Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) Competitors

Chubb (NYSE:CB) and Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.A) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability and media sentiment.

Does the media favor CB or BRK.A?

In the previous week, Chubb had 17 more articles in the media than Berkshire Hathaway. MarketBeat recorded 42 mentions for Chubb and 25 mentions for Berkshire Hathaway. Chubb's average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Berkshire Hathaway's score of 0.32 indicating that Chubb is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Chubb	28 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Berkshire Hathaway	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend CB or BRK.A?

Chubb presently has a consensus target price of $307.53, indicating a potential upside of 7.41%. Given Chubb's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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)	6 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56
Berkshire Hathaway	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

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
Chubb	16.63%	13.75%	3.79%
Berkshire Hathaway	28.89%	6.94%	3.77%

Do insiders and institutionals 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.

Which has more volatility and risk, CB or BRK.A?

Chubb has a beta of 0.57, indicating that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Berkshire Hathaway has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Chubb	$56.73B	2.02	$9.27B	$20.78	13.78
Berkshire Hathaway	$415.78B	2.61	$96.22B	$56.29 thousand	13.42

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in 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 62.86% of users gave Chubb an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Chubb	Outperform Votes 733 62.86%	Underperform Votes 433 37.14%
Berkshire Hathaway	Outperform Votes 315 73.77%	Underperform Votes 112 26.23%

Summary

Chubb beats Berkshire Hathaway on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.