Investing in AFL? Read Our Brief

By Ken Smith • Monday, January 09 15:02 • Permanent Link

Shares of AFLAC have moved -3.0% today, and are now trading at a price of $71.64. In contrast, the S&P 500 index saw a 0.2% change. Today's trading volume is 1,686,123 compared to the stock's average volume of 2,712,983.

Aflac Incorporated, through its subsidiaries, provides supplemental health and life insurance products. Based in Columbus, United States the company has 12,447 full time employees and a market cap of $45,273,620,480. AFLAC currently offers its equity investors a dividend that yields 2.1% per year.

The company is now trading 4.97% away from its average analyst target price of $68.25 per share. The 12 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $54 to $80, and on average give AFLAC a rating of hold.

Over the last year, AFL shares have gone up 17.4%, which represents a difference of 34.0% when compared to the S&P 500. The stock's 52 week high is $74.02 per share whereas its 52 week low is $52.07.

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