Trending NewsTrending NewsNYSE:AFL Aflac (AFL) Stock Price, News & Analysis $113.82 -0.92 (-0.80%) As of 01:41 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesNews and TrendsOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort Interest About Aflac Stock (NYSE:AFL) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get Aflac alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$113.63▼$115.9550-Day Range$114.79▼$129.5852-Week Range$105.43▼$130.22Volume844,624 shsAverage Volume2.32 million shsMarket Capitalization$57.07 billionP/E Ratio12.19Dividend Yield2.14%Price Target$116.62Consensus RatingHold Company Overview Aflac Incorporated is an insurance company that provides supplemental health and life insurance products. Its coverage is designed to help policyholders manage expenses that may not be fully covered by major medical insurance, including costs associated with accidents, illness, hospitalization, disability and critical illness. Through its U.S. operations, Aflac markets policies to individuals, businesses and employees through workplace benefit programs, independent agents and brokers. The company is also a major provider of supplemental insurance in Japan, where it offers products focused primarily on cancer, medical and income-support coverage. Founded in 1955 in Columbus, Georgia, as American Family Life Assurance Company, the business adopted the name Aflac in 1990. The company serves customers mainly in the United States and Japan and is known for its supplemental insurance model, which generally pays benefits directly to policyholders to help with covered expenses and financial obligations.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More Aflac Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks86th Percentile Overall ScoreAFL MarketRank™: Aflac scored higher than 86% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 230th out of 840 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion2.3 / 5Analyst RatingHold Consensus RatingAflac has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.21, and is based on 2 strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and 3 sell ratings.Upside/DownsideThe consensus price target for Aflac is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.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 Valuation2.5 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth8.66% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Aflac are expected to grow by 8.66% in the coming year, from $7.04 to $7.65 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Aflac is 12.19, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.07.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Aflac is 12.19, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 25.57.Price to Earnings Growth RatioAflac has a PEG Ratio of 1.86. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioAflac has a P/B Ratio of 2.02. 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 Shorted2.21% of the float of Aflac has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverAflac has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.26.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Aflac has recently decreased by 10.92%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Dividend4.2 / 5Dividend StrengthStrong Dividend YieldAflac pays a meaningful dividend of 2.12%, 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 26.15%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Aflac will have a dividend payout ratio of 31.90% next year. This indicates that Aflac will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Aflac's dividend. News and Social Media3.4 / 5News Sentiment0.49 News SentimentAflac has a news sentiment score of 0.49. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.91 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 38 news articles for Aflac this week, compared to 11 articles on an average week.Search Interest11 people have searched for AFL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 175% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows6 people have added Aflac to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership1.5 / 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 $59,215,420.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders0.80% 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. Submit View SMS TermsSMS is currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. 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AFL Stock News HeadlinesAflac Incorporated (AFL) Presents at KBW Insurance Conference 2026 Transcript30 minutes ago | seekingalpha.comMajor AFLAC Stakeholder Quietly Executes Multi-Million Dollar MoveSeptember 9 at 10:11 PM | tipranks.comBlackRock and Vanguard already own THISInstitutions own roughly 88 percent of an overlooked American oil and natural gas company. BlackRock holds 32 million shares worth about 716 million dollars, while Vanguard owns 48 million shares worth nearly 1.1 billion dollars. The company generates approximately 3.2 billion dollars in operating income against a market value of only about 8 billion dollars, and it has signed a multi-year AI agreement with Palantir to improve equipment reliability and well performance.September 10 at 1:00 AM | Monument Traders Alliance (Ad)Aflac commemorates National Childhood Cancer and Sickle Cell Disease Awareness MonthSeptember 9 at 8:45 AM | prnewswire.comAflac (NYSE:AFL) Major Shareholder Post Holdings Co. Ltd. Japan Sells 20,000 SharesSeptember 9 at 4:07 AM | insidertrades.comAflac (NYSE:AFL) Major Shareholder Sells 13,500 Shares of StockSeptember 5, 2026 | insidertrades.comPost Holdings Co. Ltd. Japan Sells 12,800 Shares of Aflac (NYSE:AFL) StockSeptember 4, 2026 | insidertrades.comInsider Selling: Aflac (NYSE:AFL) Major Shareholder Sells 12,700 SharesSeptember 3, 2026 | insidertrades.comSee More Headlines AFL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have AFL shares performed this year? Aflac's stock was trading at $110.31 at the beginning of the year. Since then, AFL stock has increased by 3.1% and is now trading at $113.7440. How were Aflac's earnings last quarter? Aflac Incorporated (NYSE:AFL) announced its earnings results on Thursday, August, 6th. The financial services provider reported $1.75 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.76 by $0.01. The company's revenue was down 1.0% on a year-over-year basis. Read the conference call transcript. When did Aflac's stock split? Aflac shares split on the morning of Monday, March 19th 2018.The 2-1 split was announced on Tuesday, February 13th 2018. The newly issued shares were payable 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 stock repurchase plan on Tuesday, August 12th 2025, which permits the company to repurchase 100,000,000 shares, according to EventVestor. This permits the company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are generally a sign that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued. Does Aflac have any subsidiaries? The following companies are subsidiaries of Aflac: 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 California State Teachers Retirement System (17.25%), Japan Post Holdings Co. Ltd. (10.00%), BlackRock Inc. (6.86%) and UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC (1.04%). Insiders that own company stock include Post Holdings Co Ltd Japan, Frederick John Crawford, Audrey B Tillman, June P Howard, Masatoshi Koide, Charles D Lake II, William P Bowers, Steven Kent Beaver, Albert Riggieri, Joseph L Moskowitz, Thomas J Kenny, Miwako Hosoda, Arthur Reginald Collins and Frederic Jean Guy Simard. 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 Last Earnings8/06/2026Record date for 9/1 Dividend8/19/2026Ex-Dividend for 9/1 Dividend8/19/2026Dividend Payable9/01/2026Today9/10/2026KBW Insurance Conference 20269/10/2026Next Earnings (Estimated)11/04/2026Fiscal Year End12/31/2026Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Yellow Zone (6d) 1-Year History Sep 25 Dec 25 Mar 26 Jun 26 Sep 26 For the last 6 days, AFL's financial health has been in the Yellow zone, according to TradeSmith. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorFinance Industry Insurance Sub-IndustryLife & Health Insurance Current SymbolNYSE:AFL CIK4977 Webwww.aflac.com Phone(706) 323-3431Fax706-324-6330Employees12,716Year Founded1955Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for Aflac$116.62 High Price Target$138.00 Low Price Target$99.00 Potential Upside/Downside+2.6%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.21 Research Coverage14 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$9.33 Trailing P/E Ratio12.20 Forward P/E Ratio16.15 P/E Growth1.86Net Income$3.65 billion Net Margins26.91% Pretax Margin32.02% Return on Equity13.27% Return on Assets3.34% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.29 Current Ratio0.12 Quick Ratio0.12 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$17.16 billion Price / Sales3.32 Cash Flow$9.20 per share Price / Cash Flow12.36 Book Value$56.27 per share Price / Book2.02Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares501,340,000Free Float497,332,000Market Cap$57.01 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.59 Social Links 7 Best Space Stocks to Own in 2026The space race is growing fast, and you don’t have to have gotten in early on SpaceX to profit. 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