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Aflac Incorporated (AFL) is an insurance company that provides supplemental financial‑protection products to individuals and groups, mainly in the U.S. and Japan. Its operations focus on helping people cover costs when major medical or life‑insurance benefits fall short. The company’s headquarters are in Columbus, Georgia. It has a market capitalization of $58.06 billion, making it a “large-cap” stock.
Aflac’s shares reached a 52-week high of $119.32 on Feb. 5, but are down 5.7% from that level. The market reflects Aflac’s slow but steady growth profile, as evidenced by its modest stock price gains. Over the past three months, the stock has gained 3%. Contrarily, the broader Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) is up 1.9% over the same period. Therefore, the stock has outperformed the wider index over this period.
