Q2 EPS Estimate for Fairfax Financial Increased by Analyst

Key Points

• National Bank Financial has increased its Q2 2025 earnings per share estimate for Fairfax Financial from $61.81 to $82.54, indicating a strong upward revision in expectations.
• Several analysts, including those from CIBC and Raymond James, have raised their price targets for Fairfax Financial, with the average target now sitting at C$2,721.43.
• Currently, 3.76% of Fairfax Financial's stock is owned by company insiders, who have recently sold more shares than they purchased, indicating a notable decrease in insider ownership.

Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (TSE:FFH - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at National Bank Financial lifted their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Fairfax Financial in a research note issued to investors on Monday, July 28th. National Bank Financial analyst J. Gloyn now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $82.54 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $61.81. 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 FY2025 earnings at $266.88 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently commented on FFH. Royal Bank Of Canada raised Fairfax Financial to a "moderate buy" rating and set a C$2,050.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, June 18th. Scotiabank boosted their price target on Fairfax Financial from C$2,500.00 to C$2,900.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Raymond James Financial upped their price objective on Fairfax Financial from C$2,600.00 to C$2,900.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Monday, July 7th. CIBC boosted their price target on Fairfax Financial from C$2,500.00 to C$2,700.00 in a report on Friday, May 2nd. Finally, National Bankshares boosted their price target on Fairfax Financial from C$2,700.00 to C$3,000.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Tuesday. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Fairfax Financial presently has an average rating of "Buy" and an average price target of C$2,721.43.

Fairfax Financial Stock Performance

Shares of TSE FFH traded down C$48.94 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting C$2,401.82. 56,078 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 54,629. Fairfax Financial has a 52 week low of C$1,425.00 and a 52 week high of C$2,521.95. The company has a market cap of C$38.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.20, a PEG ratio of 0.27 and a beta of 0.83. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of C$2,404.24 and a 200-day moving average price of C$2,177.91.

Insider Activity at Fairfax Financial

In other Fairfax Financial news, Director Kleven Sava sold 181 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of C$2,465.95, for a total transaction of C$446,336.95. Also, Senior Officer Michael Anthony Wallace sold 350 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$2,279.88, for a total value of C$797,959.51. Following the sale, the insider owned 236 shares in the company, valued at approximately C$538,052.69. This trade represents a 59.73% decrease in their ownership of the stock. In the last 90 days, insiders purchased 19 shares of company stock valued at $45,878 and sold 2,524 shares valued at $5,967,886. Corporate insiders own 3.76% of the company's stock.

Fairfax Financial Company Profile

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