Aflac (AFL) Competitors $107.82 +1.09 (+1.02%) Closing price 10/17/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$107.72 -0.10 (-0.09%) As of 10/17/2025 07:31 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 superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability and dividends. Do analysts prefer AFL or ACGL? Aflac currently has a consensus price target of $109.45, suggesting a potential upside of 1.52%. Arch Capital Group has a consensus price target of $108.71, suggesting a potential upside of 25.67%. Given Arch Capital Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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) 7 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.08Arch Capital Group 1 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.41 Which has preferable valuation and earnings, AFL or ACGL? Aflac has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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$16.20B3.56$5.44B$4.4124.45Arch Capital Group$18.56B1.74$4.31B$9.698.93 Do insiders and institutionals believe in 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. 0.9% of Aflac shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.2% of Arch Capital Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. 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 more risk & volatility, AFL or ACGL? Aflac has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Arch Capital Group has a beta of 0.47, meaning that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor AFL or ACGL? In the previous week, Aflac had 5 more articles in the media than Arch Capital Group. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Aflac and 20 mentions for Arch Capital Group. Arch Capital Group's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Aflac's score of 1.32 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 20 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Arch Capital Group 16 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryArch Capital Group beats Aflac on 11 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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Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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$57.61B$12.15B$12.61B$21.79BDividend Yield2.17%2.18%5.61%3.62%P/E Ratio24.4533.1528.5532.43Price / Sales3.561.6930.3389.05Price / Cash12.1529.4722.2224.21Price / Book2.292.272.234.59Net Income$5.44B$1.21B$1.02B$1.02B7 Day Performance-2.67%0.65%0.22%1.31%1 Month Performance-0.18%-4.30%-2.24%-0.93%1 Year Performance-5.84%5.01%537.64%9.51% Aflac Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AFLAflac4.5476 of 5 stars$107.82+1.0%$109.45+1.5%-5.8%$57.61B$16.20B24.4512,694Positive NewsACGLArch Capital Group4.9096 of 5 stars$92.25-0.2%$110.31+19.6%-20.3%$34.43B$18.56B9.527,200News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastAMSFAMERISAFE4.4167 of 5 stars$41.30+1.0%$57.50+39.2%-20.4%$784.29M$309.04M15.64350Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓High Trading VolumeTRUPTrupanion4.1441 of 5 stars$41.26-0.1%$53.80+30.4%-21.8%$1.77B$1.29B158.701,130ALLAllstate4.9872 of 5 stars$205.80+0.1%$234.50+13.9%+0.3%$54.23B$65.65B9.6855,400Trending NewsEIGEmployers3.6642 of 5 stars$41.58+0.4%$58.00+39.5%-16.6%$977.43M$880.70M10.14680Positive NewsHIGThe Hartford Insurance Group4.8605 of 5 stars$128.85-0.1%$140.07+8.7%+1.9%$36.23B$26.54B11.6819,100News CoveragePositive NewsLLoews1.6105 of 5 stars$101.41+0.5%N/A+20.7%$21.04B$17.51B16.1213,000Positive NewsMETMetLife4.9829 of 5 stars$80.79+1.3%$95.18+17.8%-7.9%$53.73B$72.22B13.6945,000Positive NewsPRUPrudential Financial4.9253 of 5 stars$101.22+2.1%$122.27+20.8%-20.9%$35.63B$68.05B22.4438,196News CoveragePositive NewsUNMUnum Group4.9723 of 5 stars$75.37-0.6%$93.23+23.7%+18.5%$12.84B$12.83B9.0211,063Positive 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 10/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | Sponsored$100 Trillion “AI Metal” Found in American Ghost TownJeff Brown recently traveled to a ghost town in the middle of an American desert… To investigate what could...Brownstone Research | SponsoredFront-Run Buffett's Shocking Gold MoveA Historic Gold Announcement Is About to Rock Wall Street? 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