A Rare Opportunity to Own Aflac [Yahoo! Finance News]
AFLAC Incorporated (AFL)
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Known for duck mascot, U.S. insurance company Aflac Inc. NYSE:AFL) garners 70% of its revenue from its Japanese business, where it is the oldest and biggest cancer insurance provider. In the U.S., most of its business comes from providing supplemental insurance products i.e., disability insurance) offered through employers via payroll deductions. Aflac is a steady performer, having paid increasing dividends for 38 years, and is a so-called "dividend aristocrat." This works out to a yield of 2.7% and a payout ratio of 25%. This coronavirus downturn has presented a rare opportunity to acquire this dividend aristocrat near tangible book value. A look at the 15-year chart below will confirm that the last time the stock price came close to the tangible book value was in the depth of the 2008 financial crisis. I don't think the coronavirus downturn is going to get close to the gravity of that crisis in terms of financials. The current drop in the share price is due to the emergency 0.5%
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- Institutional investors in Aflac Incorporated (NYSE:AFL) lost 5.9% last week but have reaped the benefits of longer-term growth [Yahoo! Finance]Yahoo! Finance
- Aflac Incorporated (NYSE: AFL) had its price target lowered by analysts at Evercore ISI from $104.00 to $102.00. They now have an "underperform" rating on the stock.MarketBeat
- Aflac Approves a 16% Dividend Hike, Boosts Shareholder Value [Yahoo! Finance]Yahoo! Finance
- Aflac Incorporated (NYSE: AFL) had its price target raised by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company to $107.00. They now have a "hold" rating on the stock.MarketBeat
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- 10/30/24 - Beat
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- 12/17/24 - Form 144
- 12/11/24 - Form 4
- 11/12/24 - Form 4
- AFL's page on the SEC website