After Hours
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.
Stocks Info
This NYSE-listed company operates within the Insurance – Life industry segment, falling under the Financial sector. The current market capitalization of Aflac Inc is $60.14B. A total of 1.24 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.98M shares.
In the most recent transaction, TILLMAN AUDREY B sold 24,744 shares of AFL for 103.40 per share on Dec 27 ’24. After the transaction, the Executive Vice President now owns 222,618 company shares. In a previous transaction on Dec 27 ’24, TILLMAN AUDREY B bought 24,744 shares at 103.40 per share.
Among the insiders who bought shares, Daniels James Todd acquired of 25,662 shares on Dec 17 ’24 at a per-share price of $103.01. In another insider transaction, MOSKOWITZ JOSEPH L sold 600 shares at $108.33 per share on Nov 08 ’24. Company shares held by the Director now total 26,372.
Dividend
The income generated by dividends is an indication that a company is improving its financial position, which is why investors prefer companies paying dividends. Aflac Inc pays an annual dividend of $2.00, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.85%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 16.30. AFL’s most recent ex-dividend date was 2.08% when it declared a $0.58 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 2/19/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 11/20/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 1.82%. The AFL stock dividend was $0.50 per share in cash.
Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, AFL has a high of $115.50 and a low of $75.07.
As of this writing, AFL has an earnings estimate of $1.62 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 14.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.67 per share and a lower estimate of $1.54.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its prospects. 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
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. 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.
