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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

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

In the previous week, Apple had 270 more articles in the media than Berkshire Hathaway. MarketBeat recorded 279 mentions for Apple and 9 mentions for Berkshire Hathaway. Apple's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Berkshire Hathaway's score of -0.09 indicating that Apple is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Berkshire Hathaway
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
4 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Apple
153 Very Positive mention(s)
27 Positive mention(s)
60 Neutral mention(s)
29 Negative mention(s)
8 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Berkshire Hathaway presently has a consensus price target of $520.00, indicating a potential upside of 9.30%. Apple has a consensus price target of $235.27, indicating a potential upside of 11.42%. Given Apple's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Apple is more favorable than Berkshire Hathaway.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Berkshire Hathaway
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Apple
2 Sell rating(s)
11 Hold rating(s)
17 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.59

Berkshire Hathaway has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Apple has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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

Apple has a net margin of 24.30% compared to Berkshire Hathaway's net margin of 21.79%. Apple's return on equity of 167.24% beat Berkshire Hathaway's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Berkshire Hathaway21.79% 7.20% 4.01%
Apple 24.30%167.24%31.35%

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
Berkshire Hathaway$371.43B2.76$89.00B$37.5212.68
Apple$391.04B8.07$93.74B$6.4232.89

Summary

Apple beats Berkshire Hathaway on 15 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding BRK.B and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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BRK.B vs. The Competition

MetricBerkshire HathawayINS IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$1.03T$56.12B$12.08B$20.65B
Dividend YieldN/A2.01%5.54%3.72%
P/E Ratio12.6817.5519.2027.84
Price / Sales2.762.6525.6642.37
Price / Cash17.0228.8121.4522.32
Price / Book1.572.982.284.57
Net Income$89.00B$4.66B$992.82M$989.30M
7 Day Performance-1.87%-2.79%-0.20%0.20%
1 Month Performance-2.21%-1.75%3.93%5.53%
1 Year Performance12.09%24.32%539.44%10.30%

Berkshire Hathaway Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BRK.B
Berkshire Hathaway
0.4406 of 5 stars
$475.77
-0.5%
$520.00
+9.3%
+12.0%$1.03T$371.43B12.68392,400
AAPL
Apple
4.8238 of 5 stars
$209.69
-1.8%
$234.95
+12.0%
-8.4%$3.14T$391.04B32.70164,000Trending News
Analyst Forecast
AMZN
Amazon.com
4.5068 of 5 stars
$223.23
-0.1%
$245.60
+10.0%
+15.7%$2.37T$650.31B36.341,556,000Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
Analyst Revision
GOOG
Alphabet
4.8884 of 5 stars
$177.08
-1.9%
$206.38
+16.5%
-2.9%$2.15T$350.02B19.74190,200Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
AXP
American Express
4.4807 of 5 stars
$321.60
-2.0%
$295.25
-8.2%
+33.8%$225.31B$65.95B22.4675,100Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
BAC
Bank of America
4.8682 of 5 stars
$48.50
-0.9%
$48.28
-0.4%
+12.3%$365.26B$192.43B14.43213,000Trending News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Downgrade
Analyst Revision
BRK.A
Berkshire Hathaway
0.4224 of 5 stars
$715,818.40
-1.6%
N/A+11.5%$1.03T$371.43B12.72372,000
CVX
Chevron
4.4927 of 5 stars
$146.51
-1.3%
$160.65
+9.6%
-0.2%$255.87B$192.94B16.7445,298Trending News
Analyst Forecast
KO
CocaCola
4.4889 of 5 stars
$70.94
-0.6%
$76.27
+7.5%
+9.6%$305.33B$47.06B28.3769,700Trending News
OXY
Occidental Petroleum
4.5858 of 5 stars
$43.18
-1.4%
$53.38
+23.6%
-24.3%$42.50B$26.88B17.5513,323Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
V
Visa
4.7796 of 5 stars
$355.40
-1.0%
$372.84
+4.9%
+30.9%$655.76B$35.93B35.7231,600Trending News

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This page (NYSE:BRK.B) was last updated on 7/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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