AFLAC Stock Forecast, Price & News

AFLAC's stock was trading at $36.94 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, AFL stock has increased by 2.3% and is now trading at $37.80.
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9 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for AFLAC in the last year. There are currently 7 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold."
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AFLAC is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, October 22nd 2020.
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AFLAC Incorporated (NYSE:AFL) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July, 28th. The financial services provider reported $1.28 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.05 by $0.23. The financial services provider earned $5.41 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.49 billion. AFLAC had a return on equity of 11.98% and a net margin of 13.50%. The company's revenue was down 1.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.13 EPS.
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AFLAC announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, July 28th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, August 19th will be paid a dividend of $0.28 per share on Tuesday, September 1st. This represents a $1.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.96%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, August 18th.
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AFLAC shares split before market open on 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 AFLAC stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split.

9 brokerages have issued 1-year price targets for AFLAC's shares. Their forecasts range from $35.00 to $56.00. On average, they expect AFLAC's stock price to reach $44.50 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 17.7% from the stock's current price.
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AFLAC saw a increase in short interest in the month of August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 9,000,000 shares, an increase of 8.7% from the July 30th total of 8,280,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 3,910,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.3 days. Approximately 1.4% of the company's stock are short sold.
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Some companies that are related to AFLAC include Metlife (MET), Prudential Financial (PRU), Principal Financial Group (PFG), Lincoln National (LNC), Primerica (PRI), Unum Group (UNM), CNO Financial Group (CNO), American Equity Investment Life (AEL), FBL Financial Group (FFG), National Western Life Group (NWLI), Independence (IHC), Health Insurance Innovations (HIIQ), Kansas City Life Insurance (KCLI) and Citizens (CIA).
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other AFLAC investors own include AT&T (T), AbbVie (ABBV), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Exxon Mobil (XOM), Pfizer (PFE), Mcdonald's (MCD), Medtronic (MDT), Intel (INTC), Verizon Communications (VZ) and Broadcom (AVGO).

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

AFLAC's stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (8.78%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (0.90%), California Public Employees Retirement System (0.82%), FMR LLC (0.81%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.79%) and APG Asset Management N.V. (0.71%). 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.
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AFL stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Vanguard Group Inc., Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V., Victory Capital Management Inc., APG Asset Management N.V., AQR Capital Management LLC, LSV Asset Management, Glenmede Trust Co. NA, and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc.. Company insiders that have sold AFLAC company stock in the last year include Audrey B Tillman, Charles D Lake II, Richard Williams Jr, and Toshihiko Fukuzawa.
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AFL stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Ninety One UK Ltd, Nordea Investment Management AB, Rockefeller Capital Management L.P., Nuveen Asset Management LLC, FMR LLC, ProShare Advisors LLC, Arnhold LLC, and Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC. Company insiders that have bought AFLAC stock in the last two years include Frederick John Crawford, and Karole Lloyd.
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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 $37.80.

AFLAC has a market capitalization of $26.95 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]