* Aflac Inc AFL.N reported quarterly adjusted earnings of
$1.84 per share for the quarter ended in September, higher
than the same quarter last year, when the company reported EPS
of $1.15. The mean expectation of fifteen analysts for the
quarter was for earnings of $1.49 per share. Wall Street
expected results to range from $1.40 to $1.67 per share.
* Revenue rose 2.7% to $4.95 billion from a year ago;
analysts
expected $4.33 billion.
* Aflac Inc's reported EPS for the quarter was $2.64.
* The company reported quarterly net income of $1.57
billion.
* Aflac Inc shares had risen by 3.0% this quarter and
gained 9.9%
so far this year.
FORECAST CHANGES
* The mean earnings estimate of analysts had risen by
about 3.7%
in the last three months.
* In the last 30 days, four 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," 10
"hold" and 1 "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
$79.00
This summary was machine generated from LSEG data November 2 at
02:52 p.m. UTC. All figures in US dollars unless otherwise
stated. QUARTER ENDING ESTIMATE ACTUAL BEAT, MET,
MISSED
Sep. 30 2023 1.49 1.84 Beat
Jun. 30 2023 1.44 1.62 Beat
Mar. 31 2023 1.40 1.55 Beat
Dec. 31 2022 1.21 1.40 Beat