DJ AFLAC Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors Despite Losses On The Day
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Shares of AFLAC Inc. $(AFL)$ slipped 1.43% to $103.54 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 1.61% to 5,844.61 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.91% to 41,860.44.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of losses.
AFLAC Inc. closed 10.35% short of its 52-week high of $115.50, which the company achieved on October 4th.
Despite its losses, the stock outperformed some of its competitors Wednesday, as Cigna Group $(CI)$ fell 2.43% to $317.09, MetLife Inc. $(MET)$ fell 3.03% to $77.90, and American International Group Inc. $(AIG)$ fell 1.72% to $82.63.
Trading volume (2.4 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 2.1 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled May 21, 2025.
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