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AFLAC (AFL) Stock Forecast & Price Target

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AFL Analyst Ratings

Hold
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Hold
3 Buy
7 Hold
2 Sell
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AFL Stock 12 Month Forecast

Average Price Target

€89.12
▲(1.43%Upside)
Based on 12 Wall Street analysts offering 12 month price targets for AFLAC in the last 3 months. The average price target is €89.12 with a high forecast of €102.11 and a low forecast of €79.99. The average price target represents a 1.43% change from the last price of €87.86.
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Highest Price Target€102.11Average Price Target€89.12Lowest Price Target€79.99
The highest, average, and lowest price target of all analysts. Click on ‘Top Analysts’ to focus on the best performers.

Detailed List of Analyst Forecasts​

Detailed List of Analyst Forecasts​
Analyst Profile
Expert Firm
Price Target
Position
Upside / Downside
Action
Date
Follow
Article
Bank of America Securities Analyst forecast on DE:AFL
Joshua ShankerBank of America Securities
Bank of America Securities
Buy
Reiterated
07/15/25
AFLAC (AFL) Gets a Buy from Bank of America Securities
Evercore ISI Analyst forecast on DE:AFL
Unknown AnalystEvercore ISI
Not Ranked
Evercore ISI
€89.47
Sell
1.83%
Upside
Reiterated
07/15/25
Evercore ISI Reaffirms Their Sell Rating on AFLAC (AFL)
Morgan Stanley Analyst forecast on DE:AFL
Bob HuangMorgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
€89.47€92.02
Hold
4.74%
Upside
Reiterated
07/14/25
AFLAC (AFL) Receives a Hold from Morgan Stanley
Wells Fargo Analyst forecast on DE:AFL
Elyse GreenspanWells Fargo
Wells Fargo
€87.76€89.47
Hold
1.83%
Upside
Reiterated
07/10/25
Aflac price target raised to $105 from $103 at Wells FargoAflac price target raised to $105 from $103 at Wells Fargo
J.P. Morgan Analyst forecast on DE:AFL
Jimmy BhullarJ.P. Morgan
J.P. Morgan
€81.8€85.21
Hold
-3.02%
Downside
Reiterated
07/08/25
J.P. Morgan Reaffirms Their Hold Rating on AFLAC (AFL)
Barclays Analyst forecast on DE:AFL
Alex ScottBarclays
Barclays
€81.8€83.5
Sell
-4.96%
Downside
Reiterated
07/07/25
Aflac price target raised to $98 from $96 at BarclaysAflac price target raised to $98 from $96 at Barclays
Piper Sandler Analyst forecast on DE:AFL
John BarnidgePiper Sandler
Piper Sandler
€102.25
Buy
16.37%
Upside
Reiterated
07/03/25
Piper Sandler Reaffirms Their Buy Rating on AFLAC (AFL)
TD Cowen
€85.21
Hold
-3.02%
Downside
Reiterated
06/25/25
TD Cowen Sticks to Their Hold Rating for AFLAC (AFL)
Jefferies Analyst forecast on DE:AFL
Suneet KamathJefferies
Jefferies
€80.09
Hold
-8.84%
Downside
Reiterated
06/03/25
Jefferies Sticks to Their Hold Rating for AFLAC (AFL)
Raymond James Analyst forecast on DE:AFL
Gregory PetersRaymond James
Raymond James
€97.99€93.73
Buy
6.68%
Upside
Reiterated
05/29/25
Analysts Conflicted on These Financial Names: Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Co. (Other OTC: WSOUF), Corebridge Financial, Inc. (NYSE: CRBG) and AFLAC (NYSE: AFL)
BMO Capital Analyst forecast on DE:AFL
Jack MattenBMO Capital
BMO Capital
€88.61€90.32
Hold
2.80%
Upside
Reiterated
05/20/25
AFLAC (AFL) Gets a Hold from BMO Capital
KBW
€88.61€90.32
Hold
2.80%
Upside
Reiterated
05/07/25
