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The price of Aflac Inc (NYSE: AFL) closed at $105.3 in the last session, down -0.38% from day before closing price of $105.7. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.38 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.47 million shares were traded. AFL stock price reached its highest trading level at $105.88 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $104.95.
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 0.33 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.31.
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:
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 08 ’25 when MOSKOWITZ JOSEPH L sold 1,000 shares for $102.57 per share. The transaction valued at 102,570 led to the insider holds 25,105 shares of the business.
MOSKOWITZ JOSEPH L bought 1,000 shares of AFL for $102,570 on Aug 08 ’25. On May 20 ’25, another insider, Koide Masatoshi, who serves as the Pres. and Rep. Director, ALIJ of the company, sold 37,000 shares for $105.59 each. As a result, the insider received 3,906,941 and left with 70,992 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 56317706240 and an Enterprise Value of 61938757632. As of this moment, Aflac’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 23.81, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 14.55. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 12.53. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.54 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.07. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.893 whereas that against EBITDA is 17.974.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AFL is 0.84, which has changed by 0.0051546097 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16461086 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 $96.95. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 2.74%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -0.13%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, AFL traded on average about 2.41M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2738500 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 534.81M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 479.43M. Insiders hold about 10.36% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 59.02% stake in the company. Shares short for AFL as of 1753920000 were 7360596 with a Short Ratio of 3.06, compared to 1751241600 on 8334416. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7360596 and a Short% of Float of 1.39.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for AFL is 2.16, which was 2.16 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.020435195The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.25. The current Payout Ratio is 20.76% for AFL, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-05-21 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-08-20. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2018-03-19 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
