Aflac (AFL) Competitors $108.43 +1.69 (+1.58%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$107.80 -0.63 (-0.58%) As of 06:06 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock AFL vs. ACGL, AMSF, TRUP, ALL, EIG, HIG, L, MET, PRU, and UNMShould you be buying Aflac stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Aflac include Arch Capital Group (ACGL), AMERISAFE (AMSF), Trupanion (TRUP), Allstate (ALL), Employers (EIG), The Hartford Insurance Group (HIG), Loews (L), MetLife (MET), Prudential Financial (PRU), and Unum Group (UNM). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Aflac vs. Its Competitors Arch Capital Group AMERISAFE Trupanion Allstate Employers The Hartford Insurance Group Loews MetLife Prudential Financial Unum Group Aflac (NYSE:AFL) and Arch Capital Group (NASDAQ:ACGL) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of AFL or ACGL? 67.4% of Aflac shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.1% of Arch Capital Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Aflac shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.2% of Arch Capital Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate AFL or ACGL? Aflac currently has a consensus price target of $109.15, suggesting a potential upside of 0.67%. Arch Capital Group has a consensus price target of $111.27, suggesting a potential upside of 20.65%. Given Arch Capital Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Arch Capital Group is more favorable than Aflac.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Aflac 2 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.08Arch Capital Group 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.56 Is AFL or ACGL more profitable? Arch Capital Group has a net margin of 19.49% compared to Aflac's net margin of 15.32%. Arch Capital Group's return on equity of 15.33% beat Aflac's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Aflac15.32% 15.08% 3.21% Arch Capital Group 19.49%15.33%4.33% Which has stronger valuation and earnings, AFL or ACGL? Aflac has higher revenue and earnings than Arch Capital Group. Arch Capital Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Aflac, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAflac$18.93B3.06$5.44B$4.4124.59Arch Capital Group$18.56B1.85$4.31B$9.699.52 Does the media prefer AFL or ACGL? In the previous week, Aflac had 19 more articles in the media than Arch Capital Group. MarketBeat recorded 43 mentions for Aflac and 24 mentions for Arch Capital Group. Arch Capital Group's average media sentiment score of 1.56 beat Aflac's score of 0.72 indicating that Arch Capital Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Aflac 19 Very Positive mention(s) 8 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 3 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Arch Capital Group 22 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Which has more volatility & risk, AFL or ACGL? Aflac has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Arch Capital Group has a beta of 0.51, indicating that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryArch Capital Group beats Aflac on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Aflac News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AFL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart AFL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAflacINS IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$57.99B$12.25B$12.53B$21.30BDividend Yield2.17%2.08%5.42%3.49%P/E Ratio24.5934.78230.6629.44Price / Sales3.061.7031.7864.27Price / Cash12.0631.5719.0618.29Price / Book2.132.242.345.30Net Income$5.44B$1.21B$1.01B$998.51M7 Day Performance2.17%1.01%0.11%0.12%1 Month Performance9.97%8.44%3.71%5.75%1 Year Performance-1.88%17.08%542.65%14.88% Aflac Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AFLAflac4.6243 of 5 stars$108.43+1.6%$109.15+0.7%-2.2%$57.99B$18.93B24.5912,694Trending NewsACGLArch Capital Group4.7773 of 5 stars$91.88-1.6%$111.27+21.1%-18.0%$34.29B$17.44B9.487,200Positive NewsShort Interest ↑AMSFAMERISAFE3.8631 of 5 stars$46.08-1.7%$57.50+24.8%-7.4%$875.11M$306.47M17.45350TRUPTrupanion3.8339 of 5 stars$45.83-1.7%$54.17+18.2%+1.8%$1.97B$1.29B176.281,130Positive NewsALLAllstate4.9572 of 5 stars$202.11-1.7%$230.73+14.2%+8.0%$53.26B$66.21B9.5055,400Positive NewsEIGEmployers4.2879 of 5 stars$43.08-1.4%$58.00+34.6%-11.9%$1.01B$880.70M10.51680Positive NewsHIGThe Hartford Insurance Group4.6446 of 5 stars$132.79-0.9%$137.64+3.7%+14.5%$37.34B$26.54B12.0419,100Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastLLoews2.0783 of 5 stars$95.69-0.6%N/A+18.3%$19.85B$17.51B15.2113,000Positive NewsMETMetLife4.9601 of 5 stars$80.86-0.8%$95.60+18.2%+3.6%$53.77B$70.99B13.7145,000Trending NewsPRUPrudential Financial4.8179 of 5 stars$109.17-0.7%$122.08+11.8%-11.1%$38.43B$68.05B24.2138,196Positive NewsInsider TradeUNMUnum Group4.9347 of 5 stars$69.16-1.1%$91.15+31.8%+32.2%$11.78B$12.83B8.2711,063News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ACGL Competitors AMSF Competitors TRUP Competitors ALL Competitors EIG Competitors HIG Competitors L Competitors MET Competitors PRU Competitors UNM Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:AFL) was last updated on 9/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMusk Warns. 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