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Stocks Info
AFL belongs to the Financial sector of the NYSE while operating in the Insurance – Life industry. The current market capitalization of Aflac Inc. is $46.18B. A total of 1.96 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 2.30M 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
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 2.19%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 10.36. 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. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, AFL has a high of $86.26 and a low of $64.10.
As of this writing, AFL has an earnings estimate of $AFLAC Incorporated per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of American Airlines Group, Inc. estimates, with a high estimate of $Foot Locker, Inc. per share and a lower estimate of $Allstate Corporation (The).
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.
