NU (NU) Competitors

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

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

In the previous week, NU had 20 more articles in the media than Berkshire Hathaway. MarketBeat recorded 44 mentions for NU and 24 mentions for Berkshire Hathaway. NU's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Berkshire Hathaway's score of 0.03 indicating that NU is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
NU	24 Very Positive mention(s)	12 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Berkshire Hathaway	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	8 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is NU or BRK.A more profitable?

NU has a net margin of 17.88% compared to Berkshire Hathaway's net margin of 17.00%. NU's return on equity of 30.77% beat Berkshire Hathaway's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NU	17.88%	30.77%	4.80%
Berkshire Hathaway	17.00%	6.96%	3.92%

Which has stronger valuation and 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
NU	$11.52B	5.02	$1.97B	$0.43	27.90
Berkshire Hathaway	$371.43B	2.79	$89.00B	$43.77 thousand	16.41

Do analysts prefer NU or BRK.A?

NU currently has a consensus price target of $15.50, suggesting a potential upside of 29.22%. Given NU's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe NU is more favorable than Berkshire Hathaway.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NU	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Berkshire Hathaway	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

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

NU has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Berkshire Hathaway has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Berkshire Hathaway shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

NU beats Berkshire Hathaway on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.