Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp Has $23 Million Position in Aflac Incorporated $AFL

Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp reduced its position in shares of Aflac Incorporated (NYSE:AFL) by 12.8% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 208,540 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 30,557 shares during the period. Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp’s holdings in Aflac were worth $22,996,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in AFL. Confluence Wealth Services Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Aflac by 0.8% in the fourth quarter. Confluence Wealth Services Inc. now owns 11,923 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,315,000 after acquiring an additional 96 shares in the last quarter. Courier Capital LLC grew its holdings in shares of Aflac by 3.9% in the third quarter. Courier Capital LLC now owns 2,597 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $290,000 after acquiring an additional 97 shares in the last quarter. First Horizon Corp grew its holdings in shares of Aflac by 3.4% in the fourth quarter. First Horizon Corp now owns 2,939 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $324,000 after acquiring an additional 98 shares in the last quarter. Stiles Financial Services Inc grew its holdings in shares of Aflac by 3.2% in the third quarter. Stiles Financial Services Inc now owns 3,169 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $354,000 after acquiring an additional 99 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Berkeley Capital Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of Aflac by 0.9% in the third quarter. Berkeley Capital Partners LLC now owns 11,669 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,303,000 after acquiring an additional 99 shares in the last quarter. 67.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have recently issued reports on AFL. Barclays set a $101.00 target price on Aflac and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a report on Thursday, January 8th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on Aflac from $101.00 to $105.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, January 5th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their price objective on Aflac from $113.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a report on Friday, April 10th. Mizuho set a $102.00 price objective on Aflac and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a report on Monday, April 13th. Finally, UBS Group reduced their price objective on Aflac from $116.00 to $114.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 9th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have given a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $111.82.

Aflac News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Aflac this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Aflac reported roughly $4.3B in first?quarter revenue and retained strong profitability metrics (net margin ~21% and ROE ~14%), which supports the company’s underlying operating performance. Aflac Reports Strong Q1 2026 Revenue and Earnings
• Neutral Sentiment: Corporate ESG/brand activity: Aflac expanded its “Check for Cancer” program and recognized leaders — positive for reputation and community engagement but unlikely to move near?term fundamentals. Aflac recognizes 6 leaders as Check for Cancer Champions
• Negative Sentiment: Q1 EPS missed expectations: Aflac posted $1.75 EPS vs. consensus ~$1.80–$1.83, and revenue came in marginally below some estimates — the miss is a direct catalyst for the intraday weakness. AFLAC ($AFL) Releases Q1 2026 Earnings
• Negative Sentiment: Heavy insider selling and notable institutional trimming were flagged in recent filings (large sales by strategic holders and a sizeable reduction by UBS AM), which can weigh on sentiment and suggest less insider confidence in near?term upside. AFLAC ($AFL) Releases Q1 2026 Earnings
• Negative Sentiment: Mixed analyst views and price targets skew modestly below the current share price (median target ~$111), leaving limited analyst upside in the near term and contributing to selling pressure. AFLAC ($AFL) Releases Q1 2026 Earnings

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Aflac news, major shareholder Post Holdings Co. Ltd. Japan sold 166,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $112.38, for a total transaction of $18,655,080.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 51,723,100 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,812,641,978. This represents a 0.32% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold 572,632 shares of company stock worth $63,514,634 over the last three months. 0.80% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Aflac Price Performance

Shares of NYSE AFL opened at $116.07 on Thursday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $111.35 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $110.82. Aflac Incorporated has a 1-year low of $96.95 and a 1-year high of $119.32. The firm has a market cap of $59.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.87, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.14 and a beta of 0.66. The company has a current ratio of 0.11, a quick ratio of 0.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29.

Aflac (NYSE:AFL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The financial services provider reported $1.75 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.80 by ($0.05). Aflac had a net margin of 21.24% and a return on equity of 14.35%. The firm had revenue of $4.35 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.21 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.66 earnings per share. Aflac’s revenue for the quarter was up 27.9% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts anticipate that Aflac Incorporated will post 7.28 earnings per share for the current year.

Aflac Company Profile

Aflac Incorporated (American Family Life Assurance Company of Columbus) is a provider of supplemental insurance products designed to help policyholders manage out-of-pocket health care and living expenses. The company underwrites a range of individual and group policies that typically pay cash benefits directly to insureds when covered events occur, enabling greater financial flexibility for medical treatment, hospital stays, critical illness, and related costs. Aflac’s product mix includes supplemental health insurance, life insurance and other specialty coverages intended to complement primary medical plans.

Founded in the mid-20th century and headquartered in Columbus, Georgia, Aflac distributes its products through a combination of employer-sponsored programs, independent brokers and agents, and direct marketing.