NYSE: AFL · Insurance - Life
Over the past week, Aflac (AFL) saw 19 mentions across Reddit, X and news, and the read is an Adanos Sell. The crowd averages 25% bullish but is at odds: Reddit runs 100% bullish while Polymarket sits at just 0%. Wall Street is roughly in line with the crowd, with 3 of 14 analysts rating AFL a buy.
There is little buzz around AFL this week and little agreement on direction, which is why it reads as a Sell.
Wall Street’s 21% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from Polymarket at 0% to Reddit at 100%. No other tracker puts the two side by side.
14 analysts have weighed in: a Hold consensus: 3 buy calls against 3 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $118.86.
The Adanos signal blends each source’s bullish ratio, source breadth, buzz intensity and 3-day momentum. This week bullish sits just below the neutral line, momentum is improving and the 4 sources disagree sharply, so the read is a Sell.
Wall Street’s 21% buy share lands almost exactly on the crowd average of 25%. The split is inside the crowd: Reddit reads 100% bullish while Polymarket sits at 0%, a 100-point spread that single-source trackers miss.
Weekly price context: this Alpha Vantage chart keeps its own dated range; the sentiment metrics elsewhere on this page may be newer. Over the 30-day window, Aflac (AFL) buzz held subdued around 19.5 while the price drifted down 2.6% across the period. The chart tracks how social and news attention moved against end-of-day price. Average daily trading volume across the displayed trading days is 2M shares. Updated Aug 15, 2026. Over the last 7 trading days, AFL lost 4.1%. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 27.9 and was variable, swinging between 14.0 and 47.2. Recent volume is in line with the 30-day average, reflecting steady institutional and retail participation. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bullish on 8 of the 19 days with directional mentions, shown as the green, grey and red breakdown bars below the chart.
Signal metrics use the latest 7 days; contributor and breadth context uses the 30-day chart window.
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| Adanos signal | Sell |
|---|---|
| Analyst consensus | Hold (3 / 8 / 3) |
| Crowd bullish (7d) | 25% |
| Avg price target | $118.86 |
| Most bullish source | Reddit, 100% |
| Most bearish source | Polymarket, 0% |
| Sentiment spread | 100 pts |
| Mentions (7d) | 19 |
| Market cap | $60.89B |
| P/E · Forward P/E | 13.1 · 14.5 |
| EPS · Beta | $9.26 · 0.6 |
| Revenue (TTM) | $18.07B · 27% margin |
| Industry | Insurance - Life |
Based on aggregated sentiment from Reddit, X, News and Polymarket sources, Aflac (AFL) currently carries an Adanos sell signal with 93/100 conviction. The current cross-source average reads 25% bullish across 4 active sources. Those sources contribute 19 tracked mentions over the last 7 days. This is a sentiment-based reading, not financial advice.
Reddit discussion around Aflac (AFL) is fairly quiet with 4 mentions over the last 7 days; the 30-day context spans 6 tracked subreddits. The 7-day tone is 100% bullish; 3-day activity momentum is rising, suggesting building attention.
The crowd reads bearish on Aflac (AFL), averaging 25% bullish across 4 tracked sources over the last 7 days. The two ends of the range are Reddit at 100% bullish and Polymarket at 0%, a 100-point spread. On the professional side, 3 of 14 analysts rate AFL a buy.
Of the 14 analysts covering Aflac (AFL), 3 rate it a buy, 8 a hold and 3 a sell, for a hold consensus. The average price target is $118.86. That lines up with the crowd average of 25% bullish.
Aflac (AFL)'s cross-source average is bearish at 25% bullish. Source readings are split: 1 source leans bullish and 3 sources lean bearish. Reddit reads 100% bullish, News reads 0% bullish, Polymarket reads 0% bullish and x coverage is the most negative at 0% bullish. The combined signal points to broad sell-side pressure with 93/100 conviction.
The cross-source average is bearish for Aflac (AFL) at 25% bullish. Source readings are split: 1 source leans bullish and 3 sources lean bearish. The most bearish reading is x at 0% bullish. 3-day activity momentum is falling on X, while reddit and news activity is rising. The sell signal carries 93/100 conviction.
News is the dominant discussion channel with 11 mentions (58% of total volume). Reddit contributes 4 mentions and X contributes 4 mentions. The cross-source average is bearish at 25% bullish, while reddit and news show rising 3-day activity. Source readings are split: 1 source leans bullish and 3 sources lean bearish.
The Adanos signal blends bullish ratio, buzz score, source breadth and 3-day activity momentum into a single buy/sell reading. AFL's sell signal at 93/100 conviction reflects a bearish cross-source average at 25% bullish. Source readings are split: 1 source leans bullish and 3 sources lean bearish. It is a research shortcut, not financial advice.
The AFL sentiment page is regenerated from the latest 7-day tracking window at each build. Data reflects the most recent Reddit posts, tweets and news articles available in the current publishing cycle.
Peers are ranked first by matching the Sell signal, then by the closest bullish ratio. Discussion activity breaks any remaining ties.
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