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 paid a dividend of $0.26 per share on Friday, June 1st. This represents a $1.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.42%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, May 22nd. View AFLAC's Dividend History.

AFLAC's stock split on the morning of Monday, March 19th 2018. The 2-1 split was announced on Tuesday, February 13th 2018. The newly created shares were distributed 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 approved a share buyback program on Wednesday, August 9th 2017, which allows the company to buyback 40,000,000 shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are typically a sign that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

AFLAC Incorporated (NYSE:AFL) announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April, 25th. The financial services provider reported $1.05 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.97 by $0.08. The financial services provider earned $5.46 billion during 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 for the quarter was up 2.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm 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 issued an update on 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 estimate of $3.91. AFLAC also updated its Q2 guidance to $0.91-1.05 EPS.

14 Wall Street analysts have issued 1 year price objectives for AFLAC's stock. Their forecasts range from $35.50 to $50.00. On average, they expect AFLAC's stock price to reach $46.6250 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 8.3% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Ratings for AFLAC.

14 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for AFLAC in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 9 hold ratings, 2 buy ratings and 2 strong buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold."

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 stories about AFL stock have trended somewhat positive recently, Accern reports. The research firm identifies negative and positive press coverage by monitoring more than 20 million blog and news sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. AFLAC earned a media sentiment score of 0.15 on Accern's scale. They also gave media headlines about the financial services provider an impact score of 46.64 out of 100, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next several days.

AFLAC's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Bank of Montreal Can (0.18%), NN Investment Partners Holdings N.V. (0.16%), Hexavest Inc. (0.14%), Cornerstone Wealth Management LLC (0.12%), Welch & Forbes LLC (0.09%) and Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (0.07%). 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, Eric M Kirsch, 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 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 NN Investment Partners Holdings N.V., Gateway Investment Advisers LLC, Scout Investments Inc., Pendal Group Ltd, Hartford Investment Management Co., Cullinan Associates Inc., Pensionfund DSM Netherlands and Clinton Group Inc.. 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, Eric M Kirsch, James Todd Daniels, June P Howard, Kriss Cloninger III and Masatoshi Koide. View Insider Buying and Selling for AFLAC.

AFL stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Hexavest Inc., Cornerstone Wealth Management LLC, Sabal Trust CO, Bank of Montreal Can, James Investment Research Inc., KAMES CAPITAL plc, Denali Advisors LLC and Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan. 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 $43.06.

AFLAC has a market capitalization of $33.34 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]