After Hours
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Recently, Yahoo Finance discussed the stock, revealing that Reliving Aflac’s Early Days With Company’s First African American Officer.
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AFL belongs to the Financial sector of the NYSE while operating in the Insurance – Life industry. The current market capitalization of Aflac Inc. is $46.48B. A total of 1.76 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 2.29M shares.
Insider Activity
Investors also take into account insider trades in predicting how the stock will perform in the future. During the recent three months, AFL has seen 0 BUY and 0 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 0 and the disposition of 0 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 25 BUYs and 27 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 231,071 shares during that period but sold 326,024.
In the most recent transaction, Collins Arthur Reginald sold 3,000 shares of AFL for 79.73 per share on Feb 22. After the transaction, the Director now owns 5,592 company shares. In a previous transaction on Feb 16, LAKE CHARLES D II sold 32,259 shares at 79.91 per share. AFL shares that Chairman & Rep. Director, ALIJ owns now total 61,522.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Koide Masatoshi disposed of 30,493 shares on Feb 16 at a per-share price of $79.91. This resulted in the Pres. and Rep. Director, ALIJ holding 86,090 shares of AFL after the transaction. In another insider transaction, MOSKOWITZ JOSEPH L sold 600 shares at $78.63 per share on Feb 08. Company shares held by the Director now total 26,010.
Dividend
Paying dividends generates immediate cash flow for investors and indicates a positive outlook for the company. Aflac Inc. pays an annual dividend of $1.76, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.18%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 10.40. AFL’s most recent ex-dividend date was 2/20/2024 when it declared a $0.42 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 3/1/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 9/1/2023 with an ex-dividend date of 8/22/2023. The AFL stock dividend was $0.42 per share in cash.
While price targets are rarely accurate, they tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often taken into account by investors. According to analysts who have offered 12-month price targets for AFL in the last 3 months, the mean price target is $83.38 with high estimates of $92.00 and low estimates of $75.00. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, AFL has a high of $86.20 and a low of $60.20.
As of this writing, AFL has an earnings estimate of $1.59 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 10 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.67 per share and a lower estimate of $1.52. The company reported an EPS of $1.84 in the last quarter, which was 23.50% higher than expectations of $1.49.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
An organization’s balance sheet depicts the assets and liabilities it has, as well as the amount of equity invested. Investors can measure a company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios using this information. AFL’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $103.75B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. Its Book Value Per Share was $38.00, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $33.25B.
Analysts Opinion
There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for AFL is Buy with a score of 3.07.
