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Aflac Inc . (NYSE:AFL) President and Representative Director of ALIJ, Masatoshi Koide, recently sold 21,903 shares of common stock, totaling approximately $2.36 million. The transaction, executed on March 7, 2025, was completed at a price of $107.63 per share. The sale comes as Aflac maintains a strong financial position, with InvestingPro data showing the company trades at an attractive P/E ratio of 11 and has raised its dividend for 41 consecutive years. Following this sale, Koide retains ownership of 107,992 shares in the company. The sale was part of a pre-established Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, which Koide adopted on December 4, 2024. According to InvestingPro analysis, Aflac’s current market price aligns closely with its Fair Value, while the company maintains strong liquidity with current assets exceeding short-term obligations. For deeper insights into Aflac’s valuation and financial health, investors can access the comprehensive Pro Research Report available on InvestingPro.
In other recent news, AFLAC Incorporated reported its fourth-quarter earnings for 2024, revealing an earnings per share (EPS) of $1.56, which fell short of the forecasted $1.62. Despite this miss, the company achieved a robust revenue of $5.4 billion, exceeding the anticipated $4.23 billion. Barclays (LON:BARC) responded to these results by reducing AFLAC’s stock price target from $98.00 to $95.00 while maintaining an Underweight rating, citing concerns about the company’s corporate segment performance and tax rate. Meanwhile, CFRA raised its price target for AFLAC to $112.00, maintaining a Buy rating, and highlighted the company’s valuation at 15.1 times its 2026 EPS estimate.
Piper Sandler maintained an Overweight rating on AFLAC, emphasizing the company’s upcoming launch of a cancer insurance product and noting AFLAC’s lower risk profile due to reduced exposure to variable interest entities. Additionally, AFLAC’s U.S. segment showed growth in net earned premiums and an increase in persistency, although sales in the U.S. saw a decline. The company also announced a first-quarter dividend of $0.58 per share and continued its commitment to shareholder returns through dividends and share repurchases.
Looking ahead, AFLAC plans to introduce new product launches in Japan in 2025, with an emphasis on enhancing its platform capabilities and technology investments. The company expects its Japan segment’s pretax profit margin to be at the lower end of the forecasted range, while the U.S. segment is projected to reach the upper end of its range. These developments indicate AFLAC’s strategic focus on long-term value creation and market adaptation in the face of current challenges.
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