NYSE · BRK-B
Financial Services · Insurance - Diversified
$505.54
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46/100
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Berkshire Hathaway Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the insurance, freight rail transportation, and utility businesses worldwide. The company provides property, casualty, life, accident, and health insurance and reinsurance; and operates railroad systems in North America. It also generates, transmits, stores, and distributes electricity from natural gas, coal, wind, solar, hydroelectric, nuclear, and geothermal sources; operates natural gas distribution and storage facilities, interstate pipelines, liquefied natural gas facilities, and compressor and meter stations; and holds interest in coal mining assets. In addition, the company manufactures boxed chocolates and other confectionery products; specialty chemicals, metal cutting tools, and components for aerospace and power generation applications; flooring products; insulation, roofing, and engineered products; building and engineered components; paints and coatings; and bricks and masonry products, as well as offers manufactured and site-built home construction, and related lending and financial services. Further, it provides recreational vehicles, apparel and footwear products, jewelry, and custom picture framing products, as well as alkaline batteries; castings, forgings, fasteners/fastener systems, aerostructures, and precision components; and cobalt, nickel, and titanium alloys. Additionally, the company distributes televisions and information; franchises and services quick service restaurants; distributes electronic components; and offers logistics services, grocery and foodservice distribution services, and professional aviation training and shared aircraft ownership programs. It also retails automobiles; furniture, bedding, and accessories; household appliances, electronics, and computers; jewelry, watches, crystal, china, stemware, flatware, gifts, and collectibles; kitchenware; and motorcycle clothing and equipment. The company was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska.
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| Date | Firm | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 2020 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | — |
| May 5, 2020 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | — |
| May 4, 2020 | UBS | Buy | — |
| Apr 24, 2020 | UBS | Buy | — |
| Apr 1, 2020 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | — |
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fool.com · Dec 11, 2025
In this video, Motley Fool contributors Jason Hall and Jeff Santoro explain the series of major executive changes at Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A +1.06%) (BRK.B +1.10%), including key investor and GEICO CEO Todd Combs heading to JPMorgan Chase (JPM +2.34%) for a newly created role.
fool.com · Dec 11, 2025
Apple and Bank of America remain 21.4% and 9.6% of Berkshire Hathaway's portfolio, respectively. Berkshire purchased Alphabet shares for the first time in the third quarter.
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Berkshire Hathaway Class B shares trade at $504.26, placing the conglomerate's total market capitalization at approximately $1.07 trillion, per SID market data. The stock maintains an average daily trading volume of roughly 4.63 million shares, reflecting substantial liquidity for institutional participants. Notably, BRK-B carries a beta of 0.703, according to Massive/Polygon data, indicating materially lower volatility relative to the broader S&P 500 index. This subdued beta is consistent with Berkshire's diversified business model spanning insurance, railroads, energy, and consumer goods. The company's defensive characteristics have historically attracted investors seeking reduced portfolio risk during periods of elevated market turbulence. With no dividend yield reported, per SID market data, the company continues its long-standing policy of retaining earnings for reinvestment and share repurchases rather than distributing capital directly to shareholders through dividends. Total shareholder returns remain driven entirely by capital appreciation.
Berkshire Hathaway currently trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.86, per SID market data, positioning the stock at a modest valuation relative to the broader market while remaining in line with Financial Services sector peers. The company's price-to-book ratio stands at 1.53, according to SEC filings, a metric closely watched by Berkshire investors given Warren Buffett's historical use of book value as an intrinsic value proxy. The PEG ratio registers at 2.20, per SID market data, suggesting the stock's earnings multiple is elevated relative to its projected growth rate. Berkshire pays no dividend, consistent with management's longstanding capital allocation philosophy favoring retained earnings, acquisitions, and opportunistic share buybacks. The combination of a sub-16 P/E ratio and above-1.5 price-to-book ratio reflects a company trading near the upper range of its historical book value multiple while maintaining earnings-based valuation discipline.
Berkshire Hathaway registers a composite smart money score of 46 out of 100, generating a neutral signal according to SID market data. The breakdown reveals mixed positioning across tracked categories. Insider activity scores 12.5 out of 25, per SEC Form 4 filings, reflecting limited notable transactions from company officers and directors — a pattern consistent with Berkshire's concentrated executive ownership structure where Warren Buffett's holdings dwarf typical insider transaction activity. Institutional positioning scores 13.0 out of 25, according to 13F institutional filings, indicating moderate but not aggressive accumulation from large fund managers. Dark pool activity registers at 8.5 out of 25, suggesting below-average off-exchange institutional interest relative to other mega-cap equities. Congressional trading activity scores 12 out of 25, reflecting middling legislative interest. The overall neutral reading indicates no strong directional conviction among sophisticated market participants at current price levels, with no single sub-category showing outsized strength or weakness.
Recent earnings data for Berkshire Hathaway is currently unavailable through standard reporting channels. The company, which reports quarterly results through SEC filings, operates across diverse segments including GEICO insurance, BNSF Railway, Berkshire Hathaway Energy, and a portfolio of manufacturing and retail subsidiaries. Berkshire's current P/E ratio of 15.86 provides context for the market's implicit earnings expectations, implying approximately $31.79 in trailing earnings per Class B share based on the current price of $504.26, per SID market data. The conglomerate's earnings are notably influenced by GAAP requirements to mark its massive equity portfolio — valued at hundreds of billions — to market each quarter, which creates significant reported earnings volatility that may not reflect underlying operating performance. Investors and analysts typically focus on operating earnings, excluding investment gains or losses, as a more reliable measure of Berkshire's fundamental business trajectory, according to company earnings reports.
Wall Street coverage of Berkshire Hathaway reflects a measured consensus based on available analyst reports. Morgan Stanley has maintained an Equal-Weight rating on BRK-B across multiple updates, most recently reaffirming in August 2020, per Wall Street analyst reports. UBS has taken a more constructive stance, issuing a Buy rating in both April and May 2020, according to SID consensus data. The limited number of active ratings reflects Berkshire's unique position as a conglomerate — its diversified structure spanning insurance, energy, transportation, and consumer sectors makes traditional single-sector analyst coverage challenging. With a market capitalization of $1.07 trillion and a P/E ratio of 15.86, the stock's valuation provides a framework for analyst assessment. The split between Equal-Weight and Buy recommendations suggests moderate constructiveness without aggressive bullish conviction. Berkshire's historically low beta of 0.703 further contextualizes analyst positioning, as the stock's defensive profile limits both downside risk and potential outperformance scenarios relative to the broader index.
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