Aflac Incorporated (AFL):
As profitability was taken into account, the company profit margin was 22.50% and the operating margin was 20.30%. The corporate ownership of the company is 70.50% while the insider property is 0.10%. The company maintained its return on investment (ROI) at 9.70% in the previous 12 months and was able to maintain the return on invested capital (ROA) at 3.50% over the last twelve months. Return on equity (ROE) recorded at 20.80%.
Aflac Incorporated (AFL) the share price recorded the value at $ 44.95, marking a variation of -0.07% at the end of Friday negotiation session. The recent trading activity revealed that the share price fell 8.55% from its minimum of 52 weeks and fell by 6.72% compared to the maximum published in the last period of 52 weeks. The Company has maintained 744.26 million floating shares and holds 777.47 million shares outstanding.
The earnings per share of the company shows a growth of 4.20% for the current year and is expected to achieve a profit growth for the next year at 2.25%. The analyst predicted a growth of ESP over the next 5 years to 8.50%. The EPS growth rate of the company in the last five years was 1.90%. The rate of earnings growth for the next few years is an important measure for investors wishing to hold a stock for several years. The company's earnings usually have a direct relationship with the price of the company's shares. The stock recorded a 3.80% sales growth over the last 5 years. The quarter of EPS growth in the quarter is equal to 23.10% and sales growth in the quarter is equal to 1.20%.
Aflac Incorporated (AFL) The volume of recent share exchanges is equal to 3314263 shares compared to the average volume of 3788.72 thousand shares. The relative volume observed at 0.87.
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The price of the shares has moved with a -3.08% from the maximum of 50 days and a gap of 8.45% from the minimum of 50 days. Analyze the consensus score of 2.8. For the next one-year period, the average of the individual price targets reported by sell-side analysts is $ 46.86.
The long-term debt / equity shows a value of 0.23 with a total debt / equity of 0.23. It provides investors with the idea of the company's leverage, measured by dividing total liabilities from shareholders' equity. It also illustrates the debt that the company is using to finance its assets in relation to the value represented in equity.
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Aflac Incorporated (AFL) stocks increased by 1.75% compared to the 20-day moving average with a positive short-term movement in the stock. It moved 2.03% above the 50 day simple moving average. This is showing an optimistic medium-term trend based on SMA 50. The price of shares went underground -0.13% compared to the 200-day moving average which identified a long-term negative trend.
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