AFLAC Inc. Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors

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DJ AFLAC Inc. Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors

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Shares of AFLAC Inc. $(AFL)$ slid 1.93% to $112.63 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.58% to 7,563.63 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.05% to 50,668.97.

This was the stock's third consecutive day of losses.

AFLAC Inc. closed 5.99% below its 52-week high of $119.81, which the company reached on May 19th.

The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Cigna Group $(CI)$ fell 0.50% to $284.33, MetLife Inc. $(MET)$ fell 1.49% to $81.96, and American International Group Inc. $(AIG)$ fell 1.16% to $74.40.

Trading volume (3.0 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 2.3 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled May 28, 2026.

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