Aflac (AFL) Competitors $111.41 +0.05 (+0.04%) As of 11:39 AM Eastern This is a fair market value 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 Arch Capital Group (NASDAQ:ACGL) and Aflac (NYSE:AFL) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability and institutional ownership. Is ACGL or AFL 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 Arch Capital Group19.49% 15.33% 4.33% Aflac 15.32%15.08%3.21% Do analysts recommend ACGL or AFL? Arch Capital Group presently has a consensus price target of $109.36, suggesting a potential upside of 21.98%. Aflac has a consensus price target of $109.15, suggesting a potential downside of 2.02%. Given Arch Capital Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Arch Capital Group is more favorable than Aflac.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Arch Capital Group 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Aflac 2 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.08 Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of ACGL or AFL? 89.1% of Arch Capital Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.4% of Aflac shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.1% of Arch Capital Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Aflac shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk and volatility, ACGL or AFL? Arch Capital Group has a beta of 0.51, suggesting that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aflac has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to ACGL or AFL? In the previous week, Aflac had 2 more articles in the media than Arch Capital Group. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Aflac and 15 mentions for Arch Capital Group. Arch Capital Group's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Aflac's score of 1.09 indicating that Arch Capital Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Arch Capital Group 11 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Aflac 12 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has higher earnings & valuation, ACGL or AFL? 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 RatioArch Capital Group$17.44B1.92$4.31B$9.699.25Aflac$18.93B3.15$5.44B$4.4125.26 SummaryArch Capital Group beats Aflac on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding AFL and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. 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$59.59B$12.59B$12.64B$21.57BDividend Yield2.08%2.08%5.48%3.56%P/E Ratio25.2633.92239.1929.56Price / Sales3.151.6830.6760.49Price / Cash12.5730.1819.6518.12Price / Book2.372.362.294.63Net Income$5.44B$1.21B$1.01B$1.00B7 Day Performance3.68%-1.10%-0.53%-0.45%1 Month Performance4.16%-0.86%0.94%2.12%1 Year Performance0.74%13.96%539.75%12.23% Aflac Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AFLAflac4.544 of 5 stars$111.41+0.0%$109.15-2.0%+0.7%$59.59B$18.93B25.2612,694Positive NewsACGLArch Capital Group4.9138 of 5 stars$88.03-0.4%$109.36+24.2%-19.9%$32.85B$18.56B9.087,200Positive NewsAMSFAMERISAFE4.3576 of 5 stars$43.93+0.1%$57.50+30.9%-9.4%$834.23M$309.04M16.64350TRUPTrupanion3.969 of 5 stars$44.63-1.2%$53.80+20.5%+2.3%$1.92B$1.29B171.661,130ALLAllstate4.8998 of 5 stars$206.49+0.2%$231.47+12.1%+13.0%$54.41B$64.11B9.7155,400Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastEIGEmployers3.8726 of 5 stars$42.35+0.3%$58.00+37.0%-11.0%$995.65M$880.70M10.33680HIGThe Hartford Insurance Group4.7104 of 5 stars$130.77-0.1%$138.00+5.5%+13.9%$36.77B$26.54B11.8619,100Positive NewsLLoews1.0106 of 5 stars$97.35+0.7%N/A+27.2%$20.19B$17.51B15.4813,000METMetLife4.9514 of 5 stars$81.07+2.4%$94.64+16.7%-1.1%$53.91B$72.12B13.7445,000Trending NewsPRUPrudential Financial4.8394 of 5 stars$102.90-0.7%$122.08+18.6%-13.6%$36.22B$68.05B22.8238,196Positive NewsUNMUnum Group4.9307 of 5 stars$76.00-0.3%$91.14+19.9%+33.5%$12.94B$12.89B9.0911,063Positive 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 9/29/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersYour Bank Account Is No Longer SafeWhat If Washington Declared That: YOUR Money ISN'T Actually Yours? 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