Insider Buying: Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (TSE:FFH) Director Acquires 100 Shares of Stock

Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (TSE:FFH - Get Free Report) Director Brian Johnston Porter acquired 100 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 18th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of C$2,104.88 per share, with a total value of C$210,488.00.

Fairfax Financial Price Performance

Shares of Fairfax Financial stock traded down C$40.97 during trading on Friday, hitting C$2,006.00. 46,861 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 76,350. The firm has a market capitalization of C$32.17 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.68, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.27 and a beta of 0.83. The firm's fifty day moving average price is C$1,996.73 and its 200 day moving average price is C$1,820.43. Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited has a 1-year low of C$1,346.06 and a 1-year high of C$2,119.64.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Scotiabank upped their price objective on shares of Fairfax Financial from C$2,100.00 to C$2,200.00 in a report on Monday, November 4th. BMO Capital Markets upped their target price on Fairfax Financial from C$1,850.00 to C$2,200.00 in a report on Monday, November 4th. Cormark increased their price objective on Fairfax Financial from C$2,125.00 to C$2,250.00 in a research note on Tuesday. National Bankshares increased their price objective on Fairfax Financial from C$2,100.00 to C$2,200.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. Finally, CIBC raised their price target on shares of Fairfax Financial from C$2,200.00 to C$2,400.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, January 30th.

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.