April 14, 2016

Macquarie Upgraded AFLAC Incorporated (AFL)


AFLAC Incorporated (NYSE:AFL) was upgraded by Macquarie from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, The Fly reports.

A number of other analysts have also issued reports on the company. Zacks Investment Research upgraded AFLAC from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $71.00 price target for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 5th. Vetr lowered AFLAC from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $69.77 price target for the company. in a report on Wednesday, March 16th. TheStreet upgraded AFLAC from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 17th. Deutsche Bank lowered their price target on AFLAC from $65.00 to $64.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, February 4th. Finally, Citigroup Inc. lowered their price target on AFLAC from $71.00 to $70.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, February 4th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the company. The company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $67.91.


Source: American Banking and Market News