NU (NU) Competitors $14.75 -0.12 (-0.83%) Closing price 09/5/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$14.70 -0.05 (-0.31%) As of 09/5/2025 07:56 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock NU vs. BRK.A, BRK.B, HSBC, RY, MUFG, HDB, C, SAN, UBS, and TDShould you be buying NU stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of NU include Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A), Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B), HSBC (HSBC), Royal Bank Of Canada (RY), Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), HDFC Bank (HDB), Citigroup (C), Banco Santander (SAN), UBS Group (UBS), and Toronto Dominion Bank (TD). NU vs. Its Competitors Berkshire Hathaway Berkshire Hathaway HSBC Royal Bank Of Canada Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group HDFC Bank Citigroup Banco Santander UBS Group Toronto Dominion Bank NU (NYSE:NU) and Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.A) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and dividends. Does the media prefer NU or BRK.A? In the previous week, NU had 31 more articles in the media than Berkshire Hathaway. MarketBeat recorded 39 mentions for NU and 8 mentions for Berkshire Hathaway. NU's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Berkshire Hathaway's score of 0.36 indicating that NU is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment NU 23 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Berkshire Hathaway 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has more volatility & risk, NU or BRK.A? NU has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Berkshire Hathaway has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of NU or BRK.A? 84.0% of NU shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.0% of Berkshire Hathaway shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of NU shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Berkshire Hathaway shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts rate NU or BRK.A? NU presently has a consensus price target of $17.06, suggesting a potential upside of 15.69%. Given NU's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe NU is more favorable than Berkshire Hathaway.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score NU 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75Berkshire Hathaway 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has preferable valuation & earnings, NU or BRK.A? Berkshire Hathaway has higher revenue and earnings than NU. Berkshire Hathaway is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NU, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNU$11.52B6.17$1.97B$0.4632.06Berkshire Hathaway$371.43B2.91$89.00B$43.77 thousand17.12 Is NU or BRK.A more profitable? NU has a net margin of 17.90% compared to Berkshire Hathaway's net margin of 17.00%. NU's return on equity of 29.91% beat Berkshire Hathaway's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets NU17.90% 29.91% 4.65% Berkshire Hathaway 17.00%6.96%3.92% SummaryNU beats Berkshire Hathaway on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get NU News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NU and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. 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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.Skip Chart NU vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNUBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$71.65B$68.15B$12.54B$21.35BDividend YieldN/A3.57%5.42%3.50%P/E Ratio32.0619.38232.3029.63Price / Sales6.174.1030.6948.73Price / Cash31.369.6322.1224.54Price / Book9.271.382.294.55Net Income$1.97B$6.73B$1.01B$999.70M7 Day Performance-0.40%0.81%0.39%0.58%1 Month Performance20.82%1.71%3.72%5.66%1 Year Performance7.60%41.26%540.91%17.40% NU Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NUNU4.2968 of 5 stars$14.75-0.8%$17.06+15.7%+2.8%$71.65B$11.52B32.068,716Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastBRK.ABerkshire Hathaway0.7567 of 5 stars$754,549.47+0.7%N/A+7.6%$1.09T$371.43B17.24372,000BRK.BBerkshire Hathaway1.9907 of 5 stars$503.04+0.6%$575.00+14.3%+7.5%$1.09T$371.43B17.25392,400HSBCHSBC1.4918 of 5 stars$64.50-0.5%$63.00-2.3%+49.2%$225.20B$69.07B12.77211,304Dividend IncreaseAnalyst UpgradeRYRoyal Bank Of Canada4.9321 of 5 stars$145.42-0.3%$177.50+22.1%+19.0%$204.35B$64.40B15.3694,838Analyst DowngradeMUFGMitsubishi UFJ Financial Group3.09 of 5 stars$15.31-0.6%N/A+47.0%$184.70B$89.51B14.17150,800HDBHDFC Bank2.6973 of 5 stars$71.18+0.1%N/A+15.8%$181.56B$55.70B21.83214,521Positive NewsShort Interest ↓CCitigroup4.8902 of 5 stars$96.54-0.3%$96.540.0%+57.4%$177.72B$83.31B14.26239,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastSANBanco Santander2.6561 of 5 stars$9.55-1.3%N/A+95.8%$142.08B$63.56B10.61199,958Short Interest ↑UBSUBS Group3.9702 of 5 stars$40.51-0.2%N/A+37.5%$129.88B$45.54B21.43108,648Trending NewsTDToronto Dominion Bank4.5606 of 5 stars$75.05+3.0%$93.00+23.9%+23.0%$128.73B$60.13B8.77102,190Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Berkshire Hathaway Alternatives Berkshire Hathaway Alternatives HSBC Alternatives Royal Bank Of Canada Alternatives Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Alternatives HDFC Bank Alternatives Citigroup Alternatives Banco Santander Alternatives UBS Group Alternatives Toronto Dominion Bank Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:NU) was last updated on 9/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe man running the U.S. dollar… is hoarding goldWhen the U.S. Treasury Secretary’s largest personal investment is gold — that’s a signal. 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