Aflac Stock Forecast, Price & News

Aflac's stock was trading at $36.94 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, AFL shares have increased by 25.4% and is now trading at $46.32.
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9 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Aflac in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 sell rating, 5 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" Aflac stock. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in AFL, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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6,978 employees have rated Aflac CEO Larry J. Merlo on Glassdoor.com. Larry J. Merlo has an approval rating of 37% among Aflac's employees. This puts Larry J. Merlo in the bottom 10% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

Aflac is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, February 3rd 2021.
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Aflac will be holding an earnings conference call on Wednesday, February 3rd 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) announced its earnings results on Sunday, November, 1st. The financial services provider reported $1.39 EPS for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.14 by $0.25. The financial services provider earned $5.67 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.48 billion. Aflac had a net margin of 21.11% and a return on equity of 12.12%. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.16 earnings per share.
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Aflac declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, November 18th. Investors of record on Wednesday, February 17th will be given a dividend of $0.33 per share on Monday, March 1st. This represents a $1.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.85%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, February 16th. This is an increase from Aflac's previous quarterly dividend of $0.28.
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Aflac pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.38%. Aflac has been increasing its dividend for 39 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio of Aflac is 25.23%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, Aflac will have a dividend payout ratio of 23.09% next year. This indicates that Aflac will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Shares of Aflac split on the morning of Monday, March 19th 2018. The 2-1 split was announced on Tuesday, February 13th 2018. The newly created shares were issued 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 Wall Street analysts have issued 12 month price targets for Aflac's stock. Their forecasts range from $35.00 to $56.00. On average, they expect Aflac's stock price to reach $45.11 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 2.6%.
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Aflac trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "AFL."

Aflac's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Maj Invest Holding A S (1.11%), Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (0.09%), Welch & Forbes LLC (0.07%), Sabal Trust CO (0.06%), Scout Investments Inc. (0.06%) and PhiloSmith Capital Corp (0.04%). 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, Thomas J Kenny and Toshihiko Fukuzawa.
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AFL stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Gateway Investment Advisers LLC, Denali Advisors LLC, Scout Investments Inc., Kestra Advisory Services LLC, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Welch & Forbes LLC, Crossmark Global Holdings Inc., and Capital City Trust Co. FL. 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, and Thomas J Kenny.
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AFL stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Maj Invest Holding A S, Sabal Trust CO, Liberty Capital Management Inc., Raymond James Trust N.A., Kinloch Capital LLC, OneAscent Financial Services LLC, Butensky & Cohen Financial Security Inc., and IFM Investors Pty Ltd. 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 WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of AFL stock can currently be purchased for approximately $46.32.

Aflac has a market capitalization of $32.54 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 11,729 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]