FY2026 Earnings Forecast for Aflac Issued By DOWLING & PARTN

Aflac Incorporated (NYSE:AFL) – Stock analysts at DOWLING & PARTN cut their FY2026 EPS estimates for shares of Aflac in a research note issued to investors on Monday, July 13th. DOWLING & PARTN analyst J. Hurwitz now forecasts that the financial services provider will post earnings per share of $7.05 for the year, down from their prior forecast of $7.10. The consensus estimate for Aflac’s current full-year earnings is $7.07 per share.

Aflac (NYSE:AFL) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The financial services provider reported $1.75 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.80 by ($0.05). Aflac had a return on equity of 13.88% and a net margin of 25.60%.The company had revenue of $4.24 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.20 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.66 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 27.9% compared to the same quarter last year.

A number of other research firms also recently commented on AFL. Evercore raised shares of Aflac from a “strong sell” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 9th. Wall Street Zen raised Aflac from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, May 9th. Weiss Ratings downgraded Aflac from a “buy (a-)” rating to a “buy (b+)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 7th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lifted their price objective on Aflac from $115.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a report on Monday. Finally, Mizuho set a $112.00 price objective on Aflac in a research report on Thursday, July 9th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have assigned a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $114.50.

Aflac Stock Up 1.6%

Shares of Aflac stock opened at $122.89 on Wednesday. Aflac has a twelve month low of $96.95 and a twelve month high of $124.00. The company has a quick ratio of 0.11, a current ratio of 0.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.26. The company’s 50 day moving average is $117.59 and its 200 day moving average is $113.63. The company has a market cap of $62.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.95, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.12 and a beta of 0.61.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Aflac

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. DNB Asset Management AS raised its stake in Aflac by 51.3% during the 4th quarter. DNB Asset Management AS now owns 168,003 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $18,526,000 after acquiring an additional 56,975 shares during the period. BIP Wealth LLC increased its stake in shares of Aflac by 348.3% in the fourth quarter. BIP Wealth LLC now owns 55,723 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $6,145,000 after purchasing an additional 43,293 shares in the last quarter. Employees Retirement System of Texas bought a new stake in shares of Aflac during the 4th quarter valued at $3,743,000. Nordea Investment Management AB raised its position in shares of Aflac by 5.5% during the 4th quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 1,866,471 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $206,712,000 after purchasing an additional 97,766 shares during the period. Finally, Dorato Capital Management bought a new stake in shares of Aflac during the 4th quarter valued at $20,865,000. 67.44% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Joseph L. Moskowitz sold 12,370 shares of Aflac stock in a transaction 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 transaction, the director owned 33,310 shares in the company, valued at $3,881,947.40. This trade represents a 27.08% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, major shareholder Post Holdings Co. Ltd. Japan sold 27,845 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, June 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $116.71, for a total transaction of $3,249,789.95. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 50,898,490 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $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. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 744,916 shares of company stock valued at $87,118,632. 0.80% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Aflac Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 1st. Investors of record on Wednesday, May 20th were given a dividend of $0.61 per share. This represents a $2.44 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.0%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, May 20th. Aflac’s payout ratio is 27.70%.

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.