AFLAC Stock Price, News & Analysis (NYSE:AFL)

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

AFLAC declared 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 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.05%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, August 20th. 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 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) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July, 25th. The financial services provider reported $1.13 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates 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 net margin of 14.24% and a return on equity of 12.94%. AFLAC's revenue for the quarter was down 1.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.07 EPS. View AFLAC's Earnings History.

AFLAC is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, October 24th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for AFLAC.

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

8 brokerages have issued 12-month price targets for AFLAC's shares. Their forecasts range from $48.00 to $62.00. On average, they anticipate AFLAC's share price to reach $53.45 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 1.3% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for AFLAC.

8 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for AFLAC in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 6 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for AFLAC.

News coverage about AFL stock has been trending somewhat negative recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research firm identifies negative and positive media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. AFLAC earned a media sentiment score of -1.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media coverage about the financial services provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near term. View News Stories for AFLAC.

AFLAC saw a increase in short interest in September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 9,210,000 shares, an increase of 7.1% from the August 30th total of 8,600,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 3,440,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.7 days. Approximately 1.3% of the company's shares are sold short. View AFLAC's Current Options Chain.

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 Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), AT&T (T), Exxon Mobil (XOM), Mcdonald's (MCD), AbbVie (ABBV), General Electric (GE), 3M (MMM), Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), Procter & Gamble (PG) and Cisco Systems (CSCO).

AFLAC's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. (0.45%), Hexavest Inc. (0.19%), Welch & Forbes LLC (0.09%), Sabal Trust CO (0.08%), Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (0.07%) and Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.05%). 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, 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 Artemis Investment Management LLP, Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V., American National Bank, Hexavest Inc., Meeder Asset Management Inc., Gateway Investment Advisers LLC, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC and CenturyLink Investment Management Co. 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 acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI, Envestnet Asset Management Inc., PhiloSmith Capital Corp, Cohen Klingenstein LLC, ST Germain D J Co. Inc., Surevest Inc. and Pacer Advisors Inc.. 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, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of AFL stock can currently be purchased for approximately $52.74.

AFLAC has a market capitalization of $39.05 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]