NYSE · BRK-B
Financial Services · Insurance - Diversified
$542.49
Up+$0.53 (+0.10%)
Updated Nov 1, 2026, 4:06 PM
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46/100
Neutral
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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 $542.49, placing the conglomerate's total market capitalization at approximately $1.07 trillion, per SID market data. The stock registers a beta of 0.703, indicating materially lower volatility relative to the broader S&P 500 index, consistent with the company's diversified portfolio of insurance, railroad, energy, and consumer businesses. Average daily trading volume stands at roughly 4.63 million shares, according to Massive/Polygon data, reflecting robust liquidity for institutional positioning. The sub-1.0 beta underscores Berkshire's historical role as a defensive holding during periods of market stress, driven by its substantial cash reserves and operating earnings stability. The company's trillion-dollar valuation milestone positions it among the largest publicly traded entities globally, reinforcing its weight in major index benchmarks and passive fund allocations across the financial services sector.
Berkshire Hathaway currently trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.86, per SID market data, positioning it below the broader market average and reflecting the conglomerate's diversified earnings base across insurance underwriting, BNSF Railway, and Berkshire Hathaway Energy. The stock's price-to-book ratio stands at 1.53, according to SEC filings, which is notable given that Warren Buffett has historically referenced book value as a key intrinsic value benchmark. The PEG ratio registers at 2.20, suggesting the market prices in moderate growth relative to earnings. Berkshire pays no dividend, consistent with its long-standing capital allocation strategy of retaining earnings for share repurchases and acquisitions. Within the financial services sector, the below-market P/E multiple reflects the company's heavy weighting toward mature, cash-generative operating subsidiaries rather than high-growth business lines, while the price-to-book premium indicates investor confidence in management's capital deployment track record.
Berkshire Hathaway's composite smart money score stands at 46 out of 100, generating a neutral signal per SID market data. The breakdown reveals mixed institutional conviction across tracking dimensions. Insider activity scores 12.5 out of 25, reflecting limited notable buying or selling from company officers and directors, according to SEC Form 4 filings. Institutional positioning registers at 13.0 out of 25, indicating middling sentiment among large fund managers tracked through 13F institutional filings. Dark pool activity scores a relatively low 8.5 out of 25, suggesting below-average block trading interest in non-public venues during the current period. Congressional trading activity scores 12 out of 25, reflecting moderate legislative portfolio exposure. The neutral composite reading indicates that neither aggressive accumulation nor distribution patterns are currently evident among sophisticated market participants. The below-average dark pool score is particularly notable, as it may suggest reduced near-term catalysts driving large off-exchange positioning by institutional desks.
Berkshire Hathaway has no recent earnings data currently available in the reporting dataset, which limits direct quarter-over-quarter performance comparisons. The company reports earnings on a consolidated basis encompassing its insurance operations, including GEICO and Berkshire Hathaway Reinsurance, alongside wholly owned subsidiaries such as BNSF Railway and Precision Castparts, according to company earnings reports. The current P/E ratio of 15.86 implies trailing earnings power of approximately $34.20 per Class B share, derived from SID market data. Berkshire's earnings profile is characteristically volatile due to GAAP requirements mandating mark-to-market treatment of its equity investment portfolio, which includes significant positions in Apple, Bank of America, and other public equities per SEC filings. Management has consistently emphasized operating earnings as the more meaningful performance metric, excluding unrealized investment gains and losses. Investors typically monitor quarterly insurance float growth and underwriting profitability as key operational indicators alongside reported results.
Wall Street coverage of Berkshire Hathaway reflects a limited but consistent analyst consensus, per SID consensus data. Morgan Stanley has maintained an Equal-Weight rating on BRK-B across multiple updates, including reports issued in August 2020, May 2020, and April 2020, according to Wall Street analyst reports. UBS has been more constructive, reiterating a Buy rating in both May and April 2020. The relatively sparse coverage from major sell-side firms is characteristic of Berkshire Hathaway, as the company does not provide traditional forward guidance, holds no quarterly earnings calls with analyst Q&A, and pays no dividend, reducing typical engagement drivers for sell-side research coverage. The split between Morgan Stanley's neutral stance and UBS's bullish positioning highlights differing views on the conglomerate's capital deployment optionality versus its mature growth profile. With a market capitalization exceeding $1.07 trillion, the limited analyst coverage remains an atypical feature for a company of this scale within the financial services sector.
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