The business demonstrates strong price momentum and an attractive growth-adjusted valuation, but the stock has risen above the near-term resistance target with an unfavorable risk/reward, and two consecutive earnings misses add near-term uncertainty — the setup favors holding rather than adding at current levels.
Thesis pillars
- Price Above Resistance Target→Stable
- Strong Price Momentum↓Deteriorating
- Consecutive Earnings Misses→Stable
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK-A) Stock Analysis
Financial Services · Insurance - Diversified
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $798000.00 — A.R:R is negative (-1.0) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Cyclical risk: PE expanding 1.8x (earnings normalizing).
Berkshire Hathaway is a holding company with principal businesses in insurance (GEICO, Berkshire Hathaway Reinsurance Group, and BH Primary Group), freight rail through BNSF Railway, and utilities/energy through Berkshire Hathaway Energy, alongside diverse manufacturing and... Read more
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $798000.00 — A.R:R is negative (-1.0) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Cyclical risk: PE expanding 1.8x (earnings normalizing). Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Score 6.2/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/8 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, news events none recent, earnings proximity 22d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: moderate.
Recent developments
updated 2026-10-17Recent Developments — Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
Latest news
- NEWS Berkshire Stock Slips Despite UBS Raising Target to $877,848 - TradingView — TradingView neutral
- NEWS Berkshire Hathaway Stock: Is Wall Street Bullish or Bearish? - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance positive
- NEWS Berkshire Hathaway Stock: Is Wall Street Bullish or Bearish? - finance.yahoo.com — finance.yahoo.com neutral
- NEWS Here Is Berkshire Hathaway Stock's 2026 Outlook, According To Experts - Forbes — Forbes neutral
- NEWS Here Is Berkshire Hathaway Stock's 2026 Outlook, According To Experts - forbes.com — forbes.com positive
Generated 2026-10-17T11:32:02Z.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- MEDIUMcounterpartyIAG10-K Item 1: 'A significant portion of the NICO Group's annual reinsurance premium currently derives from a 20% quota-share agreement with Insurance Australia Group Limited ("IAG")'
Material Events(8-K, last 90d)
- 2026-05-07Item 5.02LOWItem 5.02(c) officer appointment filed May 7, 2026 (event date May 2). Body states appointment was 'as previously announced'; remainder truncated. Per 10-K, Gregory E. Abel succeeded Warren E. Buffett as CEO effective January 1, 2026.SEC filing →
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Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $798000.00 — A.R:R is negative (-1.0) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Cyclical risk: PE expanding 1.8x (earnings normalizing). Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Prior stop was $782184.30. Score 6.2/10, moderate confidence.
Analyst target $679577.34 reached (−14.8% from $798000.00); no take-profit level is published. Prior stop was $782184.30. Stop-loss: $782184.30.
Cyclical risk: PE expanding 1.8x (earnings normalizing); Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Near 52-week high (1.0% away).
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. trades at a P/E of 13.2 (forward 24.5). TrendMatrix value score: 6.9/10. Verdict: Sell.
10 analysts cover BRK-A with a consensus score of 2.2/5. Average price target: $799503.
What does Berkshire Hathaway Inc. do?Berkshire Hathaway is a holding company with principal businesses in insurance (GEICO, Berkshire Hathaway Reinsurance...
Berkshire Hathaway is a holding company with principal businesses in insurance (GEICO, Berkshire Hathaway Reinsurance Group, and BH Primary Group), freight rail through BNSF Railway, and utilities/energy through Berkshire Hathaway Energy, alongside diverse manufacturing and retailing subsidiaries. The company employed approximately 387,800 people worldwide at year-end 2025, with insurance float of approximately $176 billion providing the core investment capital base.