Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for TSE:FFH Q1 Earnings

Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (TSE:FFH - Free Report) - National Bank Financial lowered their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Fairfax Financial in a research note issued on Tuesday, April 29th. National Bank Financial analyst J. Gloyn now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $32.78 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $60.32. The consensus estimate for Fairfax Financial's current full-year earnings is $212.30 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Fairfax Financial's Q2 2025 earnings at $62.65 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $61.06 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $70.97 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $227.45 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $271.93 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also commented on FFH. CIBC upped their price target on shares of Fairfax Financial from C$2,500.00 to C$2,700.00 in a research report on Friday. Scotiabank boosted their price objective on shares of Fairfax Financial from C$2,400.00 to C$2,500.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a report on Thursday, April 24th. National Bankshares lifted their price target on shares of Fairfax Financial from C$2,600.00 to C$2,700.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 30th. Cormark increased their target price on Fairfax Financial from C$2,250.00 to C$2,700.00 in a report on Monday. Finally, BMO Capital Markets boosted their price objective on shares of Fairfax Financial from C$2,400.00 to C$2,500.00 in a research report on Monday. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Fairfax Financial currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of C$2,446.43.

Fairfax Financial Trading Up 0.3 %

Shares of TSE FFH traded up C$6.07 during trading on Friday, reaching C$2,194.96. The company had a trading volume of 239,075 shares, compared to its average volume of 60,909. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of C$2,037.02 and a two-hundred day moving average price of C$1,977.96. Fairfax Financial has a twelve month low of C$1,425.00 and a twelve month high of C$2,220.00. The stock has a market capitalization of C$35.21 billion, a PE ratio of 8.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.27 and a beta of 0.83.

Insider Activity

In other Fairfax Financial news, insider Andrew Barnard sold 2,305 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$2,056.06, for a total transaction of C$4,739,220.14. Also, Director Brian Johnston Porter bought 100 shares of the company'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. Insiders sold a total of 6,692 shares of company stock valued at $13,277,605 over the last three months. Insiders own 3.76% of the company's stock.

About Fairfax Financial

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.