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In the latest session, Aflac Inc (NYSE: AFL) closed at $105.78 up 1.81% from its previous closing price of $103.90. In other words, the price has increased by $1.81 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.52 million shares were traded. AFL stock price reached its highest trading level at $105.96 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $103.97.
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 0.29 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 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 May 15 ’25 when ARTHUR REGINALD COLLINS bought 2,750 shares for $105.78 per share.
KENNY THOMAS J sold 7,168 shares of AFL for $762,238 on May 09 ’25. The Director now owns 12,954 shares after completing the transaction at $106.34 per share. On May 08 ’25, another insider, MOSKOWITZ JOSEPH L, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 1,000 shares for $106.79 each. As a result, the insider received 106,790 and left with 26,096 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 57189425152 and an Enterprise Value of 60891430912. As of this moment, Aflac’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 16.51, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 14.77. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 12.90. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.39 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.18. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.605 whereas that against EBITDA is 13.145.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AFL is 0.81, which has changed by 0.19701254 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.11571348 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 $85.77. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -1.33%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -1.21%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, AFL has traded an average of 2.09M shares per day and 1804810 over the past ten days. A total of 542.49M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 484.73M. Insiders hold about 10.34% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 59.70% stake in the company. Shares short for AFL as of 1745971200 were 8042614 with a Short Ratio of 3.85, compared to 1743379200 on 9158937. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 8042614 and a Short% of Float of 1.5.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for AFL is 2.08, from 2.08 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.020019248The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.3. The current Payout Ratio is 20.76% for AFL, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-02-19 with an ex-dividend date of 1747785600. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2018-03-19 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
