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 companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, community ranking and dividends.

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

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

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 institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CB or BRK.A?

83.8% of Chubb shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.0% of Berkshire Hathaway shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Chubb shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Berkshire Hathaway shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer 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 62.97% of users gave Chubb an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Chubb	Outperform Votes 733 62.97%	Underperform Votes 431 37.03%
Berkshire Hathaway	Outperform Votes 315 73.77%	Underperform Votes 112 26.23%

Which has stronger earnings & 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	2.05	$9.27B	$20.78	13.95
Berkshire Hathaway	$424.23B	2.61	$96.22B	$61.91 thousand	12.44

Does the media refer more to CB or BRK.A?

In the previous week, Berkshire Hathaway had 62 more articles in the media than Chubb. MarketBeat recorded 92 mentions for Berkshire Hathaway and 30 mentions for Chubb. Chubb's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Berkshire Hathaway's score of 0.21 indicating that Chubb is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Chubb	18 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Berkshire Hathaway	27 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	45 Neutral mention(s)	14 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate CB or BRK.A?

Chubb currently has a consensus price target of $307.86, indicating a potential upside of 6.19%. 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)	5 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.59
Berkshire Hathaway	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Chubb beats Berkshire Hathaway on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.