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

Company Overview

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is a diversified holding company with operations spanning insurance, rail transportation, utilities and energy, manufacturing, services, and retailing. Its insurance businesses include GEICO, which provides private passenger automobile insurance, and Berkshire Hathaway Reinsurance Group, which offers property, casualty, life, and health reinsurance. The company also owns businesses involved in insurance brokerage and related financial services.

Other major Berkshire Hathaway operations include BNSF Railway, a freight railroad serving much of the United States and parts of Canada, and Berkshire Hathaway Energy, which operates regulated electric and gas utilities, renewable energy assets, and energy infrastructure. Its manufacturing, service, and retail businesses include companies such as Precision Castparts, Lubrizol, Marmon, International Dairy Queen, Fruit of the Loom, Duracell, NetJets, and Pilot, among others. These businesses serve customers in the United States and international markets.

Berkshire Hathaway traces its origins to the 19th-century textile companies that ultimately combined to form Berkshire Hathaway in 1955. Warren Buffett acquired control of the company in the 1960s and developed it into a diversified holding company that generally retains operating businesses for the long term. Greg Abel became Berkshire Hathaway’s chief executive officer in January 2026, while Warren Buffett continues to serve as chairman.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $788,129.84 to $800,000.00
• 50-Day Range: $744,070.08 to $793,815.20
• 52-Week Range: $698,000.00 to $806,102.81
• Volume: 197 shs
• Average Volume: 207 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.13 trillion
• P/E Ratio: 13.23
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $787,337.00
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Berkshire Hathaway Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Berkshire Hathaway scored higher than 19% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 772nd out of 847 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: 1.4 / 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 2 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 13.23, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 35.95.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Berkshire Hathaway is 13.23, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 22.70.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Berkshire Hathaway has a P/B Ratio of 1.58. 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: 2.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.22

News Sentiment

Berkshire Hathaway has a news sentiment score of 0.22. 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 0.66 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 20 news articles for Berkshire Hathaway this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

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

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Berkshire Hathaway insiders have sold 7,886.80% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $250,071.00 in company stock and sold $19,972,673.00 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: 8/10/2026
• Today: 10/15/2026
• 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: 387,800
• Year Founded: 1998

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Berkshire Hathaway: $787,337.00
• High Price Target: $906,011.00
• Low Price Target: $721,000.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -0.3%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $59,657.4414
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 13.23
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $66.97 billion
• Net Margins: 22.30%
• Pretax Margin: 28.98%
• Return on Equity: 6.62%
• Return on Assets: 3.87%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 0.32
• Quick Ratio: 0.32

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $438.31 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.57
• Cash Flow: $40,292.23 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 19.59
• Book Value: $500,411.28 per share
• Price / Book: 1.58

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,427,000
• Free Float: 1,423,000
• Market Cap: $1.13 trillion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.60