volume1.29 million shsAverage Volume2.18 million shsMarket Capitalization$58.00 billionP/E Ratio24.60Dividend Yield2.14%Price Target$109.15Consensus RatingHold Company Overview 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. The Aflac U.S. segment provides cancer, accident, short-term disability, critical illness, hospital indemnity, dental, vision, long-term care and disability, and term and whole life insurance products in the United States. It sells its products through sales associates, brokers, independent corporate agencies, individual agencies, and affiliated corporate agencies. Aflac Incorporated was founded in 1955 and is headquartered in Columbus, Georgia. Read More Aflac Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks95th Percentile Overall ScoreAFL MarketRank™: Aflac scored higher than 95% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 105th out of 926 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion2.0 / 5Analyst RatingHold Consensus RatingAflac has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.08, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 8 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageAflac has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.Read more about Aflac's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.3 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth5.09% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Aflac are expected to grow by 5.09% in the coming year, from $6.88 to $7.23 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Aflac is 24.71, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.38.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Aflac is 24.71, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.37.Price to Earnings Growth RatioAflac has a PEG Ratio of 3.03. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioAflac has a P/B Ratio of 2.14. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Aflac's valuation and earnings. Short Interest5.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted1.54% of the float of Aflac has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverAflac has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Aflac has recently decreased by 10.02%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Dividend4.2 / 5Dividend StrengthStrong Dividend YieldAflac pays a meaningful dividend of 2.17%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthAflac has been increasing its dividend for 44 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Aflac is 52.61%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Aflac will have a dividend payout ratio of 32.09% next year. This indicates that Aflac will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Aflac's dividend. Sustainability and ESG3.8 / 5Environmental Score-0.15 Percentage of Shares Shorted1.54% of the float of Aflac has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverAflac has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Aflac has recently decreased by 10.02%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. News and Social Media3.5 / 5News Sentiment1.25 News SentimentAflac has a news sentiment score of 1.25. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.86 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 28 news articles for Aflac this week, compared to 24 articles on an average week.Search Interest11 people have searched for AFL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 267% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat FollowsOnly 4 people have added Aflac to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership2.5 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Aflac insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $102,570.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 0.90% of the stock of Aflac is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions67.44% of the stock of Aflac is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Aflac's insider trading history. Receive AFL Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Aflac and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address AFL Stock News HeadlinesAflac Incorporated (NYSE:AFL) Director Joseph L. Moskowitz Sells 1,000 SharesAugust 13, 2025 | insidertrades.comAflac: Best-In-Class Life Insurer Poised To Benefit From A Steepening Yield CurveAugust 22 at 6:02 AM | seekingalpha.comElon Musk’s New TechnologyElon Musk is building something in Memphis that could eclipse even Tesla and SpaceX. At the heart of it is a new AI supercomputer—what one industry CEO calls “the most powerful in the world.” Musk says this tech will drive the next wave of American innovation. You can’t invest in the supercomputer directly—but there’s a backdoor way to access the company powering it. It’s smaller than Tesla or Nvidia, but both rely on it for future growth.August 22 at 2:00 AM | Paradigm Press (Ad)Aflac: Q2 Earnings Indicate Slowing Growth (Rating Downgrade)August 22 at 2:05 AM | seekingalpha.comAl Wilson to serve as honorary captain for Tennessee-Syracuse football gameAugust 21 at 10:36 PM | msn.comFormer All-Pro named honorary captain for Syracuse football openerAugust 21 at 10:36 PM | msn.comAflac study reveals the impact of paid leave on employers and employeesAugust 21 at 8:05 AM | prnewswire.comMorgan Stanley Raises Aflac (NYSE:AFL) Price Target to $113.00August 20 at 2:47 AM | americanbankingnews.comSee More Headlines AFL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have AFL shares performed this year? Aflac's stock was trading at $103.44 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, AFL stock has increased by 5.3% and is now trading at $108.9660. How were Aflac's earnings last quarter? Aflac Incorporated (NYSE:AFL) released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August, 5th. The financial services provider reported $1.78 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.71 by $0.07. The business's revenue was down 19.0% on a year-over-year basis. Read the conference call transcript. When did Aflac's stock split? Aflac shares split before market open on Monday, March 19th 2018.The 2-1 split was announced on Tuesday, February 13th 2018. The newly issued shares were distributed to shareholders after the market closes on Friday, March 16th 2018. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split. Is Aflac doing a stock buyback? Aflac's Board of Directors authorized a share buyback program on Tuesday, August 12th 2025, which allows the company to buy back 100,000,000 outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This allows the company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are generally a sign that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued. Does Aflac have any subsidiaries? Aflac subsidiaries include these companies: Zurich North America’s U.S., Argus Dental & Vision Inc, Continental American Insurance Company, Aflac Asset Management Japan Ltd., Aflac Asset Management LLC, Aflac Benefits Advisors, Aflac Corporate Ventures LLC, and others. Who are Aflac's major shareholders? Top institutional investors of Aflac include Vanguard Group Inc. (9.50%), State Street Corp (4.54%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.99%) and Invesco Ltd. (0.78%). Insiders that own company stock include Frederick John Crawford, Audrey B Tillman, June P Howard, Masatoshi Koide, James Todd Daniels, William P Bowers, Charles D Lake II, Barbara K Rimer, Eric M Kirsch, Albert Riggieri, Joseph L Moskowitz, Steven Kent Beaver, Thomas J Kenny, Toshihiko Fukuzawa, Arthur Reginald Collins and Virgil Raynard Miller. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Aflac? Shares of AFL stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of Aflac own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Aflac investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), Humana (HUM), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Verizon Communications (VZ) and American Water Works (AWK). Company Calendar Record date for 6/2 Dividend5/21/2025Ex-Dividend for 6/2 Dividend5/21/2025Dividend Payable6/02/2025Last Earnings8/05/2025Record date for 9/2 Dividend8/20/2025Ex-Dividend for 9/2 Dividend8/20/2025Today8/22/2025Dividend Payable9/02/2025Next Earnings (Estimated)10/29/2025Fiscal Year End12/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorFinance Industry INS - ACC & HLTH Sub-IndustryLife & Health Insurance Current SymbolNYSE:AFL CIK4977 Webwww.aflac.com Phone(706) 323-3431Fax706-324-6330Employees12,694Year Founded1955Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for Aflac$109.15 High Price Target$124.00 Low Price Target$98.00 Potential Upside/Downside+0.1%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.08 Research Coverage13 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$4.41 Trailing P/E Ratio24.71 Forward P/E Ratio15.85 P/E Growth3.03Net Income$5.44 billion Net Margins15.32% Pretax Margin20.08% Return on Equity15.08% Return on Assets3.21% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.33 Current Ratio0.11 Quick Ratio0.11 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$16.20 billion Price / Sales3.60 Cash Flow$8.95 per share Price / Cash Flow12.18 Book Value$50.86 per share Price / Book2.14Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares534,831,000Free Float530,018,000Market Cap$58.32 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.83 Social Links The Next 7 Blockbuster Stocks for Growth InvestorsWondering what the next stocks will be that hit it big, with solid fundamentals? 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