AFLAC Stock Price, Forecast & Analysis (NYSE:AFL)

AFLAC trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "AFL."

AFLAC declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, October 24th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, November 20th will be given a dividend of $0.27 per share on Monday, December 2nd. This represents a $1.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.00%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, November 19th. View AFLAC's Dividend History.

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 payable to shareholders after the closing bell on Friday, March 16th 2018. An investor that had 100 shares of AFLAC stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split.

AFLAC Incorporated (NYSE:AFL) posted its earnings results on Thursday, October, 24th. The financial services provider reported $1.16 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.07 by $0.09. The financial services provider had revenue of $5.54 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.52 billion. AFLAC had a return on equity of 12.45% and a net margin of 13.96%. The company's revenue was down .7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.03 EPS. View AFLAC's Earnings History.

AFLAC is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, January 30th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for AFLAC.

AFLAC issued an update on its FY19 earnings guidance on Thursday, October, 24th. The company provided EPS guidance of $4.35-4.45 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $4.34.

8 brokers have issued 1 year price objectives for AFLAC's shares. Their forecasts range from $48.00 to $62.00. On average, they expect AFLAC's share price to reach $53.57 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 0.7%. View Analyst Price Targets for AFLAC.

8 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for AFLAC in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 6 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for AFLAC.

Press coverage about AFL stock has trended somewhat negative on Friday, according to InfoTrie. The research firm identifies negative and positive media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. AFLAC earned a daily sentiment score of -1.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media headlines about the financial services provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for AFLAC.

Some companies that are related to AFLAC include Metlife (MET), Prudential Financial (PRU), Principal Financial Group (PFG), Lincoln National (LNC), Unum Group (UNM), Primerica (PRI), CNO Financial Group (CNO), American Equity Investment Life (AEL), FBL Financial Group (FFG), National Western Life Group (NWLI), Independence (IHC), Citizens (CIA), Kansas City Life Insurance (KCLI) and Health Insurance Innovations (HIIQ).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other AFLAC investors own include AT&T (T), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Exxon Mobil (XOM), Mcdonald's (MCD), AbbVie (ABBV), 3M (MMM), PepsiCo (PEP), General Electric (GE), Procter & Gamble (PG) and Cisco Systems (CSCO).

AFLAC's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include California Public Employees Retirement System (0.88%), Maj Invest Holding A S (0.54%), Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. (0.45%), Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. (0.42%), Coho Partners Ltd. (0.40%) and Great West Life Assurance Co. Can (0.23%). Company insiders that own AFLAC stock include Albert Riggieri, Audrey B Tillman, Barbara K Rimer, Charles B Knapp, Charles D Lake II, Daniel P Amos, Douglas Wayne Johnson, Eric M Kirsch, James Todd Daniels, Joseph L Moskowitz, June P Howard, Karole Lloyd, Koji Ariyoshi, Kriss Cloninger III, Masatoshi Koide, Richard Williams Jr, Teresa L White and Toshihiko Fukuzawa. View Institutional Ownership Trends for AFLAC.

AFL stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Marathon Asset Management LLP, Smead Capital Management Inc., Tocqueville Asset Management L.P., QV Investors Inc., Unigestion Holding SA, Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank, Alberta Investment Management Corp and Artemis Investment Management LLP. Company insiders that have sold AFLAC company stock in the last year include Albert Riggieri, Audrey B Tillman, Barbara K Rimer, Charles D Lake II, Douglas Wayne Johnson, James Todd Daniels, Joseph L Moskowitz, June P Howard, Koji Ariyoshi, Masatoshi Koide, Richard Williams Jr, Teresa L White and Toshihiko Fukuzawa. View Insider Buying and Selling for AFLAC.

AFL stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D, California Public Employees Retirement System, Maj Invest Holding A S, First Trust Advisors LP, Retirement Systems of Alabama, Teacher Retirement System of Texas, Russell Investments Group Ltd. and State of Alaska Department of Revenue. Company insiders that have bought AFLAC stock in the last two years include Joseph L Moskowitz and Karole Lloyd. View Insider Buying and Selling for AFLAC.

Shares of AFL can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of AFL stock can currently be purchased for approximately $53.93.

AFLAC has a market capitalization of $39.59 billion and generates $21.76 billion in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $2.92 billion in net income (profit) each year or $4.16 on an earnings per share basis. AFLAC employs 6,121 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About AFLAC.

The official website for AFLAC is http://www.aflac.com/.

AFLAC's mailing address is 1932 WYNNTON ROAD, COLUMBUS GA, 31999. The financial services provider can be reached via phone at 706-323-3431 or via email at [email protected]