Fairfax Financial (FRFHF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. It insures against losses to property from fire, explosion, earthquake, windstorm, flood, terrorism, boiler explosion, machinery breakdown, and construction defects, as well as underwrites automobile, commercial and personal property, and crop insurance. The company also offers workers' compensation, automobile, employer's liability, accident and health, medical malpractice, professional liability, and umbrella coverage insurance products; marine, aerospace, surety risk, and other risks and liabilities insurance products; and reinsurance products. In addition, it franchises, owns, and operates restaurants; retails sports lifestyle products; provides integrated travel and travel-related financial services, as well as advanced digital tools for agriculture; owns and operates holiday resorts; originates, processes, and distributes value-added pulses and staple foods; develops, manages, and invests in hospitality real estate. The company was formerly known as Markel Financial Holdings Limited and changed its name to Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited in 1987. Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited was incorporated in 1951 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $1,731.00 to $1,762.48
• 50-Day Range: $1,656.81 to $1,825.00
• 52-Week Range: $1,042.91 to $1,833.48
• Volume: 4,058 shs
• Average Volume: 3,711 shs
• Market Capitalization: $39.41 billion
• P/E Ratio: 8.83
• Dividend Yield: 0.86%
• Price Target: $1,500.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Fairfax Financial Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Fairfax Financial scored higher than 28% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Fairfax Financial has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Fairfax Financial has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 7.19%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Fairfax Financial are expected to grow by 7.19% in the coming year, from $166.85 to $178.84 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Fairfax Financial is 8.83, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.78.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Fairfax Financial is 8.83, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.86.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Fairfax Financial has a P/B Ratio of 1.35. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.43% of the outstanding shares of Fairfax Financial have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Fairfax Financial has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 13.6, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Fairfax Financial has recently increased by 3.38%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Fairfax Financial has a dividend yield of 0.86%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Fairfax Financial does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Fairfax Financial is 7.60%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Fairfax Financial will have a dividend payout ratio of 8.39% next year. This indicates that Fairfax Financial will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.43% of the outstanding shares of Fairfax Financial have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Fairfax Financial has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 13.6, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Fairfax Financial has recently increased by 3.38%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.26

News Sentiment

Fairfax Financial has a news sentiment score of 0.26. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.75 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 16 news articles for Fairfax Financial this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Fairfax Financial to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Fairfax Financial insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 10.41% of the stock of Fairfax Financial is held by institutions.

FRFHF Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have FRFHF shares performed this year?

Fairfax Financial's stock was trading at $1,389.76 at the start of the year. Since then, FRFHF stock has increased by 25.3% and is now trading at $1,741.62.

How were Fairfax Financial's earnings last quarter?

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. (OTCMKTS:FRFHF) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July, 31st. The financial services provider reported $61.61 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $60.25 by $1.36. The financial services provider had revenue of $9.18 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.30 billion. Fairfax Financial had a net margin of 14.68% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 16.39%.

How do I buy shares of Fairfax Financial?

Shares of FRFHF stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/31/2025
• Today: 8/08/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: INS - PROP&CASLTY
• Sub-Industry: Insurance
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:FRFHF
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:FFH
• CIK: 915191
• Web: www.fairfax.ca
• Phone: (416) 367-4941
• Fax: 416-367-4946
• Employees: 57,000
• Year Founded: 1985

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Fairfax Financial: $1,500.00
• High Price Target: $1,500.00
• Low Price Target: $1,500.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -13.9%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.67
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $197.35
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 8.83
• Forward P/E Ratio: 10.44
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $3.87 billion
• Net Margins: 14.68%
• Pretax Margin: 20.23%
• Return on Equity: 16.39%
• Return on Assets: 4.61%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.45
• Current Ratio: 4.20
• Quick Ratio: 4.20

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $31.06 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.27
• Cash Flow: $196.35 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.87
• Book Value: $1,292.10 per share
• Price / Book: 1.35

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 22,630,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $39.41 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.79