DJ AFLAC Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of AFLAC Inc. $(AFL)$ rallied 1.05% to $117.24 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.46% to 7,666.60 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.56% to 53,061.95.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
AFLAC Inc. closed 9.97% 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 Wednesday, as Cigna Group (CI) fell 0.08% to $282.84, MetLife Inc. (MET) rose 2.12% to $96.42, and American International Group Inc. $(AIG)$ rose 0.33% to $76.13.
Trading volume (2.2 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 2.1 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled September 2, 2026.