Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (OTCMKTS:FRFHF) Short Interest Down 7.1% in August

Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (OTCMKTS:FRFHF) saw a large decline in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totalling 78,600 shares, a decline of 7.1% from the August 15th total of 84,600 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 5,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 13.6 days.

Fairfax Financial Stock Down 0.1 %

Shares of FRFHF stock opened at $1,237.46 on Wednesday. Fairfax Financial has a 52-week low of $781.00 and a 52-week high of $1,245.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42, a quick ratio of 4.09 and a current ratio of 4.09. The stock has a market cap of $29.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.00 and a beta of 0.78. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $1,156.99 and its 200-day moving average is $1,127.93.

Fairfax Financial (OTCMKTS:FRFHF) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 1st. The financial services provider reported $37.18 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Fairfax Financial had a return on equity of 15.83% and a net margin of 14.01%. The firm had revenue of $7.49 billion for the quarter.

Fairfax Financial Company Profile

Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited, through its subsidiaries, provides property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, and investment management services in the United States, Canada, Asia, and internationally. The company operates through Property and Casualty Insurance and Reinsurance, Life insurance and Run-off, and Non-Insurance Companies segments.