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Fairfax Financial (FFH) Stock Price, News & Analysis

About Fairfax Financial Stock (TSE:FFH)

Key Stats

Today's Range
N/A
50-Day Range
C$1,447.27
C$1,729.16
52-Week Range
N/A
Volume
28,944 shs
Average Volume
56,655 shs
Market Capitalization
C$40.69 billion
P/E Ratio
7.90
Dividend Yield
1.19%
Price Target
C$1,854.17
Consensus Rating
Buy

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.

Fairfax Financial Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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77th Percentile Overall Score

FFH MarketRank™: 

Fairfax Financial scored higher than 77% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Fairfax Financial has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 5 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Fairfax Financial has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Fairfax Financial's stock forecast and price target.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Fairfax Financial is 7.90, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 117.86.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Fairfax Financial is 7.90, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Financial Services sector average P/E ratio of about 396.60.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Fairfax Financial has a PEG Ratio of 0.27. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

  • Read more about Fairfax Financial's valuation and earnings.
  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for FFH.
  • Dividend Yield

    Fairfax Financial pays a meaningful dividend of 1.19%, higher than 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 9.21%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Read more about Fairfax Financial's dividend.
  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for FFH.
  • News Sentiment

    Fairfax Financial has a news sentiment score of 0.32. 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 0.50 average news sentiment score of Financial Services companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for Fairfax Financial this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 2 people have searched for FFH on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 1 people have added Fairfax Financial to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -80% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Fairfax Financial insiders have sold 75,246.10% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought C$15,003.00 in company stock and sold C$11,304,176.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 3.75% of the stock of Fairfax Financial is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    Only 34.47% of the stock of Fairfax Financial is held by institutions.

  • Read more about Fairfax Financial's insider trading history.
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FFH Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (TSE:FFH) posted its earnings results on Thursday, August, 1st. The company reported $50.87 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $51.23 by $0.36. The business had revenue of $10.25 billion for the quarter. Fairfax Financial had a net margin of 12.27% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 17.91%.

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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Fairfax Financial investors own include Enbridge (ENB), Costco Wholesale (COST), AT&T (T), Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B), Pembina Pipeline (PPL), Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) and Dollarama (DOL).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
8/01/2024
Today
10/06/2024
Next Earnings (Estimated)
11/07/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Insurance - Property & Casualty
Sub-Industry
Banking
CIK
N/A
Fax
N/A
Employees
19,300
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
C$1,854.17
High Stock Price Target
C$2,100.00
Low Stock Price Target
C$1,425.00
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
5 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
C$4.04 billion
Pretax Margin
N/A

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
C$33.32 billion
Book Value
C$979.63 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
C$40.69 billion
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
0.83
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This page (TSE:FFH) was last updated on 10/6/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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