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Aflac (AFL)

(Delayed Data from NYSE)

$114.50 USD

114.50
1,996,802

-0.49 (-0.43%)

Updated Oct 18, 2024 04:00 PM ET

After-Market: $114.52 +0.02 (0.02%) 7:58 PM ET

Zacks Rank:

This is our short term rating system that serves as a timeliness indicator for stocks over the next 1 to 3 months. How good is it? See rankings and related performance below.

Zacks Rank Definition Annualized Return
1Strong Buy24.10%
2Buy17.80%
3Hold9.50%
4Sell2.70%
5Strong Sell2.70%
S&P50011.20%

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3-Hold of 5     3    

Style Scores:

The Style Scores are a complementary set of indicators to use alongside the Zacks Rank. It allows the user to better focus on the stocks that are the best fit for his or her personal trading style.

The scores are based on the trading styles of Value, Growth, and Momentum. There's also a VGM Score ('V' for Value, 'G' for Growth and 'M' for Momentum), which combines the weighted average of the individual style scores into one score.

Value Score A
Growth Score A
Momentum Score A
VGM Score A

Within each Score, stocks are graded into five groups: A, B, C, D and F. As you might remember from your school days, an A, is better than a B; a B is better than a C; a C is better than a D; and a D is better than an F.

As an investor, you want to buy stocks with the highest probability of success. That means you want to buy stocks with a Zacks Rank #1 or #2, Strong Buy or Buy, which also has a Score of an A or a B in your personal trading style.

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C Value F Growth B Momentum F VGM

Industry Rank:

The Zacks Industry Rank assigns a rating to each of the 265 X (Expanded) Industries based on their average Zacks Rank.

An industry with a larger percentage of Zacks Rank #1's and #2's will have a better average Zacks Rank than one with a larger percentage of Zacks Rank #4's and #5's.

The industry with the best average Zacks Rank would be considered the top industry (1 out of 265), which would place it in the top 1% of Zacks Ranked Industries. The industry with the worst average Zacks Rank (265 out of 265) would place in the bottom 1%.

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Top 40% (100 out of 250)

Industry: Insurance - Accident and Health

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Zacks News

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Aflac (AFL) possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.

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Better pricing, exposure growth, accelerated digitalization and sturdy capital are expected to help ACGL, AIZ, AEL, AON and AFL outperform Q2 earnings estimates.

Will Aflac (AFL) Beat Estimates Again in Its Next Earnings Report?

Aflac (AFL) has an impressive earnings surprise history and currently possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely beat in its next quarterly report.

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Aflac (AFL) Upgraded to Buy: Here's What You Should Know

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Aflac (AFL) Rises 28% in a Year: More Room for Growth Ahead?

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Are You a Momentum Investor? This 1 Stock Could Be the Perfect Pick

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Why Aflac (AFL) is a Great Dividend Stock Right Now

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Aflac (AFL) is a Top-Ranked Value Stock: Should You Buy?

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Why Is Aflac (AFL) Down 7% Since Last Earnings Report?

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4 Accident & Health Insurers to Watch as Exposure Increases

Higher claims frequency leading to upward pricing pressure coupled with the adoption of technology is likely to boost the performance of the Zacks Accident and Health Insurance industry players like AFL, UNM, EIG and AMSF.

Here's Why You Should Hold Aflac (AFL) in Your Portfolio

Lower benefits and expenses, higher net investment income, and improved profit levels from the U.S. business aid Aflac (AFL).

Why Aflac (AFL) is a Top Dividend Stock for Your Portfolio

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