DJ AFLAC Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of AFLAC Inc. $(AFL)$ rose 1.00% to $106.96 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.43% to 5,631.28 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.70% to 41,113.97.
This was the stock's fourth consecutive day of gains.
AFLAC Inc. closed 7.39% below its 52-week high of $115.50, which the company achieved on October 4th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Wednesday, as Cigna Group $(CI)$ rose 0.19% to $334.44, MetLife Inc. $(MET)$ rose 0.42% to $76.74, and American International Group Inc. $(AIG)$ fell 1.02% to $81.69.
Trading volume (1.9 M) remained 224,303 below its 50-day average volume of 2.1 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled May 7, 2025.
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