After Hours
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. The stock was recently discussed on Yahoo Finance as it revealed that Aflac Treats Local Students to Morning Musical.
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Aflac Inc. is listed on the NYSE as a member of the Financial sector and is a part of the Insurance – Life industry. The current market capitalization of Aflac Inc. is $49.01B. A total of 1.4 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 2.26M shares.
In the most recent transaction, KENNY THOMAS J sold 5,000 shares of AFL for 84.62 per share on Mar 20 ’24. After the transaction, the Director now owns 17,920 company shares. In a previous transaction on Mar 14 ’24, RIGGIERI ALBERT sold 8,000 shares at 83.34 per share. AFL shares that SVP, Global CRO owns now total 32,825.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Collins Arthur Reginald disposed of 3,000 shares on Feb 22 ’24 at a per-share price of $79.73. This resulted in the Director holding 5,592 shares of AFL after the transaction. In another insider transaction, LAKE CHARLES D II sold 32,259 shares at $79.91 per share on Feb 16 ’24. Company shares held by the Chairman & Rep. Director, ALIJ now total 61,522.
Dividend
It is more appealing for investors to invest in companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook for the company. Aflac Inc. pays an annual dividend of $1.76, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.07%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 11.00. 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.
Though price targets are rarely accurate, they can exert some influence from time to time and were often accepted as valuable by the market. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, AFL has a high of $86.26 and a low of $63.08.
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 11 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.66 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
A balance sheet is a report that shows the company’s assets and liabilities. In addition, it shows how much equity investors have invested in the company. Investors can determine the company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on 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
It may be riskier to trade before market opening and after market closing than during regular market hours. Since issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities due to lower liquidity and higher volatility. 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.
