Aflac Inc’s recently made public that its Chairman & Rep. Director, ALIJ LAKE CHARLES D II unloaded Company’s shares for reported $3.2 million on Mar 10 ’25. In the deal valued at $107.29 per share,29,802 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, LAKE CHARLES D II now holds 49,962 shares worth roughly $5.36 million.
Then, LAKE CHARLES D II sold 23,170 shares, generating $2,493,787 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $107.63, the Chairman & Rep. Director, ALIJ now owns 79,764 shares.
Before that, MOSKOWITZ JOSEPH L sold 1,000 shares. Aflac Inc shares valued at $107,630 were divested by the Director at a price of $107.63 per share. As a result of the transaction, MOSKOWITZ JOSEPH L now holds 25,393 shares, worth roughly $2.73 million.
BMO Capital Markets initiated its Aflac Inc [AFL] rating to a Market perform in a research note published on January 23, 2025; the price target was $111. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including TD Cowen’s analysts, who began to cover the stock in early October with a ‘”a Hold”‘ rating. Barclays began covering AFL with “an Underweight” recommendation on September 05, 2024. Evercore ISI revised its rating on January 04, 2024. It rated AFL as “an Underperform” which previously was an “an In-line”.
Price Performance Review of AFL
On Tuesday, Aflac Inc [NYSE:AFL] saw its stock fall -0.96% to $107.36. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 1.03%. Aflac Inc shares have risen nearly 3.79% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 28.47% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $115.50 was reached on 03/03/25, a 52-week low of $79.31 was recorded on 01/13/25. SMA at 50 days reached $105.49, while 200 days put it at $103.62.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For AFL Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 106.63, which if violated will result in even more drops to 105.91. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 108.58. A further resistance level may holdings at 109.81. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 53.24, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at 0.17, which suggests price will go down in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been low at 51.83%. Stochastics %K at 53.01% indicates the stock is a holding.
How much short interest is there in Aflac Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Aflac Inc stocks on 2025-02-28, growing by 1.11 million shares to a total of 9.13 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-01-31 was 8.02 million shares. There was a rise of 12.18%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
