Aflac Inc. (AFL) Stock Price Highs and Lows Over the Last Year

In the latest session, Aflac Inc. (NYSE: AFL) closed at $79.64 down -3.96% from its previous closing price of $82.92. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.28 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3398794 shares were traded.

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 0.34 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.33.

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 the company, Evercore ISI on January 04, 2024, Downgraded its rating to Underperform and sets its target price to $78 from $76 previously.

On August 18, 2023, Morgan Stanley Downgraded its rating to Equal-Weight which previously was Overweight and also upped its target price recommendation from $74 to $75.

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 Mar 20 ’24 when KENNY THOMAS J sold 5,000 shares for $84.62 per share. The transaction valued at 423,105 led to the insider holds 17,920 shares of the business.

RIGGIERI ALBERT sold 8,000 shares of AFL for $666,760 on Mar 14 ’24. The SVP, Global CRO now owns 32,825 shares after completing the transaction at $83.34 per share. On Feb 22 ’24, another insider, Collins Arthur Reginald, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 3,000 shares for $79.73 each. As a result, the insider received 239,199 and left with 5,592 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 45.83B and an Enterprise Value of 50.39B. As of this moment, Aflac’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 10.28, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 11.55. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.39. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.45 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.10. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.67.

Stock Price History:

Over the past 52 weeks, AFL has reached a high of $86.26, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $64.10. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 81.71, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 78.93.

Shares Statistics:

For the past three months, AFL has traded an average of 2.23M shares per day and 2M over the past ten days. A total of 578.48M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 518.61M. Insiders hold about 9.87% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 60.30% stake in the company. Shares short for AFL as of Mar 28, 2024 were 12.7M with a Short Ratio of 5.69, compared to 9.77M on Feb 29, 2024. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2.21% and a Short% of Float of 2.22%.

Dividends & Splits

According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for AFL is 1.76, from 1.68 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 2.03%, it implies a Forward Annual Dividend Yield of 2.51%. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.37. The current Payout Ratio is 21.59% for AFL, which recently paid a dividend on Mar 01, 2024 with an ex-dividend date of Feb 20, 2024. Stock splits for the company last occurred on Mar 19, 2018 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.

Earnings Estimates

There are 11 different market analysts currently analyzing its stock. On average, analysts expect EPS of $1.59 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of $1.64 and a low estimate of $1.52, while EPS last year was $1.55. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.62, with high estimates of $1.67 and low estimates of $1.58.

Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $6.6 and $6.35 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $6.46. EPS for the following year is $6.92, with 12 analysts recommending between $7.1 and $6.75.

Revenue Estimates

A total of 6 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $4.3B this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $4.46B to a low estimate of $3.97B. As of the current estimate, Aflac Inc.’s year-ago sales were $4.8B, an estimated decrease of -10.30% from the year-ago figure. For the next quarter, 6 analysts are estimating revenue of $4.29B, a decrease of -17.10% less than the figure of -$10.30% in the same quarter last year. There is a high estimate of $4.46B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $3.95B.

A total of 8 analysts have provided revenue estimates for AFL’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $17.89B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $15.78B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $17.3B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $18.7B, down -7.50% from the average estimate. Based on 8 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $17.59B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $18.26B and the low estimate is $16.15B. The average revenue growth estimate for next year is up 1.60% from the average revenue estimate for this year.

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