Weekly Analysts’ Ratings Changes for Aflac (AFL)

Aflac (NYSE: AFL) recently received a number of ratings updates from brokerages and research firms:

• 2/19/2025 – Aflac had its price target lowered by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $104.00 to $102.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 2/14/2025 – Aflac was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 2/12/2025 – Aflac had its price target lowered by analysts at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods from $107.00 to $104.00. They now have a “market perform” rating on the stock.
• 2/7/2025 – Aflac had its price target lowered by analysts at Barclays PLC from $98.00 to $95.00. They now have an “underweight” rating on the stock.
• 2/7/2025 – Aflac had its price target lowered by analysts at Piper Sandler from $122.00 to $118.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 2/6/2025 – Aflac was downgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating.
• 1/23/2025 – Aflac is now covered by analysts at BMO Capital Markets. They set a “market perform” rating and a $111.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/14/2025 – Aflac had its price target raised by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $103.00 to $104.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 1/10/2025 – Aflac had its price target lowered by analysts at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods from $108.00 to $107.00. They now have a “market perform” rating on the stock.
• 1/8/2025 – Aflac was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 1/7/2025 – Aflac had its price target raised by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $90.00 to $94.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 1/6/2025 – Aflac had its price target raised by analysts at Barclays PLC from $96.00 to $98.00. They now have an “underweight” rating on the stock.
• 12/31/2024 – Aflac was downgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating.

Aflac Stock Up 1.9 %

AFL opened at $104.08 on Tuesday. Aflac Incorporated has a 12 month low of $78.62 and a 12 month high of $115.50. The company has a current ratio of 0.10, a quick ratio of 0.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $104.11 and its 200-day moving average price is $107.43. The company has a market cap of $57.82 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.84, a P/E/G ratio of 3.24 and a beta of 0.99.

Aflac (NYSE:AFL) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The financial services provider reported $1.56 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.63 by ($0.07). Aflac had a return on equity of 16.20% and a net margin of 28.76%. On average, equities analysts expect that Aflac Incorporated will post 6.88 EPS for the current year.

Aflac Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 3rd. Investors of record on Wednesday, February 19th will be paid a $0.58 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, February 19th. This is a boost from Aflac’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.50. This represents a $2.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.23%. Aflac’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 24.17%.

Insider Activity at Aflac

In other news, EVP Audrey B. Tillman sold 24,744 shares of Aflac stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $103.40, for a total transaction of $2,558,529.60. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 222,618 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $23,018,701.20. The trade was a 10.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 0.80% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Aflac

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Norges Bank purchased a new position in Aflac during the 4th quarter valued at about $349,699,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in shares of Aflac during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $163,409,000. Northern Trust Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Aflac by 22.9% during the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 7,296,014 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $754,700,000 after purchasing an additional 1,357,753 shares during the last quarter. Amundi lifted its holdings in shares of Aflac by 81.1% during the fourth quarter. Amundi now owns 2,753,513 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $285,181,000 after purchasing an additional 1,232,683 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Aflac by 1.3% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 51,340,298 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $5,310,640,000 after purchasing an additional 653,275 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 67.44% of the company’s stock.

Aflac Incorporated, through its subsidiaries, provides supplemental health and life insurance products. The company operates through Aflac Japan and Aflac U.S. segments. The Aflac Japan segment offers cancer, medical, nursing care, work leave, GIFT, and whole and term life insurance products, as well as WAYS and child endowment plans under saving type insurance products in Japan.