Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK-A)

US — Financial Services Sector
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Key Metrics & Ratings

  • symbol BRK-A
  • Rev/Share 261399.1655
  • Book/Share 466116.8289
  • PB 1.5733
  • Debt/Equity 0.1895
  • CurrentRatio 46.0634
  • ROIC 0.0545

 

  • MktCap 1054686031201.0
  • FreeCF/Share 5719.7497
  • PFCF 128.2293
  • PE 16.7602
  • Debt/Assets 0.1091
  • DivYield 0
  • ROE 0.0967

 

  • Rating B+
  • Score 3
  • Recommendation Neutral
  • P/E Score 2
  • DCF Score 4
  • P/B Score 2
  • D/E Score 3

Recent Analyst Ratings

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News

Warren Buffett Raises Stakes in 5 Japanese Trading Houses
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Published: March 17, 2025 by: Investopedia
Sentiment: Positive

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)(BRK.B) has reportedly raised its stakes in five of Japan's largest trading houses.

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ChatGPT picks 3 safe haven stocks to buy for 2025
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Published: March 12, 2025 by: Finbold
Sentiment: Positive

The advent of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning has, in many ways, revolutionized the financial markets.

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Warren Buffett Just Issued a Stark Warning to President Trump About the Impact of Tariffs. It Couldn't Be Any Clearer.
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Published: March 10, 2025 by: The Motley Fool
Sentiment: Negative

It's not too often that 94-year-old Warren Buffett comments on political matters. After all, doing so is unlikely to create shareholder value for Buffett's company Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A -0.54%) (BRK.B -0.61%).

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Berkshire Hathaway: I Hope They Never Pay A Dividend
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Published: March 06, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is a tax efficient investment, ideal for taxable accounts with its lack of dividend payments. Berkshire is defensive in bearish environments, even eking out a positive gain in the 2022 tech bear market. Berkshire may be able to exceed 10% ownership of the 5 Japanese trading houses, this could make 100% of their foreign dividends of those companies tax-deductible regarding DRD regulations.

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Berkshire Hathaway Has Made Crucial Progress in This Key Business. Here's What Investors Need to Know.
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Published: March 04, 2025 by: The Motley Fool
Sentiment: Positive

For decades, Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A -0.81%) (BRK.B -0.78%) has captured the attention of investors with its ability to deliver crushing market returns. Under the leadership of CEO Warren Buffett, the company has achieved average annual returns of nearly 20% over the past six decades.

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Warren Buffett's Actions (or Lack Thereof) With His Favorite Stock Speak Volumes -- but Are Investors Paying Attention?
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Published: February 28, 2025 by: The Motley Fool
Sentiment: Negative

In case you missed it, one of the most important data releases of the entire quarter occurred two weeks ago. Amid a flurry of earnings reports, Feb. 14 marked the deadline for institutional investors with at least $100 million in assets under management to file Form 13F with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Occidental Petroleum, Constellation Brands, and 3 Other Warren Buffett Dividend-Paying Value Stocks to Buy Now for Passive Income
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Published: February 28, 2025 by: The Motley Fool
Sentiment: Positive

Investors gravitate toward Warren Buffett-led Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) for investment ideas and views on the stock market. Berkshire has been in the spotlight in recent weeks because it's outperforming many megacap growth stocks year to date, even as the company's cash position swelled to a record $325 billion.

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Final Trades: Berkshire Hathaway, Amgen, Prologis and 3M
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Published: February 27, 2025 by: CNBC Television
Sentiment: Neutral

The Investment Committee give you their top stocks to watch for the second half.

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BRK.B Stock Expensive: Should You Buy It Post Solid Q4 Show?
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Published: February 27, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

Investors who already own Berkshire shares should hold it, while others can wait for some more time before investing.

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Warren Buffett's Annual Letter Shares 4 of the Most Chilling Words Investors Will Ever Witness
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Published: February 27, 2025 by: The Motley Fool
Sentiment: Positive

When Berkshire Hathaway's (BRK.A -1.21%) (BRK.B -1.14%) billionaire chief speaks, Wall Street wisely listens. That's because Warren Buffett has vastly outperformed the benchmark S&P 500 (^GSPC 0.01%) in his 60 years as CEO.

