Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Berkshire Hathaway is a multinational conglomerate and holding company headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska. It owns and operates a diverse group of businesses across insurance and reinsurance, utilities and energy, freight rail transportation, manufacturing, retail and service industries. In addition to wholly owned subsidiaries, Berkshire maintains a large portfolio of publicly traded equity investments that it manages on a long-term basis.

The company’s principal activities include property and casualty insurance and reinsurance operations that generate investment “float” used to fund acquisitions and investments, a significant regulated and non-regulated energy business, and the BNSF freight railroad. Its operating businesses encompass industrial manufacturers, building products, consumer goods and retail brands, automotive dealerships and parts, and a range of service companies. Berkshire’s decentralized operating model gives subsidiary managers broad autonomy while capital allocation and investment decisions are centralized at the parent level.

Berkshire Hathaway began as a textile manufacturer formed through earlier 19th-century companies and was transformed into an investment and holding company beginning in the mid-1960s after investor Warren Buffett acquired control. Under Buffett’s long-standing leadership, the company built a reputation for value-oriented investing, use of insurance float to fund growth, and strategic acquisitions of cash-generating businesses. While headquartered in the United States, Berkshire’s businesses and investments operate and serve customers globally. Senior leaders who have played prominent roles in the company’s succession planning and operations include Warren Buffett as chairman and chief executive and executives who oversee insurance and non-insurance operating groups.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $760,610.00 to $769,280.00
• 50-Day Range: $705,160.56 to $767,063.34
• 52-Week Range: $685,150.00 to $775,000.00
• Volume: 100 shs
• Average Volume: 159 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.10 trillion
• P/E Ratio: 15.22
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $766,282.67
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Berkshire Hathaway Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Berkshire Hathaway scored higher than 22% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 768th out of 849 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Berkshire Hathaway has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Berkshire Hathaway is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Berkshire Hathaway has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Berkshire Hathaway is 15.22, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 46.01.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Berkshire Hathaway is 15.22, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 28.67.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Berkshire Hathaway has a P/B Ratio of 1.53. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for BRK.A.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Berkshire Hathaway does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Berkshire Hathaway does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.38

News Sentiment

Berkshire Hathaway has a news sentiment score of 0.38. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.81 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 15 news articles for Berkshire Hathaway this week, compared to 11 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

2 people have searched for BRK.A on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 3 people have added Berkshire Hathaway to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Berkshire Hathaway insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $250,548.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.25% of the stock of Berkshire Hathaway is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

22.97% of the stock of Berkshire Hathaway is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 11/03/2025
• Today: 8/02/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Financial Services
• Sub-Industry: Multi-Sector Holdings
• Current Symbol: NYSE:BRK.A
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:BRK/A
• CIK: 1067983
• Web: www.berkshirehathaway.com
• Phone: 402-346-1400
• Fax: 402-346-3375
• Employees: 372,000
• Year Founded: 1998

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Berkshire Hathaway: $766,282.67
• High Price Target: $877,848.00
• Low Price Target: $700,000.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -0.1%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $50,390.00
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 15.22
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $66.97 billion
• Net Margins: 19.31%
• Pretax Margin: 26.42%
• Return on Equity: 6.55%
• Return on Assets: 3.80%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 0.36
• Quick Ratio: 0.36

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $371.44 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.97
• Cash Flow: $40,329.30 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 19.02
• Book Value: $500,411.28 per share
• Price / Book: 1.53

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,440,000
• Free Float: 1,434,000
• Market Cap: $1.10 trillion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.61