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Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) Competitors

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BRK.B vs. AAPL, AMZN, GOOG, AXP, BAC, BRK.A, CVX, KO, OXY, and V

Should you be buying Berkshire Hathaway stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Berkshire Hathaway include Apple (AAPL), Amazon.com (AMZN), Alphabet (GOOG), American Express (AXP), Bank of America (BAC), Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A), Chevron (CVX), CocaCola (KO), Occidental Petroleum (OXY), and Visa (V).

Berkshire Hathaway vs. Its Competitors

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.B) are related large-cap companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, valuation and dividends.

Apple has higher revenue and earnings than Berkshire Hathaway. Berkshire Hathaway is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Apple, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Apple$391.04B8.83$93.74B$6.5935.29
Berkshire Hathaway$371.43B2.90$89.00B$29.1717.13

Apple currently has a consensus price target of $237.37, indicating a potential upside of 2.07%. Berkshire Hathaway has a consensus price target of $575.00, indicating a potential upside of 15.08%. Given Berkshire Hathaway's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Berkshire Hathaway is more favorable than Apple.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Apple
2 Sell rating(s)
11 Hold rating(s)
15 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.57
Berkshire Hathaway
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

67.7% of Apple shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.3% of Berkshire Hathaway shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Apple shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.1% of Berkshire Hathaway shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Apple has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Berkshire Hathaway has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Apple has a net margin of 24.30% compared to Berkshire Hathaway's net margin of 17.00%. Apple's return on equity of 170.91% beat Berkshire Hathaway's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Apple24.30% 170.91% 31.94%
Berkshire Hathaway 17.00%6.96%3.92%

In the previous week, Apple had 312 more articles in the media than Berkshire Hathaway. MarketBeat recorded 331 mentions for Apple and 19 mentions for Berkshire Hathaway. Apple's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Berkshire Hathaway's score of 0.36 indicating that Apple is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Apple
188 Very Positive mention(s)
48 Positive mention(s)
56 Neutral mention(s)
26 Negative mention(s)
11 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Berkshire Hathaway
8 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
7 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Summary

Apple beats Berkshire Hathaway on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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BRK.B vs. The Competition

MetricBerkshire HathawayINS IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$1.08T$58.73B$12.50B$21.28B
Dividend YieldN/A1.87%5.44%3.52%
P/E Ratio17.1316.5119.4629.35
Price / Sales2.902.7727.1752.78
Price / Cash17.6028.5622.1823.64
Price / Book1.612.412.365.39
Net Income$89.00B$4.66B$1.01B$996.59M
7 Day Performance2.32%0.40%2.28%3.12%
1 Month Performance3.74%3.09%2.29%2.97%
1 Year Performance7.57%16.52%540.66%12.83%

Berkshire Hathaway Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BRK.B
Berkshire Hathaway
1.711 of 5 stars
$499.67
+0.8%
$575.00
+15.1%
+7.7%$1.08T$371.43B17.13372,000
AAPL
Apple
4.5337 of 5 stars
$227.56
-0.1%
$237.98
+4.6%
+1.1%$3.38T$391.04B34.56164,000Trending News
Analyst Forecast
AMZN
Amazon.com
4.5361 of 5 stars
$228.69
-0.1%
$262.87
+14.9%
+32.3%$2.44T$637.96B34.861,556,000Trending News
Insider Trade
GOOG
Alphabet
4.5934 of 5 stars
$209.55
+1.4%
$215.19
+2.7%
+25.1%$2.54T$371.40B22.32190,200Trending News
AXP
American Express
4.4104 of 5 stars
$315.52
-1.1%
$311.05
-1.4%
+26.5%$219.52B$65.95B22.1475,100Positive News
BAC
Bank of America
4.8633 of 5 stars
$49.54
+0.1%
$50.13
+1.2%
+27.1%$367.05B$104.52B14.49213,000Trending News
BRK.A
Berkshire Hathaway
0.5973 of 5 stars
$727,111.89
-1.0%
N/A+7.6%$1.05T$371.43B16.61372,000
CVX
Chevron
4.7819 of 5 stars
$157.72
-0.3%
$163.95
+4.0%
+8.3%$272.45B$202.79B20.2945,298Positive News
Insider Trade
KO
CocaCola
4.8086 of 5 stars
$68.85
-1.8%
$77.21
+12.2%
-3.7%$296.49B$47.06B24.4369,700Positive News
OXY
Occidental Petroleum
4.5856 of 5 stars
$46.32
+1.1%
$54.65
+18.0%
-17.5%$45.59B$26.88B27.4013,323Positive News
V
Visa
4.4557 of 5 stars
$349.30
-0.2%
$380.84
+9.0%
+29.6%$640.14B$38.89B34.1131,600Positive News

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This page (NYSE:BRK.B) was last updated on 8/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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