On Monday, Aflac Inc (NYSE: AFL) opened lower -0.19% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $104.71. Price fluctuations for AFL have ranged from $75.07 to $115.50 over the past 52 weeks.
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Over the past five-year period, the drop rate of yearbook sales for the company of the Financial sector was -2.82%. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 13.25% at the time writing. With a float of $503.56 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $578.48 million.
Considering the fact that the conglomerate employs 12785 people, you should pay attention to its efficiency factor. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 100.0%, operating margin of 27.25%, and the pretax margin is 26.42%.
Aflac Inc (AFL) Insider Activity
A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Insurance – Life industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of Aflac Inc is 10.08%, while institutional ownership is 60.80%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Sep 27 ’24, was worth 6,063,750. Before that another transaction happened on Aug 21 ’24, when Company’s Former Officer proposed sale 5,496 for $105.10, making the entire transaction worth $577,630.
Aflac Inc (AFL) Earnings and Forecasts
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 13.25% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 9.37% during the next five years compared to 15.60% growth over the previous five years of trading.
Aflac Inc (NYSE: AFL) Trading Performance Indicators
Check out the current performance indicators for Aflac Inc (AFL). In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 3.38. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 18.24.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 6.64, a number that is poised to hit 1.63 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 7.18 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of Aflac Inc (AFL)
Compared to the last year’s volume of 2.24 million, its volume of 3.07 million showed improvement in the last five days. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 6.37%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 1.88.
During the past 100 days, Aflac Inc’s (AFL) raw stochastic average was set at 62.16%, which indicates a significant increase from 4.04% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 21.46% in the past 14 days, which was higher than the 19.63% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $110.41, while its 200-day Moving Average is $93.18. Nevertheless, the first resistance level for the watch stands at $105.14 in the near term. At $105.78, the stock is likely to face the second major resistance level. The third major resistance level sits at $106.32. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $103.96, it is likely to go to the next support level at $103.42. Should the price break the second support level, the third support level stands at $102.78.
Aflac Inc (NYSE: AFL) Key Stats
There are currently 560,026K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 58.48 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 18,701 M according to its annual income of 4,659 M. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 5,138 M and its income totaled 1,755 M.
