Aflac (AFL) Competitors $109.56 -0.09 (-0.08%) Closing price 03/25/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$108.34 -1.22 (-1.11%) As of 03/25/2025 06:33 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock AFL vs. MET, PRU, UNM, PRI, LNC, CNO, CIA, PFG, WFC, and HSBCShould you be buying Aflac stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Aflac include MetLife (MET), Prudential Financial (PRU), Unum Group (UNM), Primerica (PRI), Lincoln National (LNC), CNO Financial Group (CNO), Citizens (CIA), Principal Financial Group (PFG), Wells Fargo & Company (WFC), and HSBC (HSBC). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Aflac vs. MetLife Prudential Financial Unum Group Primerica Lincoln National CNO Financial Group Citizens Principal Financial Group Wells Fargo & Company HSBC Aflac (NYSE:AFL) and MetLife (NYSE:MET) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations and media sentiment. Is AFL or MET more profitable? Aflac has a net margin of 28.76% compared to MetLife's net margin of 6.19%. MetLife's return on equity of 20.42% beat Aflac's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Aflac28.76% 16.20% 3.32% MetLife 6.19%20.42%0.86% Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AFL or MET? MetLife received 379 more outperform votes than Aflac when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.84% of users gave MetLife an outperform vote while only 55.95% of users gave Aflac an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAflacOutperform Votes57855.95% Underperform Votes45544.05% MetLifeOutperform Votes95773.84% Underperform Votes33926.16% Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in AFL or MET? 67.4% of Aflac shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.0% of MetLife shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Aflac shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of MetLife shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has better earnings & valuation, AFL or MET? Aflac has higher earnings, but lower revenue than MetLife. Aflac is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MetLife, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAflac$19.13B3.13$5.44B$9.6011.41MetLife$69.90B0.82$4.43B$5.9714.02 Does the media prefer AFL or MET? In the previous week, MetLife had 12 more articles in the media than Aflac. MarketBeat recorded 41 mentions for MetLife and 29 mentions for Aflac. Aflac's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat MetLife's score of 1.13 indicating that Aflac is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Aflac 23 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive MetLife 28 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer AFL or MET? Aflac currently has a consensus target price of $103.36, suggesting a potential downside of 5.66%. MetLife has a consensus target price of $94.58, suggesting a potential upside of 13.00%. Given MetLife's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe MetLife is more favorable than Aflac.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Aflac 2 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00MetLife 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.92 Is AFL or MET a better dividend stock? Aflac pays an annual dividend of $2.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. MetLife pays an annual dividend of $2.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Aflac pays out 24.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. MetLife pays out 36.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Aflac has increased its dividend for 44 consecutive years and MetLife has increased its dividend for 11 consecutive years. Which has more risk & volatility, AFL or MET? Aflac has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MetLife has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryMetLife beats Aflac on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Aflac News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AFL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart AFL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAflacAccident & health insurance IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$59.88B$24.53B$11.48B$19.75BDividend Yield2.13%2.33%5.57%3.75%P/E Ratio11.418.8622.8734.05Price / Sales3.131.6125.7228.57Price / Cash13.129.0517.6117.54Price / Book2.331.802.804.63Net Income$5.44B$2.30B$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance0.98%1.34%1.17%0.14%1 Month Performance3.62%2.81%496.64%-1.17%1 Year Performance28.97%28.66%540.12%7.30% Aflac Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AFLAflac4.4954 of 5 stars$109.56-0.1%$103.36-5.7%+29.2%$59.88B$19.13B11.4112,400Positive NewsMETMetLife4.9868 of 5 stars$82.35+2.4%$94.58+14.9%+14.5%$56.04B$69.90B13.7845,000Positive NewsPRUPrudential Financial4.9378 of 5 stars$110.76+2.1%$126.15+13.9%-1.2%$39.62B$70.65B14.8139,900Positive NewsUNMUnum Group4.7625 of 5 stars$81.76+3.7%$86.62+5.9%+56.3%$14.45B$12.79B8.6310,900Positive NewsPRIPrimerica4.0359 of 5 stars$291.51+2.1%$309.86+6.3%+16.1%$9.69B$3.09B21.203,450LNCLincoln National4.8952 of 5 stars$37.28+3.3%$37.40+0.3%+26.1%$6.35B$17.99B2.0310,800News CoveragePositive NewsCNOCNO Financial Group4.4683 of 5 stars$41.30+3.1%$40.50-1.9%+57.3%$4.16B$4.45B11.033,500Positive NewsCIACitizens0.6765 of 5 stars$5.02+7.5%N/A+146.9%$251.03M$248.38M11.70220PFGPrincipal Financial Group3.9937 of 5 stars$84.03+1.5%$85.92+2.3%+1.4%$18.93B$16.13B12.5619,800Positive NewsWFCWells Fargo & Company4.5722 of 5 stars$71.25+0.6%$74.39+4.4%+30.9%$233.98B$82.30B13.23226,000Analyst ForecastPositive NewsHSBCHSBC1.5462 of 5 stars$57.93+1.5%N/A+47.6%$206.57B$67.40B9.34220,861 Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MET Competitors PRU Competitors UNM Competitors PRI Competitors LNC Competitors CNO Competitors CIA Competitors PFG Competitors WFC Competitors HSBC Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:AFL) was last updated on 3/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersDOGE could send 6 AI stocks through the roofStay alert for Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency's next move … Expect an announcement f...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredNew “Trump” currency proposed in DCAccording to one of the most connected men in Washington… A surprising new bill was just introduced in Wash...Paradigm Press | SponsoredThe Dirty Secret About Gold Mining Stocks...Here's something most gold analysts won't tell you: 90% of gold mining companies actually destroy sharehold...Golden Portfolio | SponsoredDOGE officially begins retirement transformationElon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency ("DOGE") just announced the first-ever "fully digital retireme...Altimetry | SponsoredCollect $7k per month from Tesla’s SECRET dividendTesla doesn't pay a traditional dividend.... 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