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Aflac, Inc. (AFL)

CAPS Rating:
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A general business holding company and acts as a management company, overseeing the operations of its subsidiaries by providing management services and making capital available. The company's principal business is supplemental health and life insurance.

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Financials (1255), Large Cap (413), Insurance (166), Growth (1902), Health Insurance (11), Cyclical (3415), Blue Chip (106), Georgia (19), S&P 500 (499)
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Aflac, Inc. At A Glance

Current Price: $47.06
Last Trade Time: 2/9/2010 4:01 PM
Open: $46.70
Previous Close: $45.95
Daily Range: $45.78 - $47.65
52-Week Range: $10.83 - $52.16
Volume: 5,475,290
Market Cap: $22.02B
P/E Ratio: 14.31
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Aflac, Inc. (AFL)

Avatar bbluemz (21.53) Submitted: 11/23/09 4:07 PM

This insurance company is conserative run company. 87% of the total assets attributable to Aflac are in Japan. The health care issues in US does not effect their core buisness. The insurance sector have needed products for the consumer and businesses.

Competitive advantage is their cutting edge te...More

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Aflac, Inc. (AFL)

Avatar Nobber22 (74.36) Submitted: 1/28/07 10:37 PM

Weakening of the dollar hurts AFLAC

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 (AFL)

Avatar typeoh (89.41) Submitted: 1/31/10 6:55 PM : Outperform Start Price: $48.59 AFL Score: -2.29

So much to like about this company.

1) Great brand name, with strong earnings and cash flow
2) Still gets most of its revenue from japan, so it is safe from the decline of the US dollar
3) Solid (and fast growing!) dividend with a 2%+ yield.

Earnings estimate for 2010? Try $5.29! Which means you get this premium brand name, highly profitable, 13% growing company for all of 9 times earnings?

Say yes to the duck and load up!

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 (AFL)

Avatar Imadoc2 (34.62) Submitted: 1/13/10 11:45 PM : Outperform Start Price: $51.16 AFL Score: -1.66

A well managed company with a great track record with plenty of room for continued growth and still recovering from a brutal punishment in early 2009.

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 (AFL)

Avatar whammabamma (37.77) Submitted: 1/10/10 12:01 AM : Outperform Start Price: $49.87 AFL Score: 1.20

Health care dollar flood. Maybe devalued dollars, but still a flood.

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 (AFL)

Avatar rufianno (94.77) Submitted: 12/17/09 6:37 PM : Outperform Start Price: $46.37 AFL Score: 4.19

BUY AND HOLD

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 (AFL)

Avatar lovehut (90.90) Submitted: 12/07/09 9:04 PM : Outperform Start Price: $45.93 AFL Score: 5.02

management

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TrackCreditSuiss 93.62 12/01/09 Outperform NS $44.87+4.88%-2.06%+6.95
TrackMuhlenkamp 24.42 10/29/09 Outperform 1Y $41.89+12.34%+1.93%+10.41 Toggle the visibility of 60-Second Pitch and replies
TrackJimCramer < 20 01/22/09 Underperform 3W $22.13+112.62%+31.87%-80.76
TrackTomGayner 33.84 04/10/08 Outperform NS $63.96-26.42%-18.33%-8.09 Toggle the visibility of 60-Second Pitch and replies
TrackScottBleier 91.98 02/15/08 Outperform 3M $59.63-21.07%-17.31%-3.76
TrackFBRCapitalM 79.87 10/11/07 Outperform NS $55.52-15.23%-28.47%+13.23
TrackChrisDavis < 20 09/30/07 Outperform NS $54.30-13.33%-26.38%+13.04 Toggle the visibility of 60-Second Pitch and replies
TrackDodgeCox 90.73 09/30/07 Outperform NS $54.30-13.33%-26.38%+13.04 Toggle the visibility of 60-Second Pitch and replies
TrackJohnRogers 60.74 09/30/07 Outperform NS $54.30-13.33%-26.38%+13.04 Toggle the visibility of 60-Second Pitch and replies
TrackLehmanBros 85.06 07/24/07 Outperform NS $49.54-5.02%-26.80%+21.78
TrackKBW 57.13 03/21/07 Outperform NS $44.53+5.67%-19.67%+25.34
TrackMichaelSivy 91.90 03/20/07 Outperform 1Y $44.38+6.03%-19.59%+25.62
TrackSunTrustRH 87.33 01/31/07 Outperform NS $44.47+5.83%-20.21%+26.04

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