Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) Competitors $809,350.00 +13,950.00 (+1.75%) Closing price 05/2/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$809,182.46 -167.54 (-0.02%) As of 05/2/2025 04:14 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesSEC FilingsSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock BRK.A vs. CB, MFC, SLF, WTW, PUK, RYAN, EG, PFG, CRBG, and EQHShould you be buying Berkshire Hathaway stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Berkshire Hathaway include Chubb (CB), Manulife Financial (MFC), Sun Life Financial (SLF), Willis Towers Watson Public (WTW), Prudential (PUK), Ryan Specialty (RYAN), Everest Group (EG), Principal Financial Group (PFG), Corebridge Financial (CRBG), and Equitable (EQH). These companies are all part of the "insurance" industry. Berkshire Hathaway vs. Chubb Manulife Financial Sun Life Financial Willis Towers Watson Public Prudential Ryan Specialty Everest Group Principal Financial Group Corebridge Financial Equitable Chubb (NYSE:CB) and Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.A) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, dividends and institutional ownership. Is CB or BRK.A more profitable? Berkshire Hathaway has a net margin of 28.89% compared to Chubb's net margin of 16.63%. Chubb's return on equity of 13.75% beat Berkshire Hathaway's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Chubb16.63% 13.75% 3.79% Berkshire Hathaway 28.89%6.94%3.77% Which has more volatility & risk, CB or BRK.A? Chubb has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Berkshire Hathaway has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CB or BRK.A? 83.8% of Chubb shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.0% of Berkshire Hathaway shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Chubb shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Berkshire Hathaway shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community favor CB or BRK.A? Chubb received 418 more outperform votes than Berkshire Hathaway when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 73.77% of users gave Berkshire Hathaway an outperform vote while only 62.97% of users gave Chubb an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformChubbOutperform Votes73362.97% Underperform Votes43137.03% Berkshire HathawayOutperform Votes31573.77% Underperform Votes11226.23% Do analysts recommend CB or BRK.A? Chubb presently has a consensus price target of $307.86, suggesting a potential upside of 7.16%. Given Chubb's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Chubb is more favorable than Berkshire Hathaway.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Chubb 2 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.59Berkshire Hathaway 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has better earnings and valuation, CB or BRK.A? Berkshire Hathaway has higher revenue and earnings than Chubb. Berkshire Hathaway is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chubb, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioChubb$56.73B2.03$9.27B$20.7813.83Berkshire Hathaway$424.23B2.74$96.22B$61.91 thousand13.07 Does the media refer more to CB or BRK.A? In the previous week, Berkshire Hathaway had 31 more articles in the media than Chubb. MarketBeat recorded 73 mentions for Berkshire Hathaway and 42 mentions for Chubb. Chubb's average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat Berkshire Hathaway's score of 0.39 indicating that Chubb is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Chubb 21 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 3 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Berkshire Hathaway 24 Very Positive mention(s) 8 Positive mention(s) 35 Neutral mention(s) 5 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryChubb beats Berkshire Hathaway on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Berkshire Hathaway News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BRK.A and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart BRK.A vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBerkshire HathawayFire, marine, & casualty insurance IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.16T$49.57B$11.28B$19.20BDividend YieldN/A2.32%5.57%4.00%P/E Ratio10.9011.6322.2633.50Price / Sales2.746.6126.5829.18Price / Cash20.9516.8117.6017.52Price / Book2.062.332.644.55Net Income$96.22B$4.16B$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance1.58%3.57%1.99%2.29%1 Month Performance1.78%3.59%3.56%2.94%1 Year Performance32.89%23.78%535.34%4.68% Berkshire Hathaway Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BRK.ABerkshire Hathaway0.8326 of 5 stars$809,350.00+1.8%N/A+33.5%$1.16T$424.23B10.90372,000News CoverageCBChubb4.6624 of 5 stars$282.35+1.2%$307.79+9.0%+14.8%$113.13B$56.65B12.4334,000Short Interest ↑MFCManulife Financial4.9447 of 5 stars$30.49+0.8%$45.50+49.2%+33.1%$52.39B$45.58B14.7340,000Upcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionPositive NewsSLFSun Life Financial3.5251 of 5 stars$58.69+0.6%N/A+15.3%$33.31B$28.68B15.2829,200Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑Analyst RevisionPositive NewsWTWWillis Towers Watson Public3.2112 of 5 stars$303.16+0.3%$348.25+14.9%+23.6%$30.22B$9.81B-303.1646,600News CoveragePUKPrudential4.2881 of 5 stars$21.64+1.0%N/A+17.6%$28.27B$8.14B9.3314,500Short Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsRYANRyan Specialty3.7741 of 5 stars$65.24+0.6%$75.67+16.0%+26.6%$17.09B$2.52B94.553,850Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementNews CoveragePositive NewsEGEverest Group4.7759 of 5 stars$355.38+0.6%$396.00+11.4%-6.4%$16.98B$17.08B11.312,430Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePFGPrincipal Financial Group3.727 of 5 stars$73.87+0.6%$84.69+14.7%-4.5%$16.62B$16.13B11.0619,300Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageCRBGCorebridge Financial4.8017 of 5 stars$29.90+1.3%$36.15+20.9%+8.8%$16.52B$19.06B7.917,700Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsEQHEquitable4.2136 of 5 stars$50.42+1.5%$60.91+20.8%+32.0%$15.47B$12.44B13.208,200Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastPositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Chubb Competitors Manulife Financial Competitors Sun Life Financial Competitors Willis Towers Watson Public Competitors Prudential Competitors Ryan Specialty Competitors Everest Group Competitors Principal Financial Group Competitors Corebridge Financial Competitors Equitable Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:BRK.A) was last updated on 5/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s Terrifying Warning Forces Trump To Take ActionElon Musk has avoided two major financial crises before. 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