Fairfax Financial (OTCMKTS:FRFHF) Shares Cross Below 200-Day Moving Average – Time to Sell?

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. (OTCMKTS:FRFHFGet Free Report)’s stock price passed below its two hundred day moving average during trading on Tuesday . The stock has a two hundred day moving average of $1,699.32 and traded as low as $1,650.00. Fairfax Financial shares last traded at $1,655.98, with a volume of 8,838 shares trading hands.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms recently issued reports on FRFHF. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce assumed coverage on shares of Fairfax Financial in a research note on Friday, June 26th. They issued a “neutral” rating on the stock. Zacks Research cut shares of Fairfax Financial from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 3rd. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold”.

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Fairfax Financial Trading Down 0.5%

The company has a fifty day moving average of $1,623.38 and a 200-day moving average of $1,699.32. The company has a current ratio of 3.66, a quick ratio of 3.66 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46. The company has a market capitalization of $35.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.18 and a beta of 0.49.

Fairfax Financial (OTCMKTS:FRFHFGet Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The financial services provider reported $31.11 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $36.17 by ($5.06). Fairfax Financial had a net margin of 14.16% and a return on equity of 15.05%. The firm had revenue of $7.82 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.62 billion. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. will post 184.47 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Fairfax Financial

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Fairfax Financial (OTCMKTS:FRFHF) is a Toronto-based financial holding company primarily engaged in property and casualty insurance, reinsurance and investment management. The company underwrites a broad range of commercial and personal insurance products, operates specialty and run-off reinsurance businesses, and manages a diversified investment portfolio largely funded by insurance float. Fairfax conducts its insurance operations through a network of subsidiaries and affiliated companies that provide local underwriting and claims services across multiple markets.

On the insurance side, Fairfax writes a mix of short-tail and long-tail coverages across specialty lines, commercial casualty, property and other niche markets, while its reinsurance activities include treaty and facultative solutions for cedants and intermediaries.

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