NYSE:AFL - AFLAC Stock Price, Price Target & More

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

AFLAC announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, April 25th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, May 23rd will be given a dividend of $0.26 per share on Friday, June 1st. This represents a $1.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.42%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, May 22nd. View AFLAC's Dividend History.

Shares of AFLAC split on Monday, March 19th 2018. The 2-1 split was announced on Tuesday, February 13th 2018. The newly minted 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 announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase plan on Wednesday, August 9th 2017, which permits the company to repurchase 40,000,000 outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization permits the company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are often an indication that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

AFLAC Incorporated (NYSE:AFL) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April, 25th. The financial services provider reported $1.05 EPS for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.97 by $0.08. The financial services provider earned $5.46 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.48 billion. AFLAC had a return on equity of 12.39% and a net margin of 20.61%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 2.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.47 EPS. View AFLAC's Earnings History.

AFLAC is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, July, 26th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for AFLAC.

AFLAC updated its FY18 earnings guidance on Wednesday, April, 25th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $3.78-3.88 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $3.91. AFLAC also updated its Q2 guidance to $0.91-1.05 EPS.

14 equities research analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for AFLAC's shares. Their predictions range from $35.50 to $50.00. On average, they expect AFLAC's share price to reach $46.6250 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 8.6% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Ratings for AFLAC.

14 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for AFLAC in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 9 hold ratings, 2 buy ratings and 2 strong buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold."

Some companies that are related to AFLAC include Unum Group (UNM), Assurant (AIZ), Genworth MI Canada (MIC), CNO Financial Group (CNO), NIB (NHF), Triple-S Management (GTS) and Citizens Financial (CFIN).

Headlines about AFL stock have trended somewhat positive on Tuesday, according to Accern Sentiment. Accern rates the sentiment of media coverage by monitoring more than 20 million blog and news sources. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. AFLAC earned a news impact score of 0.13 on Accern's scale. They also gave news stories about the financial services provider an impact score of 46.31 out of 100, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near future.

AFLAC's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Bank of Montreal Can (0.18%), NN Investment Partners Holdings N.V. (0.16%), Hexavest Inc. (0.14%), Welch & Forbes LLC (0.09%), Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (0.07%) and Sabal Trust CO (0.07%). Company insiders that own AFLAC stock include Audrey B Tillman, Barbara K Rimer, Charles B Knapp, Charles D Lake II, Daniel P Amos, Douglas Wayne Johnson, Elizabeth J Hudson, Eric M Kirsch, Hiroshi Yamauchi, James Todd Daniels, Joseph L Moskowitz, June P Howard, Karole Lloyd, Kenneth S Janke Jr, Koji Ariyoshi, Kriss Cloninger III, Masatoshi Koide, Paul S Amos II, Robert B Johnson and Teresa L White. View Institutional Ownership Trends for AFLAC.

AFL stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including NN Investment Partners Holdings N.V., Gateway Investment Advisers LLC, Scout Investments Inc., Cullinan Associates Inc., Pensionfund DSM Netherlands, Clinton Group Inc., RDL Financial Inc. and Retirement Systems of Alabama. Company insiders that have sold AFLAC company stock in the last year include Audrey B Tillman, Charles B Knapp, Daniel P Amos, Douglas Wayne Johnson, Elizabeth J Hudson, Eric M Kirsch, James Todd Daniels, June P Howard, Kriss Cloninger III and Masatoshi Koide. View Insider Buying and Selling for AFLAC.

AFL stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Hexavest Inc., Sabal Trust CO, Bank of Montreal Can, KAMES CAPITAL plc, Denali Advisors LLC, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, American National Bank and Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund. 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of AFL stock can currently be purchased for approximately $42.94.

AFLAC has a market capitalization of $32.98 billion and generates $21.67 billion in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $4.60 billion in net income (profit) each year or $3.40 on an earnings per share basis. AFLAC employs 6,081 workers across the globe.

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]