FY2026 Earnings Estimate for Aflac Issued By DOWLING & PARTN

Aflac Incorporated (NYSE:AFL) – Equities researchers at DOWLING & PARTN decreased their FY2026 EPS estimates for Aflac in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday, August 7th. DOWLING & PARTN analyst J. Hurwitz now anticipates that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $7.00 for the year, down from their prior estimate of $7.05. The consensus estimate for Aflac’s current full-year earnings is $7.05 per share.

A number of other brokerages have also recently weighed in on AFL. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their price objective on Aflac from $120.00 to $125.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a report on Tuesday. TD Cowen restated a “hold” rating and set a $110.00 target price (up from $101.00) on shares of Aflac in a report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on shares of Aflac from $111.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 9th. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Aflac from a “buy (a-)” rating to a “buy (b+)” rating in a research note on Friday. Finally, UBS Group reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $124.00 price target (up from $114.00) on shares of Aflac in a report on Wednesday, July 8th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have assigned a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $117.67.

Aflac Price Performance

Aflac stock opened at $121.68 on Tuesday. Aflac has a 52 week low of $103.28 and a 52 week high of $130.22. The company has a quick ratio of 0.11, a current ratio of 0.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29. The stock has a market cap of $61.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.04, a PEG ratio of 1.92 and a beta of 0.60. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $120.91 and a 200 day simple moving average of $115.50.

Aflac (NYSE:AFL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 6th. The financial services provider reported $1.75 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.76 by ($0.01). The firm had revenue of $4.22 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.11 billion. Aflac had a net margin of 26.91% and a return on equity of 13.27%. Aflac’s revenue was down 1.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.78 EPS.

Aflac Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 1st. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, August 19th will be issued a dividend of $0.61 per share. This represents a $2.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.0%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, August 19th. Aflac’s payout ratio is 26.15%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Aflac news, Director Joseph L. Moskowitz sold 12,370 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $116.54, for a total transaction of $1,441,599.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 33,310 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,881,947.40. This trade represents a 27.08% 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. Also, major shareholder Post Holdings Co. Ltd. Japan sold 27,845 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $116.71, for a total value of $3,249,789.95. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 50,898,490 shares in the company, valued at $5,940,362,767.90. The trade was a 0.05% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 695,673 shares of company stock worth $81,436,614. Company insiders own 0.80% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Aflac

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of AFL. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Aflac by 13.4% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 57,142,072 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $6,301,056,000 after purchasing an additional 6,759,169 shares during the last quarter. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new stake in Aflac during the 2nd quarter valued at about $4,093,787,000. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its stake in Aflac by 1.5% during the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 4,550,855 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $499,216,000 after purchasing an additional 67,650 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Aflac during the 4th quarter valued at about $420,078,000. Finally, Amundi raised its holdings in Aflac by 22.6% in the first quarter. Amundi now owns 3,268,209 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $358,555,000 after buying an additional 603,426 shares during the last quarter. 67.44% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Aflac

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.