Berkshire Hathaway screens attractively valued at a PEG of 0.19 with strong margins and three beats in the last four quarters, but the current price of $487 has exceeded the analyst consensus target of $481.18, leaving the risk/reward unfavorable and the setup better suited to patience than to adding exposure.
Thesis pillars
- Attractive Valuation Fundamentals↑Improving
- Target Reached Limited Upside↓Deteriorating
- Earnings Beat Streak Recent↑Improving
- +2 more pillars — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. New (BRK-B) Stock Analysis
Range Bound setup
Financial Services · Insurance - Diversified
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $504.69, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Cyclical risk: PE expanding 1.8x (earnings normalizing); Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining.
Berkshire Hathaway is a holding company with primary businesses in insurance (GEICO, BH Primary Group, and BHRG), freight rail (BNSF), and utilities and energy (BHE), plus diverse manufacturing, services, and retail subsidiaries. Insurance float of approximately $176 billion at... Read more
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $504.69, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Cyclical risk: PE expanding 1.8x (earnings normalizing); Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining. Chart setup: RSI 55 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Score 6.2/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 5/8 gates (clean insider activity, news events none recent, earnings proximity 83d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: moderate.
Recent developments
updated 2026-08-16Recent Developments — Berkshire Hathaway Inc. New
Latest news
- NEWS Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) Stock May Be Below Fair Value While Earnings Look Fair - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance positive
- NEWS Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) Stock May Be Below Fair Value While Earnings Look Fair - finance.yahoo.com — finance.yahoo.com positive
- NEWS Why Berkshire Hathaway Would Win if the Fed Lifts Interest Rates - Barron's — Barron's positive
- NEWS Why Berkshire Hathaway Would Win if the Fed Lifts Interest Rates - barrons.com — barrons.com positive
- NEWS Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) Stock Looks Undervalued As Its 82% Five Year Run Continues - simplywall.st — simplywall.st positive
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- MEDIUMcounterpartyIAG quota-share10-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")'
- MEDIUMProductequity securities in few issuers10-K Item 1A: 'We concentrate a high percentage of the equity security investments of our insurance subsidiaries in relatively small number of issuers.'
Material Events(8-K, last 90d)
- 2026-05-07Item 5.02LOWItem 5.02(c) officer appointment (previously announced). Body truncated in available source; specific officer name and role not determinable from filed portion. No reason cited.SEC filing →
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Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $504.69, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Cyclical risk: PE expanding 1.8x (earnings normalizing); Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining. Chart setup: RSI 55 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Target $526.99 (+4.4%), stop $485.45 (−4.0%), A.R:R -1.5:1. Score 6.2/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $526.99 (-7.6% upside). Target $526.99 (+4.4%), stop $485.45 (−4.0%), A.R:R -1.5:1. Stop-loss: $485.45.
Cyclical risk: PE expanding 1.8x (earnings normalizing); Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Negative momentum.
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. New trades at a P/E of 12.7 (forward 22.9). TrendMatrix value score: 7.3/10. Verdict: Hold.
10 analysts cover BRK-B with a consensus score of 2.2/5. Average price target: $548.
What does Berkshire Hathaway Inc. New do?Berkshire Hathaway is a holding company with primary businesses in insurance (GEICO, BH Primary Group, and BHRG),...
Berkshire Hathaway is a holding company with primary businesses in insurance (GEICO, BH Primary Group, and BHRG), freight rail (BNSF), and utilities and energy (BHE), plus diverse manufacturing, services, and retail subsidiaries. Insurance float of approximately $176 billion at end of 2025 funds an unusually equity-concentrated investment portfolio. The company employed approximately 387,800 people worldwide at year-end 2025.