DJ AFLAC Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of AFLAC Inc. $(AFL)$ rallied 1.95% to $114.94 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.10% to 51,231.64 and the S&P 500 Index falling 0.47% to 7,765.36.
AFLAC Inc. closed 11.73% short of its 52-week high of $130.22, which the company achieved on July 29th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Cigna Group (CI) rose 0.90% to $281.03, MetLife Inc. (MET) rose 2.81% to $98.47, and American International Group Inc. (AIG) rose 1.84% to $77.05.
Trading volume (2.1 M) remained 4,879 below its 50-day average volume of 2.1 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled October 8, 2026.