Cormark Forecasts Reduced Earnings for Fairfax Financial

Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (TSE:FFH) – Investment analysts at Cormark reduced their FY2026 EPS estimates for Fairfax Financial in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, February 18th. Cormark analyst J. Fenwick now forecasts that the company will earn $268.10 per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of $268.91. The consensus estimate for Fairfax Financial’s current full-year earnings is $212.30 per share.

A number of other equities analysts have also weighed in on the stock. CIBC boosted their price objective on shares of Fairfax Financial from C$2,200.00 to C$2,400.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. National Bankshares boosted their price objective on shares of Fairfax Financial from C$2,100.00 to C$2,200.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. Scotiabank boosted their price objective on shares of Fairfax Financial from C$2,100.00 to C$2,200.00 in a research report on Monday, November 4th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets boosted their price objective on shares of Fairfax Financial from C$1,850.00 to C$2,200.00 in a research report on Monday, November 4th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of C$2,112.50.

Fairfax Financial Price Performance

Shares of TSE FFH opened at C$2,080.00 on Wednesday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is C$1,993.11 and its two-hundred day moving average is C$1,812.15. The company has a market capitalization of C$33.36 billion, a PE ratio of 7.96, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.27 and a beta of 0.83. Fairfax Financial has a 12-month low of C$1,343.50 and a 12-month high of C$2,119.64.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Fairfax Financial news, Director F. Brian Bradstreet sold 1,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of C$1,971.00, for a total transaction of C$2,956,500.00. Also, Director R. William Mcfarland sold 4,800 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$25.21, for a total transaction of C$121,008.00. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 6,313 shares of company stock valued at $3,103,234. 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.