AFL:NYE-AFLAC Incorporated (USD)

EQUITY | Insurance - Life | New York Stock Exchange

Last Closing

USD 85.62

Change

+0.67 (+0.79)%

Market Cap

USD 29.18B

Volume

1.82M

Analyst Target

USD 41.11
Analyst Rating

Verdict

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About

Aflac Inc is a general business holding company and acts as a management company. The Company sells supplemental health and life insurance in the United States and Japan.

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Largest Industry Peers for Insurance - Life

Symbol Name Price(Change) Market Cap
MET MetLife Inc

-1.48 (-2.06%)

USD 53.21B
MET-PA MetLife Inc Preferred Stock Se..

-0.03 (-0.12%)

USD 46.19B
MFC Manulife Financial Corp

+0.10 (+0.43%)

USD 44.17B
MET-PE MetLife Inc Preferred Stock Se..

-0.27 (-1.14%)

USD 43.27B
PRU Prudential Financial Inc

-0.68 (-0.61%)

USD 39.42B
PUK Prudential Public Limited Comp..

+0.16 (+0.88%)

USD 25.10B
GL Globe Life Inc

+0.21 (+0.28%)

USD 10.94B
UNM Unum Group

-0.61 (-1.19%)

USD 10.29B
PRI Primerica Inc

-5.13 (-2.35%)

USD 7.71B
LNC Lincoln National Corporation

-0.15 (-0.54%)

USD 5.21B

ETFs Containing AFL

FLI:CA CI U.S. & Canada Lifeco C.. 9.46 % 0.92 %

-0.06 (-0.03%)

CAD 0.08B
SHRY First Trust Bloomberg Sha.. 3.37 % 0.00 %

-0.01 (-0.03%)

USD 0.02B
DIVS SmartETFs Dividend Builde.. 3.13 % 0.00 %

+0.11 (+-0.03%)

USD 0.03B
TMDV 1.77 % 0.00 %

N/A

N/A
JSTC Tidal ETF Trust - Adasina.. 1.71 % 0.00 %

+0.04 (+-0.03%)

USD 0.16B
CORP PIMCO Investment Grade Co.. 0.00 % 0.20 %

+0.22 (+-0.03%)

USD 1.10B
FHF:CA First Trust Nasdaq Clean .. 0.00 % 0.77 %

N/A

CAD 0.01B
FUM:CA 0.00 % 0.80 %

N/A

N/A
IAK iShares U.S. Insurance ET.. 0.00 % 0.43 %

-1.48 (-0.03%)

USD 0.66B
PHE.B:CA 0.00 % 0.97 %

N/A

N/A
QSY 0.00 % 0.38 %

N/A

N/A
CLRG 0.00 % 0.25 %

N/A

N/A
CCOR Core Alternative ETF 0.00 % 1.23 %

-0.28 (-0.03%)

USD 0.20B
DBX4:F Xtrackers - MSCI EM Europ.. 0.00 % 0.00 %

N/A

USD 0.02B
VLIQ:XETRA 0.00 % 0.00 %

N/A

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VDLQ:LSE 0.00 % 0.00 %

N/A

N/A
FTGS:XETRA FIRST TRUST GLOBAL FUNDS .. 0.00 % 0.00 %

+0.18 (+-0.03%)

USD 0.03B

Market Performance

  Market Performance vs. Industry/Classification (Insurance - Life) Market Performance vs. Exchange (New York Stock Exchange)
  Value Sector Median Percentile Rank Grade Market Median Percentile Rank Grade
YTD  
Capital Gain 3.78% 50% F 53% F
Dividend Return 0.61% 33% F 36% F
Total Return 4.39% 50% F 51% F
Trailing 12 Months  
Capital Gain 33.18% 62% D 83% B
Dividend Return 2.74% 33% F 39% F
Total Return 35.92% 62% D 83% B
Trailing 5 Years  
Capital Gain 71.24% 73% C 79% B-
Dividend Return 14.06% 31% F 54% F
Total Return 85.30% 67% D+ 80% B-
Average Annual (5 Year Horizon)  
Capital Gain 13.14% 68% D+ 79% B-
Dividend Return 15.81% 74% C 80% B-
Total Return 2.67% 29% F 57% F
Risk Return Profile  
Volatility (Standard Deviation) 27.54% 53% F 41% F
Risk Adjusted Return 57.40% 74% C 84% B
Market Capitalization 29.18B 95% A 95% A

Key Financial Ratios

  Ratio vs. Industry/Classification (Insurance - Life) Ratio vs. Market (New York Stock Exchange)
  Value Sector Median Percentile Rank Grade Market Median Percentile Rank Grade
Market Value  
Price / Earning Ratio 11.40 57% 72%
Price/Book Ratio 2.22 18% 38%
Price / Cash Flow Ratio 15.44 11% 24%
Price/Free Cash Flow Ratio N/A N/A N/A
Management Effectiveness  
Return on Equity 22.12% 91% 85%
Return on Invested Capital 45.31% 95% 97%
Return on Assets 2.64% 91% 51%
Debt to Equity Ratio 32.93% 71% 71%

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Analyst Rating

Target Price Action Rating Action Analyst Rating Price Date

This is a composite scorecard based on the application of evaluation criteria deemed most important by analysts. This is not a buy or sell recommendation.

What to like:
Superior return on assets

The company management has delivered better return on assets in the most recent 4 quarters than its peers, placing it in the top quartile.

Superior capital utilization

The company management has delivered better return on invested capital in the most recent 4 quarters than its peers, placing it in the top quartile.

Superior return on equity

The company management has delivered better return on equity in the most recent 4 quarters than its peers, placing it in the top quartile.

High market capitalization

This is one of the largest entities in its sector and is among the top quartile. Such companies tend to be more stable.

Positive cash flow

The company had positive total cash flow in the most recent four quarters.

Superior Earnings Growth

This stock has shown top quartile earnings growth in the previous 5 years compared to its sector.

High Gross Profit to Asset Ratio

This stock is in the top quartile compared to its peers on Gross Profit to Asset Ratio. This is a popular measure among value investors for showing superior returns in the long run.

What to not like:
Overpriced on cashflow basis

The stock is trading high compared to its peers on a price to cash flow basis. It is priced above the median for its sectors. Proceed with caution if you are considering to buy.

Overpriced compared to book value

The stock is trading high compared to its peers median on a price to book value basis.

Below median total returns

The company has under performed its peers on annual average total returns in the past 5 years.

Low Revenue Growth

This stock has shown below median revenue growth in the previous 5 years compared to its sector