Q2 EPS Forecast for Fairfax Financial Lifted by Analyst

Key Points

• Analysts at National Bank Financial have significantly increased their Q2 2025 earnings per share forecast for Fairfax Financial to $60.25, up from $44.47.
• Fairfax Financial's stock has seen a rating upgrade from Wall Street Zen to a "strong-buy", alongside multiple other brokerages issuing positive ratings.
• Despite these positive forecasts, Fairfax Financial's shares have recently decreased by 2.5%, trading at approximately $1,777.10.

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. (OTCMKTS:FRFHF - Free Report) - Equities researchers at National Bank Financial upped their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Fairfax Financial in a research note issued on Monday, July 28th. National Bank Financial analyst J. Gloyn now expects that the financial services provider will post earnings of $60.25 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $44.47. The consensus estimate for Fairfax Financial's current full-year earnings is $166.85 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Fairfax Financial's FY2025 earnings at $194.80 EPS.

Other analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. National Bankshares reiterated an "outperform" rating on shares of Fairfax Financial in a research report on Wednesday, April 30th. BMO Capital Markets reiterated an "outperform" rating on shares of Fairfax Financial in a research report on Monday, May 5th. Royal Bank Of Canada upgraded Fairfax Financial to a "moderate buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 18th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Fairfax Financial from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Sunday. Finally, Raymond James Financial upgraded Fairfax Financial to a "moderate buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, April 10th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $1,500.00.

Fairfax Financial Price Performance

FRFHF stock traded up $4.06 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $1,749.00. 2,120 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 5,035. Fairfax Financial has a one year low of $1,027.00 and a one year high of $1,833.48. The company has a market cap of $39.58 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.86 and a beta of 0.79. The company has a current ratio of 4.20, a quick ratio of 4.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $1,756.11 and a 200 day simple moving average of $1,560.57.

Fairfax Financial (OTCMKTS:FRFHF - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The financial services provider reported $61.61 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $60.25 by $1.36. The business had revenue of $9.18 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.30 billion. Fairfax Financial had a return on equity of 16.39% and a net margin of 14.68%.

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.