Aflac Incorporated Stock: Is AFL Outperforming the Financial Sector?
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Source: NASDAQ.COM
Company Overview: Aflac Incorporated, with a market cap of $58.3 billion, provides supplemental health and life insurance in the U.S. and Japan, operating through two segments and selling products via various channels. Despite a recent dip in stock price, Aflac has shown growth over the past year, outperforming its rival Prudential Financial.
Financial Performance and Analyst Outlook: Aflac reported weaker-than-expected Q4 2024 results but experienced a slight increase in stock price following a significant dividend hike. Analysts maintain a cautious "Hold" rating on the stock, which is currently trading above the mean price target of $104.13.
Analyst Views on PRU
Wall Street analysts forecast PRU stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for PRU is 120.00 USD with a low forecast of 113.00 USD and a high forecast of 125.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
8 Analyst Rating
0 Buy
8 Hold
0 Sell
Hold
Current: 108.770
Low
113.00
Averages
120.00
High
125.00
Current: 108.770
Low
113.00
Averages
120.00
High
125.00
About PRU
Prudential Financial, Inc. is a financial services provider and global investment manager. The Company offers a range of financial products and services, including life insurance, annuities, retirement-related products and services, mutual funds, and investment management. It offers these products and services to individual and institutional customers through its own and third-party distribution networks. It operates in the United States, Asia, Europe and Latin America. Its segment includes PGIM, U.S. Businesses, International Businesses, and Corporate and Other operations. The PGIM segment provides investment management services and solutions related to public fixed income, public equity, real estate debt and equity, private credit and other alternatives, and multi-asset class strategies, to institutional and retail clients and its general account. The U.S. Businesses segment consists of the retirement strategies, group insurance and individual life products.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
