Cormark Decreases Earnings Estimates for Fairfax Financial

Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (TSE:FFH) – Analysts at Cormark dropped their FY2026 EPS estimates for shares of Fairfax Financial in a report released on Tuesday, February 18th. Cormark analyst J. Fenwick now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $268.10 for the year, down from their prior estimate of $268.91. The consensus estimate for Fairfax Financial’s current full-year earnings is $212.30 per share.

Other equities research analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Scotiabank lifted their price target on shares of Fairfax Financial from C$2,100.00 to C$2,200.00 in a research note on Monday, November 4th. CIBC lifted their price target on shares of Fairfax Financial from C$2,200.00 to C$2,400.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price target on shares of Fairfax Financial from C$1,850.00 to C$2,200.00 in a research note on Monday, November 4th. Finally, National Bankshares lifted their price target on shares of 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. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of C$2,112.50.

Fairfax Financial Trading Up 0.5 %

Shares of FFH opened at C$2,080.00 on Wednesday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is C$1,993.11 and its 200-day simple moving average is C$1,812.15. Fairfax Financial has a twelve month low of C$1,343.50 and a twelve month high of C$2,119.64. The firm has a market capitalization of C$33.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.96, a PEG ratio of 0.27 and a beta of 0.83.

Insider Buying and Selling at Fairfax Financial

In related news, Director F. Brian Bradstreet sold 1,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of C$1,971.00, for a total transaction of C$2,956,500.00. Also, Director David Lloyd Johnston sold 13 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$1,978.89, for a total transaction of C$25,725.57. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 6,313 shares of company stock worth $3,103,234. 3.76% of the stock is 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.