Lowest-Rated StocksLowest-RatedNYSE:AFL Aflac (AFL) Stock Price, News & Analysis $112.02 -0.12 (-0.11%) (As of 03:44 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends About Aflac Stock (NYSE:AFL) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Key Stats Today's Range$111.58▼$112.6950-Day Range$102.54▼$115.2752-Week Range$75.07▼$115.50Volume567,637 shsAverage Volume2.22 million shsMarket Capitalization$63.65 billionP/E Ratio11.85Dividend Yield1.79%Price Target$97.53Consensus RatingHold Company OverviewAflac 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… Urgent: This election is rigged (Ad)If you missed it, my emergency election broadcast is now available - but will be removed soonClick here to watch it now. Aflac Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks94th Percentile Overall ScoreAFL MarketRank™: Aflac scored higher than 94% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 73rd out of 899 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 2.00, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 9 hold ratings, and 3 sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageAflac has been the subject of 10 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 Valuation1.9 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth4.73% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Aflac are expected to grow by 4.73% in the coming year, from $6.76 to $7.08 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Aflac is 11.84, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 129.41.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Aflac is 11.84, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 50.87.Price to Earnings Growth RatioAflac has a PEG Ratio of 2.62. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioAflac has a P/B Ratio of 2.97. 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 Interest4.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted2.30% of the float of Aflac has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverAflac has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Aflac has recently decreased by 9.66%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Dividend4.2 / 5Dividend StrengthStrong Dividend YieldAflac pays a meaningful dividend of 1.74%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthAflac has been increasing its dividend for 43 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Aflac is 22.08%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Aflac will have a dividend payout ratio of 28.25% 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 Shorted2.30% of the float of Aflac has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverAflac has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Aflac has recently decreased by 9.66%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. News and Social Media2.6 / 5News Sentiment0.66 News SentimentAflac has a news sentiment score of 0.66. 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 0.53 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 12 news articles for Aflac this week, compared to 12 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 6 people have searched for AFL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -14% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows10 people have added Aflac to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 25% 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 $197,880.00 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. 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There's a more lucrative way to play the gold market as we enter a new breakout period.October 24, 2024 | DTI (Ad)Danielle Fishel’s Breast Cancer Wake-Up Call: Why Every Mom Needs to Prioritize Their HealthOctober 17, 2024 | msn.comNorm Macdonald Was Almost The Aflac DuckOctober 17, 2024 | msn.comAflac's Q3 2024 Earnings: What to ExpectOctober 17, 2024 | msn.comAflac's (NYSE:AFL) investors will be pleased with their impressive 146% return over the last five yearsOctober 16, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comWells Fargo Keeps Their Hold Rating on AFLAC (AFL)October 10, 2024 | markets.businessinsider.comSee More Headlines AFL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have AFL shares performed this year? Aflac's stock was trading at $82.50 at the beginning of the year. Since then, AFL shares have increased by 35.6% and is now trading at $111.87. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here. How were Aflac's earnings last quarter? Aflac Incorporated (NYSE:AFL) issued its earnings results on Wednesday, July, 31st. The financial services provider reported $1.83 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.60 by $0.23. Aflac's revenue for the quarter was down .7% compared to the same quarter last year. Read the conference call transcript. When did Aflac's stock split? Shares of Aflac split on the morning of Monday, March 19th 2018. The 2-1 split was announced on Tuesday, February 13th 2018. The newly created 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 approved a share repurchase program on Tuesday, November 8th 2022, 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 buyback programs are often an indication that the company's board believes its shares are 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 more. Who are Aflac's major shareholders? Top institutional shareholders of Aflac include Guinness Asset Management LTD (0.40%), Maj Invest Holding A S (0.25%), Raymond James & Associates (0.15%) and Vest Financial LLC (0.14%). Insiders that own company stock include Frederick John Crawford, Audrey B Tillman, Teresa L White, June P Howard, Masatoshi Koide, Charles D Lake II, James Todd Daniels, William P Bowers, Karole Lloyd, 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. Compare Top Brokerages Here. 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 Last Earnings7/31/2024Ex-Dividend for 9/2 Dividend8/21/2024Dividend Payable9/02/2024Today10/24/2024Next Earnings (Confirmed)10/30/2024Fiscal Year End12/31/2024Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorFinance Industry Accident & health insurance Sub-IndustryLife & Health Insurance Current SymbolNYSE:AFL CUSIP00105510 CIK4977 Webwww.aflac.com Phone(706) 323-3431Fax706-324-6330Employees12,785Year Founded1955Price Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$97.53 High Stock Price Target$124.00 Low Stock Price Target$75.00 Potential Upside/Downside-13.0%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.00 Research Coverage15 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$9.06 Trailing P/E Ratio11.87 Forward P/E Ratio16.59 P/E Growth2.62Net Income$4.66 billion Net Margins28.35% Pretax Margin32.56% Return on Equity16.22% Return on Assets3.08% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.29 Current Ratio0.10 Quick Ratio0.10 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$19.43 billion Price / Sales3.28 Cash Flow$7.86 per share Price / Cash Flow14.27 Book Value$37.62 per share Price / Book2.98Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares568,222,000Free Float554,986,000Market Cap$63.72 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.95 Social Links This page (NYSE:AFL) was last updated on 10/24/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners Is Starlink Set For The Largest IPO In History?He turned PayPal from a tiny, off-the-radar startup… to a massive $64 billion giant. 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