Fairfax Financial (FFH) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Fairfax Financial is a holding company which, through its subsidiaries, is engaged in property and casualty insurance and reinsurance and the associated investment management.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$2,380.95 to C$2,463.78
• 50-Day Range: C$2,264.71 to C$2,509.53
• 52-Week Range: C$1,425.00 to C$2,521.95
• Volume: 56,078 shs
• Average Volume: 54,629 shs
• Market Capitalization: C$38.52 billion
• P/E Ratio: 9.20
• Dividend Yield: 0.84%
• Price Target: C$2,721.43
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Fairfax Financial Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Fairfax Financial scored higher than 58% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Fairfax Financial has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 4 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Fairfax Financial has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Fairfax Financial is 9.20, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.09.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Fairfax Financial is 9.20, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Financial Services sector average P/E ratio of about 14.03.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Fairfax Financial has a PEG Ratio of 0.27. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Fairfax Financial has a P/B Ratio of 1.84. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for FFH.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Fairfax Financial pays a meaningful dividend of 1.54%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Fairfax Financial does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Fairfax Financial is 7.77%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for FFH.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.22

News Sentiment

Fairfax Financial has a news sentiment score of 0.22. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.71 average news sentiment score of Financial Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 17 news articles for Fairfax Financial this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 2 people have added Fairfax Financial to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Fairfax Financial insiders have sold 12,908.17% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought C$45,878.00 in company stock and sold C$5,967,886.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 3.76% of the stock of Fairfax Financial is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 38.02% of the stock of Fairfax Financial is held by institutions.

FFH Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have FFH shares performed this year?

Fairfax Financial's stock was trading at C$2,000.00 at the start of the year. Since then, FFH shares have increased by 20.1% and is now trading at C$2,401.82.

How were Fairfax Financial's earnings last quarter?

Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (TSE:FFH) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October, 31st. The company reported $58.14 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $42.45 by $15.69. Fairfax Financial had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 17.43% and a net margin of 13.90%.
Read the conference call transcript.

How do I buy shares of Fairfax Financial?

Shares of FFH stock and other Canadian stocks can be purchased through an online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the Canadian stock market include BMO InvestorLine, CIBC Investor's Edge, Desjardins Online Brokerage, HSBC InvestDirect, Laurentian Bank Discount Brokerage, National Bank Direct Brokerage, Qtrade Investor, Questrade, RBC Direct Investing, Scotia iTrade, TD Direct Investing, and Virtual Brokers.

What other stocks do shareholders of Fairfax Financial own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Fairfax Financial investors own include Enbridge (ENB), NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B), MercadoLibre (MELI), Arista Networks (ANET) and Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 10/31/2024
• Today: 8/01/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: TSE
• Sector: Financial Services
• Industry: Insurance - Property & Casualty
• Sub-Industry: Banking
• Current Symbol: TSE:FFH
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.fairfax.ca
• Phone: +1-416-3674941
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 19,300
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Fairfax Financial: C$2,721.43
• High Price Target: C$3,000.00
• Low Price Target: C$2,050.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +13.3%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): C$261.16
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 9.20
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.31
• P/E Growth: 0.27
• Net Income: C$2.94 billion
• Net Margins: 13.90%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 17.43%
• Return on Assets: 4.27%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 44.53
• Current Ratio: N/A
• Quick Ratio: 0.93

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$21.14 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.82
• Cash Flow: C$1,023.66 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 2.35
• Book Value: C$1,302.63 per share
• Price / Book: 1.84

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 16,039,300
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$38.52 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.83