National Bank Financial Estimates TSE:FFH Q1 Earnings

Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (TSE:FFH) – Equities research analysts at National Bank Financial reduced their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Fairfax Financial in a research report issued on Tuesday, October 29th. National Bank Financial analyst J. Gloyn now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $55.92 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $56.17. 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 Q2 2025 earnings at $51.71 EPS.

Fairfax Financial (TSE:FFH) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 1st. The company reported C$50.87 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of C$51.23 by C($0.36). The company had revenue of C$10.25 billion during the quarter. Fairfax Financial had a return on equity of 17.91% and a net margin of 12.27%.

Several other equities analysts have also weighed in on FFH. National Bankshares increased their price objective on Fairfax Financial from C$2,100.00 to C$2,200.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday. Royal Bank of Canada upped their price objective on shares of Fairfax Financial from C$1,325.00 to C$1,425.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, October 3rd. Finally, Scotiabank boosted their price target on shares of Fairfax Financial from C$1,950.00 to C$2,000.00 in a research report on Wednesday, July 24th.

Fairfax Financial Stock Down 0.9 %

FFH opened at C$1,752.58 on Thursday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is C$1,671.90 and its two-hundred day moving average price is C$1,583.77. The company has a quick ratio of 0.93, a current ratio of 3.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 40.13. Fairfax Financial has a twelve month low of C$1,138.41 and a twelve month high of C$1,771.00. The stock has a market cap of C$40.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.80, a PEG ratio of 0.27 and a beta of 0.83.

Insider Transactions at Fairfax Financial

In other news, Senior Officer Peter Clarke sold 2,000 shares of Fairfax Financial stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$1,646.93, for a total transaction of C$3,293,860.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 632 shares in the company, valued at approximately C$1,040,859.76. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. In other news, Senior Officer Olivier Elie Quesnel sold 173 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$1,566.13, for a total value of C$270,940.49. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 202 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately C$316,358.26. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their position. Also, Senior Officer Peter Clarke sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$1,646.93, for a total value of C$3,293,860.00. Following the sale, the insider now owns 632 shares of the company’s stock, valued at C$1,040,859.76. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 6,953 shares of company stock valued at $11,304,176. 3.76% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Fairfax Financial Company Profile

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.