DJ AFLAC Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors Despite Losses On The Day

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Shares of AFLAC Inc. $(AFL)$ slipped 1.02% to $127.36 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 1.66% to 7,437.63 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.19% to 52,208.06.

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

AFLAC Inc. closed 2.20% below its 52-week high of $130.22, which the company achieved on July 29th.

The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Cigna Group $(CI)$ fell 2.97% to $287.66, MetLife Inc. $(MET)$ rose 0.05% to $97.07, and American International Group Inc. $(AIG)$ fell 1.63% to $78.89.

Trading volume (1.7 M) remained 810,260 below its 50-day average volume of 2.5 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled July 30, 2026.