NYSE:AFL - AFLAC Stock Price, News & Analysis

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

AFLAC announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, July 25th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, August 21st will be given a dividend of $0.27 per share on Tuesday, September 3rd. This represents a $1.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.23%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, August 20th. View AFLAC's Dividend History.

AFLAC shares split on Monday, March 19th 2018. The 2-1 split was announced on Tuesday, February 13th 2018. The newly issued shares were issued 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) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July, 25th. The financial services provider reported $1.13 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.07 by $0.06. The financial services provider had revenue of $5.51 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $5.46 billion. AFLAC had a return on equity of 12.94% and a net margin of 14.24%. The firm's revenue was down 1.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.07 EPS. View AFLAC's Earnings History.

AFLAC is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, October 23rd 2019. View Earnings Estimates for AFLAC.

AFLAC issued an update on its FY 2019 earnings guidance on Thursday, July, 25th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $4.10-4.30 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $4.31.

7 Wall Street analysts have issued 1-year target prices for AFLAC's shares. Their forecasts range from $48.00 to $62.00. On average, they anticipate AFLAC's share price to reach $52.7957 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 9.2% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for AFLAC.

7 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for AFLAC in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 5 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for AFLAC.

Media coverage about AFL stock has been trending positive this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. AFLAC earned a daily sentiment score of 2.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news coverage about the financial services provider a news buzz of 6.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next several days. View News Stories for AFLAC.

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

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

AFLAC's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (9.20%), BlackRock Inc. (7.28%), BlackRock Inc. (7.28%), Wells Fargo & Company MN (2.08%), APG Asset Management N.V. (1.34%) and Northern Trust Corp (1.29%). 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, Elizabeth J Hudson, 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 Investec Asset Management LTD, Schroder Investment Management Group, First Trust Advisors LP, Balyasny Asset Management LLC, Marathon Asset Management LLP, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Amundi Pioneer Asset Management Inc. and Bank of America Corp DE. 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 bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Nuveen Asset Management LLC, California Public Employees Retirement System, BlackRock Inc., BlackRock Inc., Vanguard Group Inc., Victory Capital Management Inc., UBS Asset Management Americas Inc. and DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale. 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 $48.36.

AFLAC has a market capitalization of $35.80 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]