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Buffett's on the Sidelines – Should You Follow?
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Published: February 26, 2025 by: MarketBeat
Sentiment: Positive

Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway NYSE: BRK.A always make headlines in February when the firm holds its annual meeting. Among the many takeaways is what the company has been buying and selling and how invested it is in the market.

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Berkshire Hathaway Looks Fully Valued On 2024 Numbers
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Published: February 26, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Neutral

Berkshire Hathaway's book value has lost some relevance; the insurance business and subsidiaries like BNSF are big factors in this consideration. BNSF's valuation is estimated at $120 billion, and this turned out to be a wonderful acquisition years ago. BHE's economic value is down to around $50 billion based on 2024 transactions.

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Warren Buffett's $173 Billion Warning to Wall Street Can't Be Ignored Any Longer
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Published: February 26, 2025 by: The Motley Fool
Sentiment: Negative

Few Wall Street money managers garner the attention of professional and everyday investors quite like Berkshire Hathaway's (BRK.A 0.34%) (BRK.B 0.28%) billionaire CEO Warren Buffett.

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2 Reasons to Buy Berkshire Hathaway Stock Like There's No Tomorrow
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Published: February 25, 2025 by: The Motley Fool
Sentiment: Positive

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A 4.00%) (BRK.B 4.11%) has been one of the best investments in history over the long term. After many decades, shares have increased in value by roughly 20% per year.

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Is Berkshire Hathaway Stock a Buy Now?
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Published: February 25, 2025 by: The Motley Fool
Sentiment: Positive

Every quarter in the financial world, one of the most hotly anticipated events is Berkshire Hathaway's (BRK.A 4.00%) (BRK.B 4.11%) latest 13F release. This regulatory document details the holdings of investment managers, and as such provides the perfect snapshot of Berkshire's equity portfolio.

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Does Warren Buffett Know Something Wall Street Doesn't? He Sold a Vanguard Index Fund Analysts Say Could Soar Over 100%
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Published: February 25, 2025 by: The Motley Fool
Sentiment: Positive

Last week, Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A 4.00%) (BRK.B 4.11%) submitted its Form 13F for the fourth quarter. That document detailed several changes to its portfolio, including the fact that Berkshire sold its stake in the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO -0.47%).

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Warren Buffett Just Gave Investors 3 Big Warnings About the Stock Market
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Published: February 25, 2025 by: The Motley Fool
Sentiment: Negative

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A 4.00%) (BRK.B 4.11%) just gave investors quite a bit of insight into its business. The conglomerate released its year-end 2024 earnings report, CEO Warren Buffett's annual letter to shareholders, and reported its fourth quarter stock portfolio activity.

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Warren Buffett Just Identified the Biggest Threat to Berkshire Hathaway
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Published: February 25, 2025 by: The Motley Fool
Sentiment: Neutral

One of my favorite things to read has been published. No, it's not a magazine or a new book by one of my favorite authors.

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Mitsubishi, Marubeni, and others surge as Berkshire Hathaway plans to raise stakes in Japanese trading houses
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Published: February 25, 2025 by: Invezz
Sentiment: Positive

Shares of Japan's top trading houses soared on Tuesday after Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. signaled plans to moderately raise its holdings in the sector. The announcement was widely seen as a vote of confidence in companies like Mitsubishi Corp. and Marubeni Corp., which have gained global prominence for their diversified business models.

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Warren Buffett's waiting for a ‘wild swing' to the downside for stocks, says veteran Berkshire watcher
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Published: February 24, 2025 by: Market Watch
Sentiment: Neutral

Warren Buffett didn't tip his hand in his annual letter to investors on Saturday, but it's become apparent that he's waiting for a big-time downturn in stocks before deploying his vast and growing cash hoard, according to a closely followed value investor and longtime observer of the Berkshire Hathaway chairman.

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ETF Strategies to Follow From Buffett's Defensive Stance
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Published: February 24, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Neutral

Legendary investor Warren Buffett has been taking a cautious approach to money management. Here's what you can learn from his action.

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Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway shares hit new high after record profit
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Published: February 24, 2025 by: New York Post
Sentiment: Positive

Berkshire on Saturday said fourth-quarter profit from its 189 operating businesses rose 71% to $14.53 billion.

