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. Investors 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 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.33%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, May 22nd. View AFLAC's Dividend History.

Shares of AFLAC split before market open on Monday, March 19th 2018. The 2-1 split was announced on Tuesday, February 13th 2018. The newly minted 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.

AFLAC declared that its board has initiated a share buyback plan on Wednesday, August 9th 2017, which permits the company to buyback 40,000,000 shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are typically an indication that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

AFLAC Incorporated (NYSE:AFL) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April, 25th. The financial services provider reported $1.05 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.97 by $0.08. The financial services provider had revenue of $5.46 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.48 billion. AFLAC had a net margin of 20.61% and a return on equity of 12.39%. The firm's revenue was up 2.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last 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 earnings per share estimate of $3.91. AFLAC also updated its Q2 guidance to $0.91-1.05 EPS.

15 analysts have issued 12 month target prices for AFLAC's shares. Their forecasts range from $35.50 to $50.00. On average, they anticipate AFLAC's stock price to reach $46.1154 in the next twelve months. View Analyst Ratings for AFLAC.

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).

News coverage about AFL stock has trended somewhat positive recently, Accern Sentiment Analysis reports. The research group ranks the sentiment of news coverage by monitoring more than twenty million news and blog sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. AFLAC earned a news impact score of 0.09 on Accern's scale. They also assigned media stories about the financial services provider an impact score of 47.02 out of 100, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near future.

AFLAC's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (6.60%), Northern Trust Corp (1.37%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (0.81%), LSV Asset Management (0.78%), Franklin Resources Inc. (0.76%) and Victory Capital Management Inc. (0.67%). 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, 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, Robin Y Wilkey 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 OppenheimerFunds Inc., Academy Capital Management Inc. TX, Burney Co., Stifel Financial Corp, Reynders McVeigh Capital Management LLC, Fulcrum Capital LLC, Symphony Asset Management LLC and Private Advisor Group LLC. 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, James Todd Daniels, June P Howard, Kriss Cloninger III, Masatoshi Koide and Teresa L White. View Insider Buying and Selling for AFLAC.

AFL stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., Northern Trust Corp, Old Mutual Global Investors UK Ltd., LSV Asset Management, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, Franklin Resources Inc., State Treasurer State of Michigan and Legal & General Group Plc. 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 $44.72.

AFLAC has a market capitalization of $34.97 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]