Berkshire Hathaway Class B
BRK.B

$459.42

1.23%

Market Cap: $990B

About: Berkshire Hathaway is a holding company with a wide array of subsidiaries engaged in diverse activities. The firm's core business segment is insurance, run primarily through Geico, Berkshire Hathaway Reinsurance Group, and Berkshire Hathaway Primary Group. Berkshire has used the excess cash thrown off from these and its other operations over the years to acquire Burlington Northern Santa Fe (railroad), Berkshire Hathaway Energy (utilities and energy distributors), and the companies that make up its manufacturing, service, and retailing operations (which include five of Berkshire's largest noninsurance pretax earnings generators: Precision Castparts, Lubrizol, Clayton Homes, Marmon, and IMC/ISCAR). The conglomerate is unique in that it is run on a completely decentralized basis.

Employees: 396,500

Financials Fire, Marine & Casualty Insurance

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Funds holding %

of 6,686 funds

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Analysts bullish %

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q2 SEC filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

81% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $8.41B | Put options by funds: $4.65B

19% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,676 | Existing positions reduced: 1,412

2% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 176 | Existing positions closed: 173

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 3,894 [Q1] → 3,897 (+3) [Q2]

0.64% less ownership

Funds ownership: 66.1% [Q1] → 65.47% (-0.64%) [Q2]

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $361B [Q1] → $350B (-$10.9B) [Q2]

8% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 708 [Q1] → 652 (-56) [Q2]

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Research analyst outlook

1 Wall Street Analyst provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target

$465

1%

upside

Avg. target

$465

1%

upside

High target

$465

1%

upside

1 analyst rating

0 positive

0%

1 neutral

100%

0 negative

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TD Cowen

Andrew Kilgerman

100% 1-year accuracy

2 / 2 met price target

1%upside

$465

Hold

Initiated

22 Jul 2024

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Financial journalist opinion

Based on 169 articles about BRK.B published over the past 30 days

The Motley Fool

Warren Buffett Just Sold Another $3.1 Billion Worth of One of Berkshire Hathaway's Largest Holdings. Here's Why.

Warren Buffett has sold more stock than he bought for Berkshire Hathaway in each of the last seven quarters. He's systematically taking capital gains on stocks to take advantage of lower tax rates.

Warren Buffett Just Sold Another $3.1 Billion Worth of One of Berkshire Hathaway's Largest Holdings. Here's Why.

The Motley Fool

Why Is Warren Buffett Buying Up Shares of This Retailer?

Ulta Beauty's business is easy to understand, and the demand has existed for thousands of years. The company earns a good profit, and the stock trades at a reasonable valuation.

Why Is Warren Buffett Buying Up Shares of This Retailer?

The Motley Fool

If You'd Invested $1,000 in Berkshire Hathaway Stock 5 Years Ago, Here's How Much You'd Have Today

Berkshire Hathaway's success comes from Warren Buffett's sound investing philosophy. The company has delivered incredible returns to its shareholders over its storied history.

If You'd Invested $1,000 in Berkshire Hathaway Stock 5 Years Ago, Here's How Much You'd Have Today

Berkshire Hathaway: Japanese Bets May Now Be Approaching A Top 5 Position

In 2020, Warren Buffett was looking for deals to place a sizable sum with, this bet on 5 Japanese Companies was initially about $8 Billion in size. Using a portfolio back test, this $8 Billion investment would have compounded into $21.141 Billion by 2024. This was a CAGR of 23.15% versus a 14.46% CAGR for the S&P 500 during this same period. That was almost 10 points of Alpha.

Berkshire Hathaway: Japanese Bets May Now Be Approaching A Top 5 Position

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Further Trims Bank of America Stake

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A, BRK.B) further trimmed its stake in Bank of America (BAC), selling just over 18.7 million shares over the course of this week, according to a filing by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Further Trims Bank of America Stake

Buffett's Berkshire offloads Bank of America shares again; total sales near $7 bln

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway has trimmed its stake in Bank of America once again, making the total sales since mid-July nearly $7 billion.

Buffett's Berkshire offloads Bank of America shares again; total sales near $7 bln

Don't bash Buffett. His Berkshire Hathaway has ‘pummeled' the S&P 500, says this fund manager

The Omaha-based conglomerate hit a record high this week and is way cheaper than Apple and Microsoft

Don't bash Buffett. His Berkshire Hathaway has ‘pummeled' the S&P 500, says this fund manager

The Motley Fool

34% of Warren Buffett's $318 Billion Portfolio Is Invested in These 8 "Forever" Stocks

Warren Buffett's phenomenal investment returns spanning almost six decades have investors closely monitoring his buying and selling activity. Buffett is a big fan of buying stocks for the long run and concentrating Berkshire Hathaway's invested capital in his best ideas.

34% of Warren Buffett's $318 Billion Portfolio Is Invested in These 8 "Forever" Stocks

The Motley Fool

Why Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Is My Top Stock Pick, Even at All-Time Highs

A huge cash balance, strategic equity investments, a powerful insurance business, and dozens of other resilient subsidiaries combine to make Berkshire stock attractive. Shares of the conglomerate are already up 34% year to date.

Why Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Is My Top Stock Pick, Even at All-Time Highs

Berkshire Hathaway Sells $760 Million of Bank of America Stock as Stake Keeps Shrinking

Warren Buffett's conglomerate has sold shares of the financial isntituion for nine straight days.

Berkshire Hathaway Sells $760 Million of Bank of America Stock as Stake Keeps Shrinking

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