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In the latest session, Aflac Inc (NYSE: AFL) closed at $111.36 up 1.72% from its previous closing price of $109.48. In other words, the price has increased by $1.72 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.88 million shares were traded. AFL stock price reached its highest trading level at $111.4425 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $109.94.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Aflac Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.33 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.31.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of . The stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, BMO Capital Markets on January 23, 2025, initiated with a Market Perform rating and assigned the stock a target price of $111.
On October 09, 2024, TD Cowen started tracking the stock assigning a Hold rating and target price of $102.
On September 05, 2024, Barclays started tracking the stock assigning a Underweight rating and target price of $96.Barclays initiated its Underweight rating on September 05, 2024, with a $96 target price.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 08 ’25 when MOSKOWITZ JOSEPH L sold 1,000 shares for $102.57 per share. The transaction valued at 102,570 led to the insider holds 25,105 shares of the business.
MOSKOWITZ JOSEPH L bought 1,000 shares of AFL for $102,570 on Aug 08 ’25. On May 20 ’25, another insider, Koide Masatoshi, who serves as the Pres. and Rep. Director, ALIJ of the company, sold 37,000 shares for $105.59 each. As a result, the insider received 3,906,941 and left with 70,992 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, AFL now has a Market Capitalization of 59558834176 and an Enterprise Value of 65179836416. As of this moment, Aflac’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 25.18, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 15.23. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 10.62. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.74 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.19. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.097 whereas that against EBITDA is 18.915.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AFL is 0.85, which has changed by -0.0039355755 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1529237 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, AFL has reached a high of $115.50, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $96.95. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 5.70%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 5.90%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, AFL has traded an average of 2.61M shares per day and 2831360 over the past ten days. A total of 534.81M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 479.69M. Insiders hold about 10.33% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 59.50% stake in the company. Shares short for AFL as of 1757894400 were 7691915 with a Short Ratio of 2.95, compared to 1755216000 on 8060003. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7691915 and a Short% of Float of 1.45000005.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for AFL is 2.24, from 2.16 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.019729631. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.24. . The current Payout Ratio is 20.76% for AFL, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-08-20 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-08-20. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2018-03-19 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
Aflac Inc (AFL) is currently under the scrutiny of 11.0 analysts, each contributing to the ongoing evaluation of its stock.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.69, with high estimates of $1.85 and low estimates of $1.61.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $7.2 and $6.7 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $6.87. EPS for the following year is $7.31, with 14.0 analysts recommending between $7.85 and $7.1.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 5 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $4.37B this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $4.47B to a low estimate of $4.22B. As of . The current estimate, Aflac Inc’s year-ago sales were $4.29BFor the next quarter, 5 analysts are estimating revenue of $4.38B. There is a high estimate of $4.49B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $4.24B.
A total of 7 analysts have provided revenue estimates for AFL’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $17.99B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $16.69B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $17.6B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $17.41BBased on 7 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $17.74B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $18.35B and the low estimate is $16.98B.
