DJ AFLAC Inc. Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors Despite Daily Gains
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Shares of AFLAC Inc. $(AFL)$ rallied 1.11% to $104.08 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 1.04% to 6,115.07 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.77% to 44,711.43.
AFLAC Inc. closed 9.89% below its 52-week high of $115.50, which the company achieved on October 4th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Cigna Group $(CI)$ rose 2.44% to $299.82, MetLife Inc. $(MET)$ fell 0.47% to $82.34, and American International Group Inc. $(AIG)$ fell 0.60% to $76.40.
Trading volume (1.6 M) remained 312,509 below its 50-day average volume of 2.0 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled February 13, 2025.
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February 13, 2025 16:45 ET (21:45 GMT)
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