Hallmark Financial Services (HALL) Competitors

Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.B) and Hallmark Financial Services (NASDAQ:HALL) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and community ranking.

Is BRK.B or HALL more profitable?

Berkshire Hathaway has a net margin of 28.89% compared to Hallmark Financial Services' net margin of 0.00%. Berkshire Hathaway's return on equity of 6.94% beat Hallmark Financial Services' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Berkshire Hathaway	28.89%	6.94%	3.77%
Hallmark Financial Services	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the media refer more to BRK.B or HALL?

In the previous week, Berkshire Hathaway had 27 more articles in the media than Hallmark Financial Services. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Berkshire Hathaway and 0 mentions for Hallmark Financial Services. Berkshire Hathaway's average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat Hallmark Financial Services' score of 0.00 indicating that Berkshire Hathaway is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Berkshire Hathaway	Neutral
Hallmark Financial Services	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, BRK.B or HALL?

Berkshire Hathaway has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hallmark Financial Services has a beta of -11.16, indicating that its stock price is 1,216% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer BRK.B or HALL?

Berkshire Hathaway currently has a consensus price target of $520.00, suggesting a potential upside of 2.57%. Given Berkshire Hathaway's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Berkshire Hathaway is more favorable than Hallmark Financial Services.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Berkshire Hathaway	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Hallmark Financial Services	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, BRK.B or HALL?

Berkshire Hathaway has higher revenue and earnings than Hallmark Financial Services.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Berkshire Hathaway	$415.78B	2.63	$96.22B	$37.52	13.51
Hallmark Financial Services	$165.95M	0.00	-$108.11M	N/A	N/A

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in BRK.B or HALL?

39.3% of Berkshire Hathaway shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.6% of Hallmark Financial Services shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.1% of Berkshire Hathaway shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 28.1% of Hallmark Financial Services shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BRK.B or HALL?

Berkshire Hathaway received 65 more outperform votes than Hallmark Financial Services when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.25% of users gave Berkshire Hathaway an outperform vote while only 40.16% of users gave Hallmark Financial Services an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Berkshire Hathaway	Outperform Votes 271 67.25%	Underperform Votes 132 32.75%
Hallmark Financial Services	Outperform Votes 206 40.16%	Underperform Votes 307 59.84%

Summary

Berkshire Hathaway beats Hallmark Financial Services on 15 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.