Aflac

NYSE: AFL
$51.53
+$0.04 (+0.1%)
Closing price February 21, 2020

Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Aflac, Apple, Chipotle, Coca-Cola, Dell, Dish, Gilead, McDonald’s, Starbucks and More

Posted: July 29, 2019 at 8:50 am
Last updated: January 30, 2020 6:00 pm

Stocks were indicated to have a slightly positive open on Monday, but the gains were so small that the outcome of the day seemed far from certain. A mixed earnings ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: AFL, Agilent, Allergan, Barrick Gold, Cognex, Hilton, Lloyds, MetLife, Slack, Wingstop and More

Posted: July 16, 2019 at 8:45 am
Last updated: January 30, 2020 6:34 pm

Stocks were indicated to open marginally higher on Tuesday as the earnings floodgates have begun to open. The bull market is now well over 10 years old, and 2019 has ...
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Merrill Lynch Calls for Big Upside in Life Insurance Sector Leaders

Posted: January 16, 2019 at 3:34 pm
Last updated: January 31, 2020 1:55 am

It has been a while since there has been much great to say about the banking and financial sector leaders. That said, the woes of the big banks might not ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Aflac, Akamai, BioMarin, Caesars Entertainment, CBS, Crocs, GW Pharma, Medtronic, Netflix, Sirius XM and More

Posted: January 2, 2019 at 9:15 am
Last updated: January 31, 2020 2:38 am

Stocks entered the new year on a sour note, with equity futures down about 1.5% after weaker Chinese economic data. While investors used to buy every sell-off, the volatility in ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Biogen, Broadcom, Caterpillar, Cree, GrubHub, Intel, 3M, MetLife, Verizon and More

Posted: April 25, 2018 at 9:05 am
Last updated: January 12, 2020 12:31 am

Stocks sold off handily on Tuesday as the 3% mark on the 10-year Treasury yield was challenged, but stocks were trying to stage a small rally on Wednesday morning. Some ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Apple, BHP Billiton, CBS, Eli Lilly, GE, Halliburton, IBM, Schlumberger, Verizon and More

Posted: January 22, 2018 at 9:14 am
Last updated: January 12, 2020 4:16 am

Stocks were lower on Monday, but perhaps not as bad as many might have worried about considering the government shutdown. What investors have to consider is that prior to the ...
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Friday’s Biggest Winners and Losers in the S&P 500

Posted: January 12, 2018 at 4:08 pm
Last updated: January 12, 2020 4:31 am

January 12, 2018: The S&P 500 closed up 0.7% at 2,786.12. The DJIA closed up 0.9% at 25,801.82. Separately, the Nasdaq was up 0.7% at 7,261.06. Friday was another strong ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Capital One, Chipotle, Electronic Arts, E*Trade, Mastercard, PepsiCo, Disney, Zynga and More

Posted: September 8, 2017 at 9:10 am
Last updated: January 12, 2020 8:23 am

Stocks were indicated lower on Friday morning, with most of Florida now right in the crosshairs of Hurricane Irma. Investors should keep in mind that the major stock indexes still ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Alibaba, Apple, Match, McDonald’s Netflix, Synacor, IAC, Check Point, Stratasys and More

Posted: April 18, 2017 at 9:10 am
Last updated: January 9, 2019 9:22 am

Stocks were indicated lower on Tuesday, but this follows big gains on Monday. With this bull market more than eight years old, investors have shown for more than the past five ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Aflac, Carnival, JC Penney, Sunoco, Under Armour and Many More

Posted: February 27, 2017 at 8:50 am
Last updated: January 12, 2020 2:28 pm

Stocks were indicated to open moderately lower on Monday, but the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 are both effectively just under all-time highs after the rally has continued. ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Alliance Data, Autodesk, Biogen, Broadcom, Delta Air Lines, Finisar and More

Posted: December 9, 2016 at 8:55 am
Last updated: January 12, 2020 4:57 pm

After another record day for the markets yesterday, the futures are pointing once again to a higher open, and this week looks poised to go down as yet another winner ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: AMD, Cliffs, Gap, KLA-Tencor, Regions Financial, Tyson Foods, Wal-Mart and More

Posted: October 7, 2016 at 8:20 am
Last updated: January 13, 2020 2:41 am

Stocks were indicated to open lower on Friday, with the week having more down days. Despite all the election rhetoric, despite weak economic data, despite a coming tightening from the ...
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14 Top S&P 500 Stocks Raising Dividends for 25 Years, With More Hikes Expected

Posted: September 29, 2016 at 7:35 am
Last updated: January 13, 2020 3:01 am

Investors have enjoyed many years of cheering for dividend hikes. Now there is some belief that after a seven and a half year bull market run that many companies will have a ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Aflac, Applied Materials, Dick’s, Gap, Noble, Teekay Tankers, Urban Outfitters and More

Posted: May 20, 2016 at 8:55 am
Last updated: January 13, 2020 7:48 am

Stocks were indicated up on Friday, but the week looks like it is going to end in the red. The Dow is now over 700 points from the 2016 high from ...
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25 Companies Raising Their Dividends for 25 Years or More

Posted: May 11, 2016 at 8:05 am
Last updated: January 13, 2020 9:35 am

Investors love when companies pay dividends. More specifically, they love companies that are raising their dividends year after year. There exists a classification of dividend payers known as the Dividend Aristocrats. These ...
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