* Aflac Inc AFL.N reported quarterly adjusted earnings of
$1.57 per share for the quarter ended December 31, higher than
the same quarter last year, when the company reported EPS of
$1.25. The mean expectation of sixteen analysts for the quarter
was for earnings of $1.62 per share. Wall Street expected
results to range from $1.54 to $1.67 per share.
* Revenue rose 43.1% to $5.40 billion from a year ago;
analysts
expected $4.16 billion.
* Aflac Inc's reported EPS for the quarter was $3.42.
* The company reported quarterly net income of $1.9 billion.
* Aflac Inc shares had risen by 3.2% this quarter.
FORECAST CHANGES
* The mean earnings estimate of analysts had fallen by
about 1% in
the last three months.
* In the last 30 days, three analysts negatively revised
earnings
estimates
RECOMMENDATIONS
* The current average analyst rating on the shares is "hold"
and
the breakdown of recommendations is 3 "strong buy" or "buy," 11
"hold" and 2 "sell" or "strong sell."
* The average consensus recommendation for the life & health
insurance peer group is also "hold"
Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Aflac Inc is
$107.00
This summary was machine generated from LSEG data February 5 at
10:02 p.m. UTC. All figures in US dollars unless otherwise
stated. (For questions concerning the data in this report,
contact Estimates.Support@lseg.com. For any other questions or
feedback, contact RefinitivNewsSupport@thomsonreuters.com) QUARTER ENDING ESTIMATE ACTUAL BEAT, MET,
MISSED
Dec. 31 2024 1.62 1.57 Missed
Sep. 30 2024 1.69 2.16 Beat
Jun. 30 2024 1.60 1.83 Beat
Mar. 31 2024 1.58 1.66 Beat