DJ AFLAC Inc. Stock Underperforms Wednesday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of AFLAC Inc. $(AFL)$ shed 1.08% to $103.90 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.10% to 5,892.58 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.21% to 42,051.06.
This was the stock's fifth consecutive day of losses.
AFLAC Inc. closed 10.04% below its 52-week high of $115.50, which the company reached on October 4th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Cigna Group $(CI)$ rose 0.48% to $303.35, MetLife Inc. $(MET)$ fell 1.49% to $79.95, and American International Group Inc. $(AIG)$ fell 2.09% to $81.89.
Trading volume (1.8 M) remained 260,285 below its 50-day average volume of 2.1 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled May 14, 2025.
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