TSE:FFH Q1 EPS Forecast Cut by National Bank Financial

Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (TSE:FFH) – Equities researchers at National Bank Financial dropped their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Fairfax Financial in a research note issued on Tuesday, April 29th. National Bank Financial analyst J. Gloyn now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $32.78 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $60.32. 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 $62.65 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $61.06 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $70.97 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $227.45 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $271.93 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts also recently commented on FFH. Raymond James set a C$2,600.00 target price on shares of Fairfax Financial and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, April 11th. Scotiabank upped their price objective on Fairfax Financial from C$2,400.00 to C$2,500.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Thursday, April 24th. National Bankshares raised their target price on Fairfax Financial from C$2,600.00 to C$2,700.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday. CIBC increased their price target on Fairfax Financial from C$2,500.00 to C$2,700.00 in a report on Friday. Finally, Cormark boosted their price objective on shares of Fairfax Financial from C$2,125.00 to C$2,250.00 in a report on Tuesday, February 18th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of C$2,339.29.

Fairfax Financial Stock Up 1.9 %

Shares of FFH opened at C$2,195.41 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of C$2,034.19 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of C$1,972.79. The company has a market capitalization of C$35.21 billion, a PE ratio of 8.41, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.27 and a beta of 0.83. Fairfax Financial has a 52-week low of C$1,425.00 and a 52-week high of C$2,205.00.

Insider Buying and Selling at Fairfax Financial

In other news, Director Brian Johnston Porter purchased 100 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 18th. The stock was bought at an average price of C$2,104.88 per share, for a total transaction of C$210,488.00. Also, Director Brian David Young sold 3,337 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$1,934.05, for a total transaction of C$6,453,923.52. Insiders sold 6,692 shares of company stock valued at $13,277,605 in the last 90 days. Company insiders own 3.76% of the company’s stock.

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.