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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 $63.43B. A total of 1.21 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 2.20M shares.
In the most recent transaction, MOSKOWITZ JOSEPH L sold 600 shares of AFL for 108.33 per share on Nov 08 ’24. After the transaction, the Director now owns 26,372 company shares. In a previous transaction on Nov 08 ’24, MOSKOWITZ JOSEPH L bought 600 shares at 108.33 per share.
Among the insiders who bought shares, Crawford Frederick John acquired of 55,000 shares on Sep 27 ’24 at a per-share price of $110.25. In another insider transaction, RIGGIERI ALBERT bought 5,496 shares at $105.10 per share on Aug 21 ’24.
Dividend
Paying dividends generates immediate cash flow for investors and indicates a positive outlook for the company. Aflac Inc pays an annual dividend of $2.00, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.75%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 17.18. AFL’s most recent ex-dividend date was 11/20/2024 when it declared a $0.50 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 12/2/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 9/2/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 8/21/2024. The AFL stock dividend was $0.50 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 $115.50 and a low of $75.07.
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 $44.60, 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 2.94.
