Aflac Incorporated $AFL Shares Sold by Pacer Advisors Inc.

Pacer Advisors Inc. lessened its holdings in shares of Aflac Incorporated (NYSE:AFL) by 29.8% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 31,622 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 13,423 shares during the period. Pacer Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Aflac were worth $3,469,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Stephens Inc. AR grew its holdings in shares of Aflac by 0.4% during the fourth quarter. Stephens Inc. AR now owns 21,945 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $2,420,000 after purchasing an additional 91 shares during the last quarter. Compound Planning Inc. increased its position in Aflac by 0.7% in the first quarter. Compound Planning Inc. now owns 13,743 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,508,000 after buying an additional 91 shares during the period. Root Financial Partners LLC increased its position in Aflac by 4.5% in the fourth quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 2,119 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $234,000 after buying an additional 92 shares during the period. CENTRAL TRUST Co lifted its stake in Aflac by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co now owns 19,088 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $2,105,000 after buying an additional 95 shares during the last quarter. Finally, HBK Sorce Advisory LLC lifted its stake in Aflac by 1.2% in the fourth quarter. HBK Sorce Advisory LLC now owns 7,702 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $902,000 after buying an additional 95 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 67.44% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Aflac news, major shareholder Post Holdings Co. Ltd. Japan sold 63,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $118.12, for a total transaction of $7,441,560.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 51,169,435 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,044,133,662.20. The trade was a 0.12% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 744,073 shares of company stock worth $87,022,570. 0.80% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have recently commented on AFL shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of Aflac from $108.00 to $117.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 21st. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lifted their price objective on shares of Aflac from $115.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research report on Monday, July 13th. Barclays reduced their target price on shares of Aflac from $99.00 to $98.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, July 7th. Mizuho set a $112.00 target price on shares of Aflac in a research report on Thursday, July 9th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Aflac from a “buy (b+)” rating to a “buy (a-)” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have assigned a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Aflac currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $116.17.

Key Headlines Impacting Aflac

Here are the key news stories impacting Aflac this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Aflac reported quarterly revenue of approximately $4.12 billion, narrowly exceeding analysts’ expectations of $4.11 billion. The company also declared its third-quarter dividend, supporting the stock’s income appeal. Aflac Incorporated Announces Second Quarter 2026 Results, Declares Third Quarter Dividend
• Neutral Sentiment: Aflac generated a 25.60% net margin and 13.88% return on equity during the quarter, indicating continued profitability, although revenue declined about 1% from the prior-year period. Aflac Quarterly Results
• Negative Sentiment: Second-quarter earnings were $1.75 per share, below analyst estimates ranging from $1.76 to $1.79 and down from $1.78 a year earlier. The results were characterized as a double miss in some reports because revenue growth also remained weak. Aflac Q2 Earnings Lag Estimates
• Negative Sentiment: A stronger U.S. dollar pressured reported results, particularly given Aflac’s international operations. Currency headwinds may continue to create volatility in earnings and reduce the benefit of otherwise stable underlying business trends. Insurer Aflac Misses Quarterly Profit Estimates on Stronger Dollar
• Negative Sentiment: Recent ownership data shows substantially more institutional reductions than additions, while reported insider activity has consisted entirely of sales over the past six months. These signals may add pressure to investor sentiment, although they are less immediate than the earnings miss.

Aflac Trading Up 0.7%

NYSE:AFL opened at $126.46 on Friday. Aflac Incorporated has a 1 year low of $101.49 and a 1 year high of $130.22. The stock has a market cap of $64.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.35, a PEG ratio of 1.94 and a beta of 0.60. The business has a fifty day moving average of $120.48 and a 200-day moving average of $115.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.26, a quick ratio of 0.11 and a current ratio of 0.11.

Aflac (NYSE:AFL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 6th. The financial services provider reported $1.75 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.76 by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $4.12 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.11 billion. Aflac had a net margin of 25.60% and a return on equity of 13.88%. Aflac’s revenue for the quarter was down 1.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.78 earnings per share. Equities analysts predict that Aflac Incorporated will post 7.06 earnings per share for the current year.

About Aflac

Aflac Incorporated (American Family Life Assurance Company of Columbus) is a provider of supplemental insurance products designed to help policyholders manage out-of-pocket health care and living expenses. The company underwrites a range of individual and group policies that typically pay cash benefits directly to insureds when covered events occur, enabling greater financial flexibility for medical treatment, hospital stays, critical illness, and related costs. Aflac’s product mix includes supplemental health insurance, life insurance and other specialty coverages intended to complement primary medical plans.

Founded in the mid-20th century and headquartered in Columbus, Georgia, Aflac distributes its products through a combination of employer-sponsored programs, independent brokers and agents, and direct marketing.