Aflac Incorporated Announces Third Quarter Results, Affirms 2015 Operating EPS Objective, Upwardly Revises Aflac Japan Third Sector Sales Target, Increases Fourth Quarter Cash Dividend 5.1%

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Upside in Japan Helps Push 3Q EPS Beat for Aflac (AFL); Piper Jaffray Raises Price Target to $77

October 28, 2015 10:41 AM EDT

Piper Jaffray maintained a Neutral rating on AFLAC (NYSE: AFL), and raised the price target to $77.00 (from $76.00), following the company's 3Q earnings results. AFL reported 3Q15 Op EPS of $1.56, well ahead of the consensus estimate of $1.48.

Analyst John Nadel commented, "We... More

Aflac (AFL) Posts Q3 EPS of $1.32

October 27, 2015 4:14 PM EDT

Aflac (NYSE: AFL) reported Q3 EPS of $1.32, $0.16 worse than the analyst estimate of $1.48. Revenue for the quarter came in at $5 billion versus the consensus estimate of $5.17 billion.

Net earnings in the third quarter of 2015 included after-tax net realized investment losses of $88 million, or $.20... More