AFLAC Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors on Strong Trading Day

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DJ AFLAC Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day

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Shares of AFLAC Inc. $(AFL)$ rallied 1.63% to $119.97 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 1.09% to 7,659.44 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.34% to 52,002.41.

AFLAC Inc. closed 7.87% below its 52-week high of $130.22, which the company reached on July 29th.

The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Cigna Group (CI) rose 1.17% to $302.30, MetLife Inc. (MET) rose 0.49% to $100.76, and American International Group Inc. (AIG) rose 2.05% to $80.74.

Trading volume (1.9 M) remained 133,421 below its 50-day average volume of 2.0 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled October 16, 2026.

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