Aflac price target raised to $106 from $104 at Keefe BruyetteAflac price target raised to $106 from $104 at Keefe Bruyette
UBS
€92.87€97.13
Hold
10.56%
Upside
Initiated
04/02/25
Aflac assumed with a Neutral at UBSAflac assumed with a Neutral at UBS
CFRA
€91.17€95.43
Buy
8.62%
Upside
Reiterated
02/06/25
AFLAC (AFL) PT Raised to $112 at CFRACFRA analyst Catherine Seifert raised the price target on AFLAC (NYSE: AFL) to $112.00 (from $107.00) while maintaining a Buy rating.
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Any
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Bank of America Securities Analyst forecast on DE:AFL
Joshua ShankerBank of America Securities
Bank of America Securities
Buy
Reiterated
07/15/25
AFLAC (AFL) Gets a Buy from Bank of America Securities
Evercore ISI Analyst forecast on DE:AFL
Unknown AnalystEvercore ISI
Not Ranked
Evercore ISI
€89.47
Sell
1.83%
Upside
Reiterated
07/15/25
Evercore ISI Reaffirms Their Sell Rating on AFLAC (AFL)
Morgan Stanley Analyst forecast on DE:AFL
Bob HuangMorgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
€89.47€92.02
Hold
4.74%
Upside
Reiterated
07/14/25
AFLAC (AFL) Receives a Hold from Morgan Stanley
Wells Fargo Analyst forecast on DE:AFL
Elyse GreenspanWells Fargo
Wells Fargo
€87.76€89.47
Hold
1.83%
Upside
Reiterated
07/10/25
Aflac price target raised to $105 from $103 at Wells FargoAflac price target raised to $105 from $103 at Wells Fargo
J.P. Morgan Analyst forecast on DE:AFL
Jimmy BhullarJ.P. Morgan
J.P. Morgan
€81.8€85.21
Hold
-3.02%
Downside
Reiterated
07/08/25
J.P. Morgan Reaffirms Their Hold Rating on AFLAC (AFL)
Barclays Analyst forecast on DE:AFL
Alex ScottBarclays
Barclays
€81.8€83.5
Sell
-4.96%
Downside
Reiterated
07/07/25
Aflac price target raised to $98 from $96 at BarclaysAflac price target raised to $98 from $96 at Barclays
Piper Sandler Analyst forecast on DE:AFL
John BarnidgePiper Sandler
Piper Sandler
€102.25
Buy
16.37%
Upside
Reiterated
07/03/25
Piper Sandler Reaffirms Their Buy Rating on AFLAC (AFL)
TD Cowen
€85.21
Hold
-3.02%
Downside
Reiterated
06/25/25
TD Cowen Sticks to Their Hold Rating for AFLAC (AFL)
Jefferies Analyst forecast on DE:AFL
Suneet KamathJefferies
Jefferies
€80.09
Hold
-8.84%
Downside
Reiterated
06/03/25
Jefferies Sticks to Their Hold Rating for AFLAC (AFL)
Raymond James Analyst forecast on DE:AFL
Gregory PetersRaymond James
Raymond James
€97.99€93.73
Buy
6.68%
Upside
Reiterated
05/29/25
Analysts Conflicted on These Financial Names: Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Co. (Other OTC: WSOUF), Corebridge Financial, Inc. (NYSE: CRBG) and AFLAC (NYSE: AFL)
BMO Capital Analyst forecast on DE:AFL
Jack MattenBMO Capital
BMO Capital
€88.61€90.32
Hold
2.80%
Upside
Reiterated
05/20/25
AFLAC (AFL) Gets a Hold from BMO Capital
KBW
€88.61€90.32
Hold
2.80%
Upside
Reiterated
05/07/25
Aflac price target raised to $106 from $104 at Keefe BruyetteAflac price target raised to $106 from $104 at Keefe Bruyette
UBS
€92.87€97.13
Hold
10.56%
Upside
Initiated
04/02/25
Aflac assumed with a Neutral at UBSAflac assumed with a Neutral at UBS
CFRA
€91.17€95.43
Buy
8.62%
Upside
Reiterated
02/06/25
AFLAC (AFL) PT Raised to $112 at CFRACFRA analyst Catherine Seifert raised the price target on AFLAC (NYSE: AFL) to $112.00 (from $107.00) while maintaining a Buy rating.
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Best Analysts Covering AFLAC

