Q2 2017 EPS Estimates for Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd (TSE:FFH) Increased by Analyst

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd (TSE:FFH) – Research analysts at Cormark boosted their Q2 2017 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Fairfax Financial Holdings in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday. Cormark analyst J. Fenwick now anticipates that the company will earn $19.81 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $9.64. Cormark also issued estimates for Fairfax Financial Holdings’ Q3 2017 earnings at $32.28 EPS, Q4 2017 earnings at $13.74 EPS, FY2017 earnings at $69.60 EPS and FY2018 earnings at $57.60 EPS.

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FFH has been the topic of several other research reports. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Fairfax Financial Holdings in a research note on Tuesday, June 27th. CIBC raised Fairfax Financial Holdings from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a C$600.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Monday.

Shares of Fairfax Financial Holdings (FFH) opened at 590.46 on Wednesday. The firm’s market cap is $13.62 billion. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $569.57 and a 200-day moving average of $603.23. Fairfax Financial Holdings has a 52 week low of $547.95 and a 52 week high of $777.45.

In other news, Director Michael Wacek acquired 499 shares of Fairfax Financial Holdings stock in a transaction on Monday, June 26th. The shares were acquired at an average price of C$420.00 per share, with a total value of C$209,580.00. Also, Director F. Brian Bradstreet acquired 1,000 shares of Fairfax Financial Holdings stock in a transaction on Friday, June 16th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of C$562.42 per share, for a total transaction of C$562,420.00.

Fairfax Financial Holdings Company Profile

Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited is a holding company. The Company, through its subsidiaries, is engaged in property and casualty insurance, and reinsurance and investment management. The Company’s segments include Insurance and Reinsurance, Runoff, Other, and Corporate and Other. The Insurance and Reinsurance segment includes Northbridge Financial Corporation (Northbridge), Odyssey Re Holdings Corp.