Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) Competitors

Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.B) and Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.A) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, earnings, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Is BRK.B or BRK.A more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Berkshire Hathaway	26.40%	6.91%	3.62%
Berkshire Hathaway	26.40%	6.91%	3.62%

Does the media prefer BRK.B or BRK.A?

In the previous week, Berkshire Hathaway had 1 more articles in the media than Berkshire Hathaway. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Berkshire Hathaway and 2 mentions for Berkshire Hathaway. Berkshire Hathaway's average media sentiment score of 0.09 beat Berkshire Hathaway's score of 0.00 indicating that Berkshire Hathaway is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Berkshire Hathaway	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Berkshire Hathaway	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has higher earnings and valuation, BRK.B or BRK.A?

Berkshire Hathaway is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Berkshire Hathaway, 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
Berkshire Hathaway	$364.48B	2.40	$96.22B	$44.25	9.16
Berkshire Hathaway	$364.48B	2.41	$96.22B	$66.37 thousand	9.21

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BRK.B or BRK.A?

Berkshire Hathaway received 45 more outperform votes than Berkshire Hathaway when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.77% of users gave Berkshire Hathaway an outperform vote while only 67.84% of users gave Berkshire Hathaway an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Berkshire Hathaway	Outperform Votes 270 67.84%	Underperform Votes 128 32.16%
Berkshire Hathaway	Outperform Votes 315 73.77%	Underperform Votes 112 26.23%

Do analysts recommend BRK.B or BRK.A?

Berkshire Hathaway presently has a consensus target price of $414.00, suggesting a potential upside of 2.16%. Berkshire Hathaway has a consensus target price of $621,591.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1.69%. Given Berkshire Hathaway's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Berkshire Hathaway 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
Berkshire Hathaway	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has more volatility & risk, BRK.B or BRK.A?

Berkshire Hathaway has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Berkshire Hathaway has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in BRK.B or BRK.A?

39.3% of Berkshire Hathaway shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.0% of Berkshire Hathaway shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.1% of Berkshire Hathaway shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Berkshire Hathaway shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Berkshire Hathaway beats Berkshire Hathaway on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.