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In the latest session, Aflac Inc (NYSE: AFL) closed at $101.91 down -1.29% from its previous closing price of $103.24. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.29 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.69 million shares were traded. AFL stock price reached its highest trading level at $103.05 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $101.6.

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 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:

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 55097135104 and an Enterprise Value of 60718424064. As of this moment, Aflac’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 15.91, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 14.22. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 10.90. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.26 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.10. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.595 whereas that against EBITDA is 13.108.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for AFL is 0.82, which has changed by 0.102683425 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12153554 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 $88.00. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -2.22%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -4.56%.

Shares Statistics:

For the past three months, AFL has traded an average of 2.26M shares per day and 2999140 over the past ten days. A total of 542.49M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 484.63M. Insiders hold about 10.36% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 59.43% stake in the company. Shares short for AFL as of 1749772800 were 9530823 with a Short Ratio of 4.22, compared to 1747267200 on 8347650. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 9530823 and a Short% of Float of 1.77.

Dividends & Splits

According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for AFL is 2.16, from 2.08 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.020147229The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.27. The current Payout Ratio is 20.76% for AFL, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-05-21 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.

Earnings Estimates

The market rating for Aflac Inc (AFL) is a result of the insights provided by 11.0 analysts actively involved in the assessment.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.71, with high estimates of $1.83 and low estimates of $1.62.

Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $7.0 and $6.6 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $6.74. EPS for the following year is $7.18, with 13.0 analysts recommending between $7.7 and $6.86.

Revenue Estimates

A total of 5 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $4.3B this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $4.44B to a low estimate of $4.15B. As of the current estimate, Aflac Inc’s year-ago sales were $5.14BFor the next quarter, 5 analysts are estimating revenue of $4.3B. There is a high estimate of $4.46B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $4.12B.

A total of 8 analysts have provided revenue estimates for AFL’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $17.71B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $16.51B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $17.3B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $18.93BBased on 8 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $17.57B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $18.07B and the low estimate is $16.77B.