Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (TSE:FFH) Expected to Earn Q1 2025 Earnings of $54.77 Per Share

Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (TSE:FFH) – National Bank Financial issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Fairfax Financial in a research note issued to investors on Sunday, May 5th. National Bank Financial analyst J. Gloyn forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $54.77 for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Fairfax Financial’s current full-year earnings is $193.64 per share.

Fairfax Financial (TSE:FFH) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 15th. The company reported C$71.98 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of C$81.40 by C($9.42). The company had revenue of C$9.40 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of C$10.25 billion. Fairfax Financial had a net margin of 12.26% and a return on equity of 17.26%.

Other equities analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. CIBC raised their price objective on shares of Fairfax Financial from C$1,700.00 to C$2,000.00 in a research note on Wednesday, March 13th. National Bankshares lifted their price target on Fairfax Financial from C$2,000.00 to C$2,100.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 30th. Scotiabank reduced their price objective on Fairfax Financial from C$2,000.00 to C$1,950.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday. Royal Bank of Canada lifted their target price on Fairfax Financial from C$1,200.00 to C$1,275.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday. Finally, Cormark raised their price target on shares of Fairfax Financial from C$1,600.00 to C$1,800.00 in a report on Thursday, April 18th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Fairfax Financial currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of C$1,820.83.

Fairfax Financial Stock Performance

Shares of FFH opened at C$1,552.23 on Tuesday. Fairfax Financial has a one year low of C$911.02 and a one year high of C$1,563.67. The company has a 50-day moving average of C$1,492.10 and a two-hundred day moving average of C$1,342.76. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 37.45, a current ratio of 3.87 and a quick ratio of 0.93. The stock has a market cap of C$34.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.31, a PEG ratio of 0.27 and a beta of 0.86.

Insider Activity

In other Fairfax Financial news, insider Andrew Barnard sold 2,572 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$1,120.68, for a total transaction of C$2,882,388.96. In other news, Director Brian Johnston Porter bought 100 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 14th. The stock was purchased at an average price of C$1,509.40 per share, with a total value of C$150,940.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 950 shares in the company, valued at C$1,433,930. Also, insider Andrew Barnard sold 2,572 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$1,120.68, for a total transaction of C$2,882,388.96. In the last three months, insiders bought 190 shares of company stock worth $273,877 and sold 5,011 shares worth $6,334,563. 3.65% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.