FY2026 EPS Forecast for Fairfax Financial Lowered by Analyst

Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (TSE:FFH) – Stock analysts at DOWLING & PARTN decreased their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Fairfax Financial in a note issued to investors on Friday, August 7th. DOWLING & PARTN analyst J. Ferguson now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $170.00 for the year, down from their prior forecast of $190.00. The consensus estimate for Fairfax Financial’s current full-year earnings is $212.30 per share.

A number of other research analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. National Bank Financial raised their price target on shares of Fairfax Financial from C$3,300.00 to C$3,450.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, July 27th. BMO Capital Markets cut their target price on shares of Fairfax Financial from C$2,550.00 to C$2,400.00 in a report on Monday, May 4th. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce set a C$2,350.00 target price on Fairfax Financial and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, June 26th. Raymond James Financial increased their price target on Fairfax Financial from C$3,000.00 to C$3,050.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price target on Fairfax Financial from C$2,234.00 to C$2,261.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, April 20th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of C$2,751.57.

Fairfax Financial Stock Performance

Fairfax Financial stock opened at C$2,292.70 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 54.38, a current ratio of 2.03 and a quick ratio of 0.93. Fairfax Financial has a 12 month low of C$2,066.16 and a 12 month high of C$2,700.00. The company has a fifty day moving average price of C$2,323.12 and a two-hundred day moving average price of C$2,315.33. The company has a market cap of C$47.62 billion, a PE ratio of 11.25, a P/E/G ratio of 0.27 and a beta of 0.30.

Fairfax Financial (TSE:FFH) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The company reported C$90.05 earnings per share for the quarter. The business had revenue of C$18.46 billion during the quarter. Fairfax Financial had a return on equity of 16.94% and a net margin of 13.57%.

About Fairfax Financial

Fairfax Financial is a holding company which, through its subsidiaries, is engaged in property and casualty insurance and reinsurance and the associated investment management.