Aflac Inc (AFL) stock hits $112.04: Is it a good time to buy or wait for a dip?

A share price of Aflac Inc [AFL] is currently trading at $112.04, up 0.65%. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The AFL shares have gain 1.46% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -2.15%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

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From an analyst’s perspective:

Aflac Inc [NYSE: AFL] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on October 09, 2024, when TD Cowen initiated its Hold rating and assigned the stock a price target of $102. Previously, Barclays started tracking the stock with Underweight rating on September 05, 2024, and set its price target to $96. On January 04, 2024, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Underperform and revised its price target to $78 on the stock. Morgan Stanley downgraded its rating to a Equal-Weight and increased its price target to $75 on August 18, 2023. Wells Fargo started tracking with a Equal Weight rating for this stock on April 25, 2023, and assigned it a price target of $73. In a note dated May 24, 2022, Citigroup initiated an Neutral rating and provided a target price of $60 on this stock.

Aflac Inc experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $75.07 and $115.50. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $93.11 within the next 12 months. Aflac Inc [NYSE: AFL] shares were valued at $112.04 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -16.9% based on the average AFL price forecast.

Analyzing the AFL fundamentals

Trailing Twelve Months sales for Aflac Inc [NYSE:AFL] were 17.30B which represents -40.42% decline. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 1.0% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.28%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.26%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.22%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.03, Equity is 0.16 and Total Capital is 0.04. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.32.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 111.32 points at the first support level, and at 110.61 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 112.50, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 112.97.

Ratios To Look Out For

To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Aflac Inc [NYSE:AFL] is 1.70. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 3.65, the price to book ratio is 2.51 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 16.87.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved MOSKOWITZ JOSEPH L, Director, that happened on Nov 08 ’24 when 600.0 shares were sold. Director, MOSKOWITZ JOSEPH L completed a deal on Nov 08 ’24 to buy 600.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director Crawford Frederick John bought 55000.0 shares on Sep 27 ’24.

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