TSE:FFH

Fairfax Financial (FFH.TO)

2,220.71
+24.98 (1.14%)
as of Jun 5, 2026, 8:00:00 pm Market Open.
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This summary was created by AI, based on 23 opinions in the last 12 months.

Fairfax Financial (FFH) has garnered a mixture of perspectives from various experts, predominantly praising its long-term value focus and solid management under Prem Watsa. The company has shown excellent performance in its insurance business, with recent results indicating a strong combined ratio and improved underwriting metrics. However, several analysts caution against entering the stock at present due to the absence of immediate buying catalysts and its high valuation relative to peers. While some experts express ongoing confidence in FFH's long-term prospects, others suggest waiting for a more attractive entry point. Overall, the prevailing sentiment indicates FFH as a stable, defensive choice in the insurance sector, which has been resilient in recent market conditions.

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Consensus
Hold
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Valuation
Fair Value
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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.

BUY

Has done well, and will probably continue to do so. Well positioned in its space. Also does well in an environment of higher long-term yields, whereas many companies (especially those with elevated debt) flounder. A name like this will insulate you from that.

COMMENT
What explains its tremendous performance?

Good operational management long term. Stock's more than doubled in the last year and a half, and he'd have to dig to find out why. Value, instead of growth, has been in favour for the last 6 months or so. Its counterpart, BRK.B, has also done well (but not doubled).

If he finds an answer, he'll be sure to post it on social media.

BUY

Doing everything right. Combined ratios are improving. P&C insurer, big exposure to reinsurance, global & NA. Serial acquirer. Great management team. Advantaged by rising property values. Extreme weather means the risk goes up, and so do the premiums. Earns a lot of investment income on its growing float. Undemanding multiple.

BUY

Trading as though there's nothing going on in the market.

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