Berkshire Hathaway Inc. New (BRK-B) Stock Analysis
Financial Services · Insurance - Diversified
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $557.07, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Near 52-week high (0.4% away).
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 $557.07, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Near 52-week high (0.4% away). Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Score 6.3/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 5/8 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, news events none recent, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio and earnings proximity 3d<=7d. Suitability: moderate.
Recent developments
No fresh coverage since Aug 6, 2026
Recent Developments — Berkshire Hathaway Inc. New
Latest news
- NEWS This Could Be Berkshire Hathaway CEO Greg Abel's Biggest Stock Purchase of the Second Quarter (Hint: Not Alphabet) - The — The Motley Fool Aug 6, 2026 positive
- NEWS Greg Abel's Berkshire Hathaway May Have Repurchased Up to $11 Billion of Its Own Stock Last Quarter. Is This a Bullish S — The Motley Fool Aug 6, 2026 positive
- NEWS Berkshire Hathaway Earnings Preview: 3 Things to Watch That Might Move the Stock - Barron's — Barron's Aug 6, 2026 positive
- NEWS Berkshire Hathaway Earnings Preview: 3 Things to Watch That Might Move the Stock - barrons.com — barrons.com Aug 6, 2026 positive
- NEWS Berkshire Hathaway Earnings Are Coming. 3 Things to Watch - Barron's — Barron's Aug 6, 2026 positive
Latest item Aug 6, 2026 · Generated 2026-11-04T11:34:30Z.
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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 $557.07, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Near 52-week high (0.4% away). Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Analyst target $472.32 reached (−15.2%), stop $541.51 (−2.9%), A.R:R -1.6:1. Score 6.3/10, moderate confidence.
Analyst target $472.32 reached (−15.2% from $557.07); no take-profit level is published. Analyst target $472.32 reached (−15.2%), stop $541.51 (−2.9%), A.R:R -1.6:1. Stop-loss: $541.51.
Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Near 52-week high (0.4% away); Overbought (RSI 76).
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. New trades at a P/E of 14.0 (forward 24.8). TrendMatrix value score: 6.9/10. Verdict: Hold.
10 analysts rate BRK-B, with a consensus score of 2.2/5. 3 analysts publish price targets averaging $556.
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.