Cormark Predicts Increased Earnings for Fairfax Financial

Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (TSE:FFH - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Cormark lifted their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Fairfax Financial in a research report issued on Tuesday, February 18th. Cormark analyst J. Fenwick now expects that the company will earn $243.73 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $234.01. The consensus estimate for Fairfax Financial's current full-year earnings is $212.30 per share.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. Scotiabank upped their target price on shares of Fairfax Financial from C$2,100.00 to C$2,200.00 in a research note on Monday, November 4th. CIBC upped their price objective on Fairfax Financial from C$2,200.00 to C$2,400.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. BMO Capital Markets increased their price objective on Fairfax Financial from C$1,850.00 to C$2,200.00 in a research note on Monday, November 4th. Finally, National Bankshares boosted their target price on Fairfax Financial from C$2,100.00 to C$2,200.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th.

Fairfax Financial Stock Down 2.0 %

TSE:FFH traded down C$40.97 on Thursday, reaching C$2,006.00. 46,861 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 76,808. The firm has a market capitalization of C$32.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.68, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.27 and a beta of 0.83. Fairfax Financial has a 52-week low of C$1,346.06 and a 52-week high of C$2,119.64. The business has a fifty day moving average of C$1,996.73 and a 200-day moving average of C$1,820.43.

Insider Buying and Selling at Fairfax Financial

In other Fairfax Financial news, Director Brian Johnston Porter bought 100 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 18th. The stock was purchased at an average price of C$2,104.88 per share, for a total transaction of C$210,488.00. Also, Director David Lloyd Johnston sold 13 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$1,978.89, for a total transaction of C$25,725.57. In the last three months, insiders have bought 111 shares of company stock valued at $232,454. Insiders own 3.76% of the company's stock.

Fairfax Financial Company Profile

Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited, through its subsidiaries, provides property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, and investment management services in the United States, Canada, Asia, and internationally. The company operates through Property and Casualty Insurance and Reinsurance, Life insurance and Run-off, and Non-Insurance Companies segments.