Aflac stock draws pressure from sales and a price target cut

Published on 09/15/2026 at 18:14 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Aflac stock traded at USD 116.68 on September 15, 2026, after Japan Post Holdings sold 14,000 shares. Wolfe Research set a USD 103 target as Aflac posted Q2 EPS of USD 1.75.

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Aflac Inc. (US0010551028) stock traded at USD 116.68 on September 15, 2026, after Japan Post Holdings sold 14,000 shares for about USD 1.61 million and Wolfe Research set a USD 103 price target.

Sales and analyst pressure

According to Investing.com on September 15, 2026, Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd. sold 14,000 Aflac shares on September 11, 2026, at weighted average prices from USD 115.12 to USD 115.41. The same report said the position was reduced by 0.03 percent and that Japan Post Holdings still held 50,598,190 shares.

In the same Investing.com report, Wolfe Research initiated coverage with an underperform rating and a USD 103 price target on September 15, 2026. That target sits USD 13.68 below the USD 116.68 trading level cited in the report.

Q2 figures stay mixed

MarketBeat said on September 15, 2026 that Aflac reported second-quarter 2026 adjusted EPS of USD 1.75, missing the USD 1.76 consensus by USD 0.01, while revenue reached USD 4.22 billion against USD 4.11 billion expected. The same report put net margin at 26.91 percent and return on equity at 13.27 percent.

For investors, the split matters: the revenue beat was USD 110 million, but earnings were still below estimate. MarketBeat also said analysts' consensus rating was Hold with a consensus target price of USD 116.62.

Dividend and valuation

MarketBeat also said Aflac keeps a quarterly dividend of USD 0.61 per share, equal to USD 2.44 annually, with a 2.1 percent yield. The same report listed a market capitalization of USD 58.49 billion, a trailing price-to-earnings ratio of 12.50 and a 1-year range of USD 105.43 to USD 130.22.