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TSE:FFH

Fairfax Financial (FFH.TO)

2,278.66
+6.57 (0.29%)
as of Aug 25, 2026, 5:47:02 pm Market Open.
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star iconAug 25, 2026, 12:00 am

This summary was created by AI, based on 21 opinions in the last 12 months.

Fairfax Financial (FFH) has garnered mixed reviews from experts, reflecting a range of opinions on its current performance and future potential. While some analysts emphasize the company's strength in underwriting profitability and capital allocation, others express caution due to market conditions and the stock's recent downtrend. Positive sentiments highlight the company's stable management, successful acquisitions, and solid performance, particularly in its insurance segment. However, concerns regarding valuation, technical trends, and the lack of catalysts for growth prompt some experts to suggest a more conservative approach. Overall, FFH is viewed as a solid long-term investment, with potential for growth, but it's currently seen as a hold rather than a buy, considering the price levels and market context.

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Hold
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Fair Value
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BUY

Great Canadian company. Values scores 8/10, fundamentals 9/10. P&C insurer plus invests in a wide range of businesses, and results can be mixed because of this investment style. Known for taking big bets, which can lead to big wins or big misses. Making strategic portfolio moves. Sees upside from here of potentially 20%. Outperformed most of its insurance peers. Reasonable PE of 8.4x, and that's an opportunity. Analysts see it as Undervalued by as much as 65%. On her watchlist.

Likes the insurance space and sees a lot of opportunity there. This is a solid pick for investors who want exposure to the sector in more of a contrarian way. A mini-Berkshire Hathaway.

HOLD

He owns this for a long while and did well. He sold it in October when its relative strength weakened. The stock has since bounced off $2,200, but this looks like a sideways trading range with resistance at $2,400-2,500. Insurance struggled this year, but FFH did the least.

BUY

Stay with this long term. Their India business has potential. The stock is not followed well, because of its high stock price.

BUY ON WEAKNESS

In the defensive part of Canadian financial services. Underwriting profitability consistently getting better, the core reason why stock's been doing better. Opportunity to term out its fixed income portfolio. Not a screaming bargain today, but makes sense as part of a diversified portfolio especially as we pivot away from banks and get a bit more defensive.

BUY

Continues to be encouraged by what company's doing. Low double-digit PE, undemanding. Modest dividend so they can keep capital and grow their portfolio.

PARTIAL SELL

Buying back shares. Much more disciplined on investments than previously. Trading at highest valuation seen in quite some time. He's been taking $$ off the table.

PARTIAL SELL

Insurance sector's been behaving well over last 3 years. Trimmed about a month ago. Prefers capital markets banks at the moment, but nothing wrong with this name.

HOLD

Has done extremely well. If you own it, hold. He's just never had the time to fully research it. People he respects and who own it say to buy, buy, buy. 

BUY ON WEAKNESS

He's been in and out of this one and probably should have just stayed in. Really good company. Trend is good. If you own, definitely hold. Has probably arced off the trendline a bit, so it'll probably pull back a bit and you can buy more.

BUY

Very successful. P&C is a bit easier to understand than life insurance, which tends to be rate-sensitive and has investment risk.

WAIT

Wonderful company, his favourite in the group. Has owned in past, but not now due to valuation. Near record highs. P&C insurance is very defensive, so it draws crowds when people get panicky in the market and the price gets bid up. Wait for a better valuation.

HOLD

A bit of a black box. Stock price has done very well the last few years, after having gone nowhere before that. Insurance at the core, and Prem Watsa's done a great job allocating those premiums. Higher rates favours insurers, lower rates the opposite, and he has no control over what the future holds.

If you own it, hold. You may want to investigate succession plans.

BUY

Everyone was shorting it in the 2000s, and now it's one of the most favoured stocks on the TSX. Up 13% YTD. He owns it in TFSAs. Helped by global acquisitions. Combined ratio ~94%. Underwriting has improved, costs kept in line. Almost every operation it has is showing profitability.

Estimated PE for this year is about 10x, normal for insurance industry. Has hit a high, but it's one you want to own for the long term. He continues to buy for clients.

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TOP PICK

FFH will keep chugging along under fine management, improving combined ratios and pure momentum. Bay Street is flashing buy signals and an 11% price target to $2,600. The main drawback with Fairfax is its share price, currently above $2,300. Don't expect a stock split anytime soon. However, if your pockets are deep and your horizon is long, then FFH is right for you.

BUY

Great job growing book value, and with organic growth and underwriting. EPS profile has really improved. The share price looks "expensive", but it trades at only 7.7x PE for 2026, and growing at 18%. More upside.

Darling in the 1990s, then struggled forever. Great comeback.