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The price of Aflac Inc. (NYSE: AFL) closed at $107.87 in the last session, down -1.00% from day before closing price of $108.96. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.00 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.68 million shares were traded. AFL stock price reached its highest trading level at $109.44 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $107.82.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at AFL’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.29 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.29.
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, Barclays on September 05, 2024, initiated with a Underweight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $96.
On January 04, 2024, Evercore ISI Downgraded its rating to Underperform which previously was In-line and also upped its target price recommendation from $76 to $78.
Morgan Stanley Downgraded its Overweight to Equal-Weight on August 18, 2023, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $74 to $75.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 21 ’24 when RIGGIERI ALBERT bought 5,496 shares for $105.10 per share.
MOSKOWITZ JOSEPH L sold 600 shares of AFL for $59,730 on Aug 08 ’24. The Director now owns 26,962 shares after completing the transaction at $99.55 per share. On Aug 07 ’24, another insider, KENNY THOMAS J, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 2,000 shares for $98.94 each. As a result, the insider received 197,890 and left with 18,158 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 61020442624 and an Enterprise Value of 63344037888. As of this moment, Aflac’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 11.41, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 15.30. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.21. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.13 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.32. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.281 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.747.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, AFL has reached a high of $111.14, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $74.89. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 5.90%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 21.98%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, AFL traded on average about 2.26M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2401300 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 578.48M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 503.56M. Insiders hold about 10.08% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 60.85% stake in the company. Shares short for AFL as of 1724976000 were 14033013 with a Short Ratio of 6.22, compared to 1722384000 on 16131861. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 14033013 and a Short% of Float of 2.52.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for AFL is 1.92, which was 1.84 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.01688693The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.37.
