BRK-B
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.Financial ServicesInsurance - DiversifiedValue
$484.83 · 15min delay
β 0.62A steady mega-cap business trading at a premium valuation. Frameworks sharply disagree on it.
52-wk low $455.1952-wk high $516.85
Mkt Cap
$1.05T
P/E
—
PEG
10.06
P/B
0.00
Dividend
—
ROE
10.5%
About the business
Berkshire Hathaway Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the insurance, freight rail transportation, and utility businesses. The company provides property, casualty, life, accident, and health insurance and reinsurance; operates railroad systems in North America; 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. It manufactures boxed chocolates and other confectionery products; specialty chemicals, metal cutting tools, and components for aerospace and power generation applications; prefabricated and site-built residential homes, 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. In addition, the company provides recreational vehicles, apparel, footwear, toys, jewelry, custom picture framing products, alkaline batteries, logistics services, and professional aviation training and shared aircraft ownership programs; castings, forgings, fasteners/fastener systems, aerostructures, and precision components; and cobalt, nickel, and titanium alloys. Further, it distributes televisions and information, and grocery and non-food consumer products; franchises and services quick service restaurants; and distributes electronic components. Additionally, it retails automobiles; furniture, bedding, and accessories; household appliances, electronics, and floor coverings; watches, home decor and repair services; sells kitchenware; and motorcycle clothing and equipment. The company was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska.
Who would buy BRK-B?
Consensus 50/100 · Polarized · Investors strongly disagree — this is where Prism is most useful.
6 5 4
Endorses
· 3 frameworks- Benjamin Graham· Graham Defensive100/100
P/B < 1.5 0.00× clears "< 1.50×".
- Howard Marks· Marks Risk-First100/100
Debt/Equity < 0.5 0.18 clears "< 0.50".
- Benjamin Graham· Graham Net-Net100/100
Net Cash Positive (NCAV proxy) $192.02 clears "> $0.00".
Insider activity · Mixed
Open-market buying concentrated in one insider
Strength 45/100
Buying is limited to a single filer (O'SULLIVAN MICHAEL J, $251K). Single-insider buys are worth noting but carry less weight than broad-based conviction — they can reflect an outlier view rather than a shared read inside the C-suite.
- Very small sample (<3 transactions in window).
- Buying concentrated in one filer — lower conviction signal.
In Prism's context
Insider activity is inconclusive here. The stock's case should lean on the framework verdict (Partial match, score 50/100) and the archetype read (Value).
| Insider | Role | Type | Date | Shares | Avg price | Value | Own |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'SULLIVAN MICHAEL J | General Counsel | Open-market buy | May 6, 2026 | 536 | $467.43 | $251K | Indirect |
| JAIN AJIT | Officer and Director | Stock Gift at price 0.00 per share. | Mar 27, 2026 | 22 | $0.00 | $0 | Direct |
Insider activity from Yahoo Finance (quoteSummary: insiderTransactions + netSharePurchaseActivity). Cached 6 hours. · Insiders hold 0.3% of shares outstanding.
Net 6M: +0 sh
Price history
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What would BRK-B do to your portfolio?
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Risk metrics
Sharpe, Sortino, volatility, max drawdown, beta — before and after.
Sector concentration
How much this shifts your top sector weight and overall diversification.
Archetype tilt
Whether this leans your book more toward Quality, Value, Growth, Deep Value, Income, or Momentum.
BRK-B is currently tagged:ValuePartial match (50/100)
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Sign in to run this simulationProbabilistic recommendation· rec-v1.0.0-2026-04
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. · BRK-B
BRK-B: 59% estimated probability of outperforming over the next 12M window. 2 of 6 signal families positive (medium confidence). Strongest support: 100% below fair value.
Outperform prob.
59%
vs S&P 500 · 12M
Expected return
+0.8% → +24.8%
mid +12.8% / yr
Downside (p20)
-7.5%
stress -14.9%
Data quality
95/100
Excellent
Prism Score
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Prism Score
Composite 75/100. Strongest contribution from valuation; weakest from ownership.
Composite
75
/ 100
Deep valueval.
88/ 100
P/B 0.00× · FCF yield 5.9%
Margin of safetyval.
100/ 100
100% below fair value
Bull · base · bear scenarios
Three plausible paths over a 5-year horizon.
Indicative only. Probabilities are model-implied weights for stress-testing — not forecasts.
Bull
~20%$329387.80
+268.5% / yr (5y)
A turnaround takes hold: margin recovers toward peer averages, revenue stabilises, and the market re-prices the asset value rather than the running earnings.
Drivers
- • Margin expands by 200–400 bps from 14%
- • Stranded asset value crystallises
- • Multiple re-rates one full turn higher
Base
~45%$253375.23
+249.7% / yr (5y)
No deterioration, no surprise re-acceleration. 14% operating margin and 4% top-line growth chug along; the multiple slowly converges to the central fair-value estimate.
Global value comparison
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. vs sector medians — GCC, MENA, and Global ex-US.
Sector: Financial Services. MENA-aware investors can sanity-check whether the US name is offering value relative to regional peers.
| Metric | BRK-B | GCC median | MENA median | Global ex-US |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (TTM) | — | 11.2× | 8.5× | 11.5× |
| P/B | 0.00× | 1.70× | 1.20× | 1.30× |
| Dividend yield | — | 4.60% | 4.20% | 4.00% |
| ROE | 10.5% |
Earnings reaction explainer
BRK-B beat by 2.1%.
Reported EPS $5.26 vs $5.15 expected — a routine beat. Read the rest of the print (guidance, margins, segment mix) before assuming the multiple should expand. Trailing operating margin: 14.4%.
- Quality investorsPositive
A routine beat with stable margins is the textbook compounder pattern — nothing changes in the thesis.
- Value investorsNeutral
Whether the beat matters depends on entry multiple. P/E — sets the bar.
- Growth investorsNeutral
Positive but unremarkable — guidance and KPI commentary will move the stock more than the beat itself.
What to watch on the next print
News & events
Next earnings
Sat, Aug 1 · consensus EPS $5.15 · last actual $5.26
Key Metrics at a Glance
P/E Ratio (TTM)
N/A
PEG Ratio
10.06
P/B Ratio
0.00
EPS Growth
119.6%
Revenue Growth
4.4%
Debt / Equity
0.18
Net Cash / Share
$192.02
Return on Equity
10.5%
Gross Margin
27.8%
Operating Margin
14.4%
FCF / Share
$43.79
Current Ratio
2.88