1 Month
xxx
Success Rate
11/15 ratings generated profit
73%
Average Return
+2.81%
reiterated a xxx
rating 13 days ago
Copying xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
trades and holding each position for 1 Month would result in 73.33% of your transactions generating a profit, with an average return of +2.81% per trade.
3 Months
xxx
Success Rate
17/22 ratings generated profit
77%
Average Return
+3.91%
reiterated a xxx
rating 2 months ago
Copying xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
trades and holding each position for 3 Months would result in 77.27% of your transactions generating a profit, with an average return of +3.91% per trade.
1 Year
Gregory PetersRaymond James
Success Rate
16/22 ratings generated profit
73%
Average Return
+13.43%
reiterated a buy rating 2 months ago
Copying Gregory Peters's trades and holding each position for 1 Year would result in 72.73% of your transactions generating a profit, with an average return of +13.43% per trade.
2 Years
xxx
Success Rate
21/31 ratings generated profit
68%
Average Return
+26.70%
reiterated a xxx
rating 25 days ago
Copying xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
trades and holding each position for 2 Years would result in 67.74% of your transactions generating a profit, with an average return of +26.70% per trade.
The Best Analyst Covering tool allows you to follow the analysts who have the best success rates and average returns on a specific stock. Only analysts that gave a Buy or Sell rating on the stock in the past 12 months are eligible for inclusion in this tool. Follow the analysts of your choice to receive real-time updates when they publish a new rating.

AFL Analyst Recommendation Trends

Rating
Mar 25
Apr 25
May 25
Jun 25
Jul 25
Strong Buy
0
0
0
0
0
Buy
4
7
6
6
5
Hold
15
16
14
18
19
Sell
2
2
2
2
4
Strong Sell
0
0
0
0
0
total
21
25
22
26
28
In the current month, AFL has received 5 Buy Ratings, 19 Hold Ratings, and 4 Sell Ratings. AFL average Analyst price target in the past 3 months is 89.12.
Each month's total comprises the sum of three months' worth of ratings.

AFL Financial Forecast

AFL Earnings Forecast

Next quarter’s earnings estimate for AFL is €1.45 with a range of €1.40 to €1.53. The previous quarter’s EPS was €1.41. AFL beat its EPS estimate 0.00% of the time in the past 12 months, while its overall industry beat the EPS estimate 64.97% of the time in the same period. In the last calendar year AFL has Preformed in-line its overall industry.
Next quarter’s earnings estimate for AFL is €1.45 with a range of €1.40 to €1.53. The previous quarter’s EPS was €1.41. AFL beat its EPS estimate 0.00% of the time in the past 12 months, while its overall industry beat the EPS estimate 64.97% of the time in the same period. In the last calendar year AFL has Preformed in-line its overall industry.

AFL Sales Forecast

Next quarter’s sales forecast for AFL is €3.68B with a range of €3.53B to €3.79B. The previous quarter’s sales results were €2.89B. AFL beat its sales estimates 0.00% of the time in past 12 months, while its overall industry beat sales estimates 79.15% of the time in the same period. In the last calendar year AFL has Preformed in-line its overall industry.
Next quarter’s sales forecast for AFL is €3.68B with a range of €3.53B to €3.79B. The previous quarter’s sales results were €2.89B. AFL beat its sales estimates 0.00% of the time in past 12 months, while its overall industry beat sales estimates 79.15% of the time in the same period. In the last calendar year AFL has Preformed in-line its overall industry.

AFL Stock Forecast FAQ

What is DE:AFL’s average 12-month price target, according to analysts?
Based on analyst ratings, AFLAC Incorporated’s 12-month average price target is 89.12.
    What is DE:AFL’s upside potential, based on the analysts’ average price target?
    AFLAC Incorporated has 1.43% upside potential, based on the analysts’ average price target.
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          Is AFLAC Incorporated a Buy, Sell or Hold?
          AFLAC Incorporated has a consensus rating of Hold, which is based on 3 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings and 2 sell ratings.
            What is AFLAC Incorporated’s share price target?
            The average share price target for AFLAC Incorporated is 89.12. This is based on 12 Wall Streets Analysts 12-month price targets, issued in the past 3 months.
            The highest analyst share price target is €102.11 ,and the lowest forecast is €79.99. The average share price target represents 1.43% Increase from the current price of €87.86.
              What do analysts say about AFLAC Incorporated?
              AFLAC Incorporated’s analyst rating consensus is a Hold. This is based on the ratings of 12 Wall Streets Analysts.
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