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Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK-B) stock analysis

Insurance - Diversified. Scored on the same transparent model behind the daily rankings.

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BRK-B
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. · Insurance - Diversified
66.1Financial strength
$520.59Oct 13 close$1.1T
1Y Target$547.67Analyst consensus · 3 analysts
5Y Target$691.42Compound horizon
10Y Target$886.72Long-dated conviction
Rev-3.2%
D+
Revenue -3.2% — shrinking; needs a catalyst to reverse
P/E13.1x
B
P/E 13.1 — near the Financial Services median (≈60th pctile)
ROE12.1%
B
ROE 12.1% — acceptable capital return
P/B0.00
A
P/B 0.00 — below book value; deep value (verify asset quality)
Yield0.0%
C
No dividend / yield n/a

Targets: 1-year is analyst consensus where covered, 5- and 10-year are model estimates; the DCF is a cross-check, not a target. Methodology

Financial strength · 66.1 / 100
Profitability63.5
Value (P/B)100.0
Income30.0

A peer-relative read for financials on profitability (ROE), valuation, and covered income — the quality-growth (FCF/ROIC) screen doesn't apply to balance-sheet businesses. Not comparable to the 0–100 quality-growth score shown on other stocks.

Entry · Margin of safety
52-week rangeNear 52-week high
3% off the 12-month high

Model-generatedFrom reported fundamentals, checked against the figures above · Editorial standards

Why now
Insurance - Diversified · market cap $1.1T. 3% off the 52-week high of $537.74. 3 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $547.67 (implying +5% upside).
Moat
Net margin 22% sits well above the S&P median (~11%) — suggests structural pricing advantage or cost discipline competitors can't quickly close. ROE 12% meets the long-run market sustainable threshold — solid but not differentiated; the durability comes from elsewhere. $1.1T market cap places it among the largest companies in the sector — distribution, R&D, and customer-acquisition costs amortize across a base peers can't replicate.
Risk
Balance-sheet financial — book value, net interest margin, and credit loss provisions are the lever points; a rates regime change or a deterioration in the loan book moves the stock more than EPS does.
Horizon
1-3 yr $547.67 (3-analyst consensus) — multiple re-rating thesis requires a catalyst. 5 yr $691.42 at ~6% CAGR — buyback-driven per-share compounding. 10 yr $886.72 if the moat survives secular pressure.
Score history · BRK-B

Not enough history yet — the model records BRK-B's score after each daily run, and the chart appears once a few days have accumulated.

BRK-B at a glance

FINANCIAL STRENGTH · BANKPROFITABILITY63VALUE100COVERED INCOME3066.1/100 on our peer scale — not the quality-growth score.
PRICE IN ITS 52-WEEK RANGE$521LOW $464HIGH $538Trading at the 77th percentile of its 52-week range ($464–$538).
ONE-YEAR MOVE VS ITS BETAFLATThis stock+5%Trailing one-year price change. Price history is not an inputto the Bull Rankings score.

Same audited fundamentals as the score, unless a card says otherwise.

Analyst estimate revisions

30-day change-2.4%
90-day change+0.7%
Forward EPS estimate$21.66

Over the last 90 days, what analysts expect BRK-B to earn is essentially unchanged. The estimate is derived from price and forward P/E captured at the same instant, so a moving share price does not move this number — only a changed forecast does.

Estimates move both ways and are not part of the Bull Rankings score. Biggest movers →

Position sizing · BRK-B
Shares to buy
3
Position size
$1,562
3.1% of portfolio
Stop price
$390.44
25% below $520.59
$ at risk if stopped
$390.44
budget $500.00 · 1% of portfolio

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Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK-B): score, valuation & FAQ

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK-B) is an Insurance - Diversified company. As a bank, insurer or REIT it runs on a different financial model from the rest of the market, so Bull Rankings grades it on a sector-appropriate card — price-to-book, dividend yield, payout ratio and cash-flow coverage — rather than the 0–100 quality-growth score used elsewhere. The read below is a transparent screen, not a buy recommendation.

Its strongest graded signals are P/B (A), while Rev (D+) rate weaker.

Is BRK-B a good stock to buy?

Bull Rankings grades BRK-B on a sector-appropriate card — price-to-book, dividend yield, payout and cash-flow coverage — rather than a single quality-growth score. That is driven by P/B (A). A score is a quantitative screen of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s fundamentals, not personalised financial advice — weigh it against your own time horizon and risk tolerance, and read the risk factors below before acting.

How does Bull Rankings grade BRK-B?

As a bank, insurer or REIT, BRK-B isn't given a quality-growth score — signals like free cash flow, debt-to-equity and P/E don't translate cleanly to a balance-sheet business. Instead it's graded on a sector-appropriate card: price-to-book, dividend yield, payout ratio and operating-cash-flow coverage, where it rates strongest on P/B (A) and weakest on Rev (D+).

Is BRK-B overvalued or undervalued?

We don't publish a discounted-cash-flow value for BRK-B, and not because the business is unprofitable. For a lender, insurer or property trust, "free cash flow" measures balance-sheet growth rather than owner earnings — loan originations and repayments run through operating cash flow — so discounting it would produce a confident-looking number with nothing behind it. BRK-B is judged on book value, return on equity and income cover instead, which is what the financial-strength card shows.

What are the main risks of investing in BRK-B?

Balance-sheet financial — book value, net interest margin, and credit loss provisions are the lever points; a rates regime change or a deterioration in the loan book moves the stock more than EPS does.

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