Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, insurance giant Aflac (AFL 0.49%) has earned a coveted five-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Aflac and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Aflac facts
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Headquarters (founded) |
Columbus, Ga. (1955) |
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Market Cap |
$22.5 billion |
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Industry |
Life and health insurance |
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Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$24.1 billion |
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Management |
Chairman/CEO Daniel Amos |
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Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) |
19.4% |
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Cash/Debt |
$2.2 billion/$3.9 billion |
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Dividend Yield |
2.7% |
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Competitors |
AIG (AIG 0.17%) |
Source: S&P Capital IQ; Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 96% of the 2,001 members who have rated Aflac believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just this morning, one of those bulls, kf9211, highlighted Aflac as a particularly solid bargain opportunity:
Insurance business has been hit because of low interest rates. Additionally stock is over-reacting to European fears, and the Japanese Tsunami. Once the economic environment normalizes this stock should outpace the market substantially.
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