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Buffett May Not Think Berkshire Stock Is Cheap
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Published: February 24, 2025 by: Barrons
Sentiment: Negative

It's the longest stretch without buybacks since the CEO got expanded authority to repurchase shares in 2018.

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Berkshire Hathaway's Q4 Earnings and Revenues Rise Year Over Year
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Published: February 24, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Neutral

BRK.B's Q4 results reflect higher earnings in Insurance-underwriting, Insurance-investment income, Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company and non-controlled businesses.

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Berkshire Hathaway shares rise to new high after record profit
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Published: February 24, 2025 by: Reuters
Sentiment: Positive

Berkshire Hathaway shares rose to a record on Monday after the conglomerate run by Warren Buffett posted its highest-ever quarterly profit, driven by improvement in insurance operations.

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Berkshire Stock Hits Record After Earnings Beat. Analysts Lift Price Targets.
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Published: February 24, 2025 by: Barrons
Sentiment: Positive

KBW and UBS raised price targets on shares of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway after the conglomerate reported blowout fourth-quarter earnings on Saturday.

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Berkshire shares rise on surge in operating earnings, but questions linger about cash
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Published: February 24, 2025 by: CNBC
Sentiment: Positive

The conglomerate's operating profit — earnings from the company's wholly-owned businesses — skyrocketed 71% to $14.5 billion in the fourth quarter.

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Warren Buffett Continues to Pile Up the Cash. Does He See a Train Wreck Coming?
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Published: February 24, 2025 by: 24/7 Wall Street
Sentiment: Negative

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Berkshire shareholders weigh in on Warren Buffett's reality check for Wall Street
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Published: February 24, 2025 by: CNBC Television
Sentiment: Neutral

Bleakley Financial's Peter Boockvar and Smead Capital's Cole Smead discuss Warren Buffett's warning for U.S. investors in his latest letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders.

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Billionaire Warren Buffett Is Selling Shares of 3 Banking Giants and Has Plowed More Than $1.2 Billion Into the New Apple of His Eye
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Published: February 24, 2025 by: The Motley Fool
Sentiment: Neutral

There aren't too many investors on Wall Street who garner as much attention as Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A -0.58%) (BRK.B -0.64%) CEO Warren Buffett, and the reason why is simple: He outperforms. In the roughly 60 years the Oracle of Omaha has been CEO, he's led Berkshire Hathaway's Class A shares (BRK.A) to a cumulative return of 5,864,600%, as of the closing bell on Feb. 19.

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About Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK-A)

  • IPO Date 1980-03-17
  • Website https://www.berkshirehathaway.com
  • Industry Insurance - Diversified
  • CEO Warren E. Buffett
  • Employees 392400

Berkshire Hathaway Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the insurance, freight rail transportation, and utility businesses worldwide. It provides property, casualty, life, accident, and health insurance and reinsurance; and operates railroad systems in North America. The company also generates, transmits, stores, and distributes electricity from natural gas, coal, wind, solar, hydroelectric, nuclear, and geothermal sources; operates natural gas distribution and storage facilities, interstate pipelines, liquefied natural gas facilities, and compressor and meter stations; and holds interest in coal mining assets. In addition, the company manufactures boxed chocolates and other confectionery products; specialty chemicals, metal cutting tools, and components for aerospace and power generation applications; flooring products; insulation, roofing, and engineered products; building and engineered components; paints and coatings; and bricks and masonry products, as well as offers manufactured and site-built home construction, and related lending and financial services. Further, it provides recreational vehicles, apparel products, jewelry, and custom picture framing products, as well as alkaline batteries; castings, forgings, fasteners/fastener systems, and aerostructures; and seamless pipes, fittings, downhole casing and tubing, and mill forms. Additionally, the company distributes televisions and information; franchises and services quick service restaurants; distributes electronic components; and offers logistics services, grocery and foodservice distribution services, and professional aviation training and shared aircraft ownership programs. It also retails automobiles; furniture, bedding, and accessories; household appliances, electronics, and computers; jewelry, watches, crystal, china, stemware, flatware, gifts, and collectibles; kitchenware; and motorcycle apparel and equipment. The company was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska.