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

Company Overview

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is an American multinational conglomerate holding company headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska. The company owns and manages a diverse group of businesses spanning insurance and reinsurance, utilities and energy, freight rail transportation, manufacturing, distribution and retail. In addition to wholly owned operating subsidiaries, Berkshire maintains a large investment portfolio of publicly traded securities and routinely pursues acquisitions of private companies across multiple industries.

Core operations include a substantial insurance platform—which provides both direct insurer and reinsurance services—and capital allocation from underwriting profits to other businesses and investments. Berkshire’s portfolio of subsidiaries and business units encompasses well-known businesses in areas such as auto insurance, energy and utilities, and railroads, alongside a broad set of manufacturing, industrial and consumer-facing companies. The company’s investment activities include sizable equity positions in major public companies, and its operating companies sell products and services to customers in the United States and internationally.

Berkshire’s roots trace back to textile manufacturing companies that were consolidated under the Berkshire Hathaway name; Warren E. Buffett took control of the company in the mid-1960s and gradually transformed it into a diversified holding company focused on long-term value creation. Today the company remains centrally focused on capital allocation and acquisition of durable businesses while allowing subsidiaries significant operational independence.

Warren E. Buffett serves as chairman and chief executive officer. Berkshire also names senior leaders responsible for major operating areas—Gregory E. Abel is vice chairman and widely regarded as the designated successor for the consolidated business, and Ajit Jain serves as a vice chairman with responsibility for insurance operations. The company is known for its decentralized management style, with subsidiary managers running day-to-day operations while corporate leadership focuses on capital allocation and acquisitions.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $507.96 to $514.38
• 50-Day Range: $478.52 to $527.69
• 52-Week Range: $464.01 to $537.74
• Volume: 4.59 million shs
• Average Volume: 4.37 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.10 trillion
• P/E Ratio: 12.82
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $541.50
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Berkshire Hathaway Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Berkshire Hathaway scored higher than 38% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 705th out of 861 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: 2.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Berkshire Hathaway has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

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: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 3.18%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Berkshire Hathaway are expected to grow by 3.18% in the coming year, from $21.04 to $21.71 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Berkshire Hathaway is 12.82, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.61.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Berkshire Hathaway is 12.82, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 29.20.

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.B.

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: 3.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.46

News Sentiment

Berkshire Hathaway has a news sentiment score of 0.46. 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 43 news articles for Berkshire Hathaway this week, compared to 12 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

39 people have searched for BRK.B on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 179% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

61 people have added Berkshire Hathaway to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 177% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Berkshire Hathaway insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

6.05% of the stock of Berkshire Hathaway is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

39.25% of the stock of Berkshire Hathaway is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/02/2026
• Today: 8/12/2026
• 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.B
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:BRK/B
• CIK: 1067983
• Web: www.berkshirehathaway.com
• Phone: 402-346-1400
• Fax: 402-346-3375
• Employees: 387,800
• Year Founded: 1839

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Berkshire Hathaway: $541.50
• High Price Target: $604.00
• Low Price Target: $479.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +6.2%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.33
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $33.59
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 12.82
• Forward P/E Ratio: 24.23
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $66.97 billion
• Net Margins: 22.30%
• Pretax Margin: 26.42%
• Return on Equity: 6.70%
• Return on Assets: 3.89%

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: 2.96
• Cash Flow: $26.52 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 19.22
• Book Value: $333.61 per share
• Price / Book: 1.53

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 2,156,850,000
• Free Float: 2,026,364,000
• Market Cap: $1.10 trillion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.61