NYSE:AFLAFLAC Stock Price, Forecast & News

AFLAC's stock was trading at $36.94 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, AFL stock has increased by 3.4% and is now trading at $38.21. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

11 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for AFLAC in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 8 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for AFLAC.

AFLAC is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, July 23rd 2020. View our earnings forecast for AFLAC.

AFLAC Incorporated (NYSE:AFL) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April, 29th. The financial services provider reported $1.21 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.10 by $0.11. The financial services provider earned $5.16 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.49 billion. AFLAC had a net margin of 13.49% and a return on equity of 11.84%. The company's quarterly revenue was down 8.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.12 EPS. View AFLAC's earnings history.

AFLAC announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, April 29th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, May 20th will be paid a dividend of $0.28 per share on Monday, June 1st. This represents a $1.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.93%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, May 19th. View AFLAC's dividend history.

AFLAC's stock 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.

11 equities research analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for AFLAC's stock. Their forecasts range from $35.00 to $56.57. On average, they expect AFLAC's stock price to reach $46.36 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 21.3% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for AFLAC.

News coverage about AFL stock has trended very negative on Friday, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research group ranks the sentiment of news coverage by reviewing 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 coverage optimism score of -3.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news headlines about the financial services provider a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near term. View the latest news aboutAFLAC.

AFLAC saw a decline in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 10,290,000 shares, a decline of 5.8% from the April 15th total of 10,920,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 4,820,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.1 days. Currently, 1.6% of the company's shares are short sold. View AFLAC's Current Options Chain.

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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other AFLAC investors own include AT&T (T), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Exxon Mobil (XOM), AbbVie (ABBV), Mcdonald's (MCD), Medtronic (MDT), PepsiCo (PEP), Verizon Communications (VZ), Pfizer (PFE) and Procter & Gamble (PG).

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

AFLAC's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (7.75%), Japan Post Holdings Co. Ltd. (7.24%), State Street Corp (5.05%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.50%), APG Asset Management N.V. (1.36%) and Victory Capital Management Inc. (1.03%). Company insiders that own AFLAC stock include Albert Riggieri, Audrey B Tillman, Barbara K Rimer, Charles D Lake II, Douglas Wayne Johnson, Eric M Kirsch, 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. View institutional ownership trends for AFLAC.

AFL stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including APG Asset Management N.V., AQR Capital Management LLC, State Street Corp, Morgan Stanley, Morgan Stanley, Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V., Hexavest Inc., and Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB publ. 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, June P Howard, Richard Williams Jr, and Toshihiko Fukuzawa. View insider buying and selling activity for AFLAC.

AFL stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Japan Post Holdings Co. Ltd., Victory Capital Management Inc., Rockefeller Capital Management L.P., Maj Invest Holding A S, APG Asset Management N.V., Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc., Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, and Swiss National Bank. Company insiders that have bought AFLAC stock in the last two years include Frederick John Crawford, and Karole Lloyd. View insider buying and selling activity 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, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of AFL stock can currently be purchased for approximately $38.21.

AFLAC has a market capitalization of $27.42 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]