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Aflac (AFL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$105.77 +0.39 (+0.37%)
Closing price 08/18/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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About Aflac Stock (NYSE:AFL)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$104.99
▼
$105.82
50-Day Range
$98.10
▼
$105.77
52-Week Range
$96.95
▼
$115.50
Volume
1.77 million shs
Average Volume
2.49 million shs
Market Capitalization
$56.57 billion
P/E Ratio
23.98
Dividend Yield
2.19%
Price Target
$109.15
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Aflac Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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94th Percentile Overall Score

AFL MarketRank™: 

Aflac scored higher than 94% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 229th out of 1,884 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Aflac has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.08, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 8 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Aflac has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Aflac's stock forecast and price target.

  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Aflac are expected to grow by 5.09% in the coming year, from $6.88 to $7.23 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Aflac is 23.98, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.68.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Aflac is 23.98, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.54.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Aflac has a PEG Ratio of 2.97. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Aflac has a P/B Ratio of 2.25. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Aflac's valuation and earnings.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.54% of the float of Aflac has been sold short.

  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Aflac has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Aflac has recently decreased by 10.02%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

  • Dividend Yield

    Aflac pays a meaningful dividend of 2.20%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Aflac has been increasing its dividend for 44 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Aflac is 52.61%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Aflac will have a dividend payout ratio of 32.09% next year. This indicates that Aflac will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Aflac's dividend.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.54% of the float of Aflac has been sold short.

  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Aflac has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Aflac has recently decreased by 10.02%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

  • News Sentiment

    Aflac has a news sentiment score of 1.25. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.93 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 42 news articles for Aflac this week, compared to 24 articles on an average week.

  • Search Interest

    11 people have searched for AFL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 267% compared to the previous 30 days.

  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 2 people have added Aflac to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% compared to the previous 30 days.

  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Aflac insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $4,009,400.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.80% of the stock of Aflac is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    67.44% of the stock of Aflac is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Aflac's insider trading history.
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AFL Stock News Headlines

Aflac Incorporated (NYSE:AFL) Director Joseph L. Moskowitz Sells 1,000 Shares
August 13, 2025  |  insidertrades.comhttps://www.insidertrades.com/alerts/nyse-afl-insider-buying-and-selling-2025-08-13/
Aflac Incorporated (NYSE:AFL) Receives $108.23 Average Price Target from Analysts
 |  americanbankingnews.comhttps://www.americanbankingnews.com/?p=30286068
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Aflac price target raised to $106 from $105 at Evercore ISI
August 14, 2025  |  msn.comhttps://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/aflac-price-target-raised-to-106-from-105-at-evercore-isi/ar-AA1Kyh2i
Cautious Outlook on AFLAC: Sell Rating Due to Future Challenges Despite Current Performance
August 14, 2025  |  tipranks.comhttps://www.tipranks.com/news/ratings/cautious-outlook-on-aflac-sell-rating-due-to-future-challenges-despite-current-performance-ratings?utm_source=marketbeat.com&utm_medium=referral
AFLAC Inc. stock underperforms Wednesday when compared to competitors despite daily gains
August 14, 2025  |  marketwatch.comhttps://www.marketwatch.com/data-news/aflac-inc-stock-underperforms-wednesday-when-compared-to-competitors-despite-daily-gains-f1edf43a-52c999ae054b
Aflac (NYSE:AFL) Stock Price Expected to Rise, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Analyst Says
August 14, 2025  |  americanbankingnews.comhttps://www.americanbankingnews.com/?p=30275463
Aflac (NYSE:AFL) to Repurchase 100,000,000 Outstanding Stock
August 14, 2025  |  americanbankingnews.comhttps://www.americanbankingnews.com/?p=30275286
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AFL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Aflac's stock was trading at $103.44 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, AFL shares have increased by 2.3% and is now trading at $105.77.

Aflac Incorporated (NYSE:AFL) posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August, 5th. The financial services provider reported $1.78 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.71 by $0.07. The business's quarterly revenue was down 19.0% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

Aflac's stock split before market open on Monday, March 19th 2018.The 2-1 split was announced on Tuesday, February 13th 2018. The newly issued shares were payable to shareholders after the market closes 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's Board of Directors authorized a stock buyback plan on Tuesday, August 12th 2025, which authorizes the company to buy back 100,000,000 shares, according to EventVestor. This authorizes the company to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are typically an indication that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

The following companies are subsidiaries of Aflac: Zurich North America’s U.S., Argus Dental & Vision Inc, Continental American Insurance Company, Aflac Asset Management Japan Ltd., Aflac Asset Management LLC, Aflac Benefits Advisors, Aflac Corporate Ventures LLC, and others.

Top institutional investors of Aflac include Vanguard Group Inc. (9.50%), State Street Corp (4.54%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.99%) and Invesco Ltd. (0.78%). Insiders that own company stock include Frederick John Crawford, Audrey B Tillman, June P Howard, Masatoshi Koide, James Todd Daniels, William P Bowers, Charles D Lake II, Barbara K Rimer, Eric M Kirsch, Albert Riggieri, Joseph L Moskowitz, Steven Kent Beaver, Thomas J Kenny, Toshihiko Fukuzawa, Arthur Reginald Collins and Virgil Raynard Miller.
View institutional ownership trends.

Shares of AFL stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Aflac investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), Humana (HUM), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Verizon Communications (VZ) and American Water Works (AWK).

Company Calendar

Record date for 6/2 Dividend
5/21/2025
Ex-Dividend for 6/2 Dividend
5/21/2025
Dividend Payable
6/02/2025
Last Earnings
8/05/2025
Today
8/18/2025
Record date for 9/2 Dividend
8/20/2025
Ex-Dividend for 9/2 Dividend
8/20/2025
Dividend Payable
9/02/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
10/29/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025
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Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Finance
Industry
INS - ACC & HLTH
Sub-Industry
Life & Health Insurance
Current Symbol
NYSE:AFL
CIK
4977
Web
www.aflac.com
Phone
(706) 323-3431
Fax
706-324-6330
Employees
12,694
Year Founded
1955

Price Target and Rating

Average Price Target for Aflac
$109.15
High Price Target
$124.00
Low Price Target
$98.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+3.2%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.08
Research Coverage
13 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$4.41
Trailing P/E Ratio
23.98
Forward P/E Ratio
15.37
P/E Growth
2.97
Net Income
$5.44 billion
Net Margins
15.32%
Pretax Margin
20.08%
Return on Equity
15.08%
Return on Assets
3.21%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.33
Current Ratio
0.11
Quick Ratio
0.11

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$18.93 billion
Price / Sales
2.99
Cash Flow
$8.90 per share
Price / Cash Flow
11.89
Book Value
$46.98 per share
Price / Book
2.25

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
534,830,000
Free Float
530,552,000
Market Cap
$56.57 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.83

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This page (NYSE:AFL) was last updated on 8/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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