Aflac - AFL Stock Forecast, Price & News

9 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Aflac in the last twelve months. There are currently 6 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" AFL shares. 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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9 analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for Aflac's shares. Their AFL share price forecasts range from $60.00 to $80.00. On average, they predict the company's share price to reach $66.82 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 7.6%.
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Aflac's stock was trading at $58.39 at the beginning of the year. Since then, AFL stock has increased by 23.9% and is now trading at $72.34.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, February 1st 2023.
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Aflac Incorporated (NYSE:AFL) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November, 1st. The financial services provider reported $1.15 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.22 by $0.07. The financial services provider earned $4.82 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.58 billion. Aflac had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 12.53% and a net margin of 24.16%. The firm's quarterly revenue was down 8.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.53 earnings per share.
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Aflac announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, November 8th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, February 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.42 per share on Wednesday, March 1st. This represents a $1.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.32%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, February 14th. This is an increase from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of $0.40.
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Aflac (NYSE:AFL) pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.22%. The company 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 is 20.41%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, AFL will have a dividend payout ratio of 29.80% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Shares of Aflac split on Monday, March 19th 2018. The 2-1 split was announced on Tuesday, February 13th 2018. The newly created shares were payable to shareholders after the closing bell on Friday, March 16th 2018. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split.

Aflac announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a share buyback program on Tuesday, November 8th 2022, which authorizes the company to buyback 100,000,000 shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are typically a sign that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

435 employees have rated Aflac Chief Executive Officer Dan Amos on Glassdoor.com. Dan Amos has an approval rating of 93% among the company's employees. This puts Dan Amos in the top 30% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies. 68.0% of employees surveyed would recommend working at Aflac to a friend.

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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 Vanguard Group Inc. (8.87%), BlackRock Inc. (6.62%), State Street Corp (4.92%), LSV Asset Management (0.99%), Alliancebernstein L.P. (0.95%) and Maj Invest Holding A S (0.80%). Insiders that own company stock include Albert Riggieri, Audrey B Tillman, Barbara K Rimer, Charles D Lake II, Eric M Kirsch, Frederick John Crawford, Georgette D Kiser, James Todd Daniels, Joseph L Moskowitz, June P Howard, Karole Lloyd, Masatoshi Koide, Richard Williams Jr, Teresa L White, Thomas J Kenny and Toshihiko Fukuzawa.
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One share of AFL stock can currently be purchased for approximately $72.34.

Aflac (NYSE:AFL) has a market capitalization of $44.98 billion and generates $22.11 billion in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $4.33 billion in net income (profit) each year or $7.84 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 12,447 workers across the globe.

Aflac's mailing address is 1932 WYNNTON ROAD, COLUMBUS GA, 31999. The official website for the company is www.aflac.com. The financial services provider can be reached via phone at (706) 323-3431, via email at rwilkey@aflac.com, or via fax at 706-324-6330.