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The price of Aflac Inc (NYSE: AFL) closed at $102.27 in the last session, down -0.23% from day before closing price of $102.51. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.23 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.88 million shares were traded.
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 0.28.
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 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:
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 May 20 ’25 when Koide Masatoshi sold 37,000 shares for $105.59 per share. The transaction valued at 3,906,941 led to the insider holds 70,992 shares of the business.
Koide Masatoshi bought 37,000 shares of AFL for $3,934,950 on May 20 ’25. On May 15 ’25, another insider, Collins Arthur Reginald, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 2,750 shares for $105.70 each. As a result, the insider received 290,689 and left with 6,728 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
As of this moment, Aflac’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 15.96, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 14.27. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 11.82. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.27 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.11.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, AFL has reached a high of $115.50, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $86.46. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -3.21%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -4.68%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 542.49M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 484.98M. Insiders hold about 10.30% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 59.26% stake in the company.
