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Berkshire Hathaway

NYQ:BRK.A US0846701086
16
  • Value
    14
  • Growth
    51
  • Safety
    Safety
    91
  • Combined
    49
  • Sentiment
    23
  • 360° View
    360° View
    16
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Company Description

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is a diversified holding company engaged in various business activities globally. It operates in industries such as insurance (GEICO), freight rail transportation (BNSF), utilities and energy (BHE), manufacturing, wholesale distribution (McLane), and travel centers (Pilot). In the last fiscal year, the company had a market capitalization of $1014122 million, profits of $90921 million, revenue of $371433 million, and 392400 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 16 (better than 16% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Berkshire Hathaway are critical, mostly below average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half of the metrics below and half above average for Berkshire Hathaway. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 51, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. This means that growth is higher than for 51% of competitors in the same industry. In addition, the consolidated Safety Rank has a safer rank of 91 which means that the company has a financing structure that is safer than 91% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. But the consolidated Value Rank has a less desirable rank of 14 which means that the share price of Berkshire Hathaway is on the higher side compared with typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means that the stock price is higher than for 86% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Sentiment Rank also has a low rank of 23, which means that professional investors are more pessimistic about the stock than for 77% of alternative investment opportunities. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Dividend Yield
Weakest Rank Profit Growth
Country USA
Industry Multi-Sector Holdings
Size XX-Large
Website berkshirehathaway.com
Index
S&P 500
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Last update: 7-May-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
14 9 28 22
Growth
51 27 43 53
Safety
Safety
91 86 89 80
Sentiment
23 16 48 34
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16 16 57 38
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
26 31 45 27
Opinions Change
50 28 50 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 49 81 46
Market Pulse
71 23 32 40
Sentiment
23 16 48 34
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
14 9 28 22
Growth
51 27 43 53
Safety Safety
91 86 89 80
Combined
49 27 59 39
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
22 54 59 59
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
12 1 32 18
Price vs. Book (P/B)
80 1 61 64
Dividend Yield
1 1 1 1
Value
14 9 28 22
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
32 16 23 24
Profit Growth
100 56 66 24
Capital Growth
50 43 62 100
Stock Returns
30 37 33 72
Growth
51 27 43 53
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
87 81 70 61
Refinancing
41 63 57 76
Liquidity
91 61 67 63
Safety Safety
91 86 89 80

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The company has high growth and safe financing but is expensive (low Value Rank) and has low market sentiment. This is a warning that the stock may be too expensive. This is for an experienced growth investor willing to risk overpaying, but only after conducting thorough research on future growth potential.

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