NYSE:AFLAFLAC Stock Price, Forecast & News

AFLAC's stock was trading at $36.94 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, AFL shares have decreased by 4.1% and is now trading at $35.42. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

11 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for AFLAC in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 8 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for AFLAC.

AFLAC is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, July 28th 2020. View our earnings forecast for AFLAC.

AFLAC will be holding an earnings conference call on Tuesday, July 28th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

AFLAC Incorporated (NYSE:AFL) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April, 29th. The financial services provider reported $1.21 EPS for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.10 by $0.11. The financial services provider earned $5.16 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.49 billion. AFLAC had a return on equity of 11.84% and a net margin of 13.49%. AFLAC's revenue for the quarter was down 8.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.12 earnings per share. View AFLAC's earnings history.

AFLAC announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, April 29th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, May 20th will be paid a dividend of $0.28 per share on Monday, June 1st. This represents a $1.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.16%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, May 19th. View AFLAC's dividend history.

AFLAC's stock 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 distributed to shareholders after the market closes 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.

11 brokers have issued 12-month target prices for AFLAC's shares. Their forecasts range from $35.00 to $56.57. On average, they expect AFLAC's share price to reach $46.56 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 31.4% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for AFLAC.

News headlines about AFL stock have been trending somewhat negative recently, InfoTrie reports. The research group identifies negative and positive media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. AFLAC earned a daily sentiment score of -1.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news coverage about the financial services provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next few days. View the latest news about AFLAC.

AFLAC saw a decrease in short interest in the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 7,980,000 shares, a decrease of 8.3% from the June 15th total of 8,700,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 4,590,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.7 days. Currently, 1.2% of the shares of the stock are short sold. View AFLAC's Current Options Chain.

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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), AbbVie (ABBV), Mcdonald's (MCD), Medtronic (MDT), PepsiCo (PEP), Verizon Communications (VZ), Pfizer (PFE) and Procter & Gamble (PG).

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

AFLAC's stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.07%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.03%), West Coast Financial LLC (0.03%), Verity & Verity LLC (0.03%), Cullinan Associates Inc. (0.02%) and Core Alternative Capital (0.02%). Company insiders that own AFLAC stock include Albert Riggieri, Audrey B Tillman, Barbara K Rimer, Charles D Lake II, Douglas Wayne Johnson, Frederick John Crawford, James Todd Daniels, Joseph L Moskowitz, June P Howard, Karole Lloyd, Koji Ariyoshi, 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 IFM Investors Pty Ltd, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Core Alternative Capital, Legacy Private Trust Co., Smithbridge Asset Management Inc. DE, Diversified Trust Co, West Coast Financial LLC, and Cullinan Associates Inc.. Company insiders that have sold AFLAC company stock in the last year include Audrey B Tillman, Barbara K Rimer, Charles D Lake II, James Todd Daniels, June P Howard, Richard Williams Jr, and Toshihiko Fukuzawa. View insider buying and selling activity for AFLAC.

AFL stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Envestnet Asset Management Inc., Verity & Verity LLC, Canandaigua National Corp, Unison Advisors LLC, JGP Wealth Management LLC, City Holding Co., DNB Asset Management AS, and Nelson Van Denburg & Campbell Wealth Management Group LLC. Company insiders that have bought AFLAC stock in the last two years include Frederick John Crawford, and Karole Lloyd. View insider buying and selling activity 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 $35.42.

AFLAC has a market capitalization of $25.41 billion and generates $22.31 billion in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $3.30 billion in net income (profit) each year or $4.44 on an earnings per share basis. AFLAC employs 6,178 workers across the globe.

The official website for AFLAC is 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]