Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (TSE:FFH) Forecasted to Earn Q1 2025 Earnings of $54.77 Per Share

Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (TSE:FFH) – Analysts at National Bank Financial issued their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Fairfax Financial in a research report issued on Sunday, May 5th. National Bank Financial analyst J. Gloyn expects that the company will post earnings of $54.77 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Fairfax Financial’s current full-year earnings is $193.64 per share.

A number of other brokerages also recently issued reports on FFH. Royal Bank of Canada increased their target price on Fairfax Financial from C$1,200.00 to C$1,275.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday. National Bankshares raised their target price on Fairfax Financial from C$2,000.00 to C$2,100.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 30th. BMO Capital Markets upped their price target on shares of Fairfax Financial from C$1,650.00 to C$1,800.00 in a research note on Monday. Cormark raised their price objective on shares of Fairfax Financial from C$1,600.00 to C$1,800.00 in a research note on Thursday, April 18th. Finally, CIBC upped their target price on shares of Fairfax Financial from C$1,700.00 to C$2,000.00 in a research report on Wednesday, March 13th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to MarketBeat.com, Fairfax Financial currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of C$1,820.83.

Fairfax Financial Trading Up 0.5 %

Shares of Fairfax Financial stock opened at C$1,551.53 on Tuesday. Fairfax Financial has a 52-week low of C$910.44 and a 52-week high of C$1,563.49. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is C$1,489.12 and its 200-day simple moving average is C$1,339.40. The firm has a market cap of C$34.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.31, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.27 and a beta of 0.86. The company has a quick ratio of 0.93, a current ratio of 3.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 37.45.

Fairfax Financial (TSE:FFH) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 15th. The company reported C$71.98 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of C$81.40 by C($9.42). Fairfax Financial had a net margin of 12.26% and a return on equity of 17.26%. The firm had revenue of C$9.40 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of C$10.25 billion.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Andrew Barnard sold 2,572 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$1,120.68, for a total value of C$2,882,388.96. In related news, Director F. Brian Bradstreet sold 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$1,468.47, for a total transaction of C$1,468,470.00. Also, insider Andrew Barnard sold 2,572 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$1,120.68, for a total transaction of C$2,882,388.96. Over the last three months, insiders have purchased 190 shares of company stock worth $273,877 and have sold 4,572 shares worth $5,835,859. 3.65% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.