Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK-A) Stock Analysis
Momentum Cont setup
Financial Services · Insurance - Diversified
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $743738.27 — A.R:R is negative (-2.4) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Near 52-week high (4.0% away).
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 $743738.27 — A.R:R is negative (-2.4) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Near 52-week high (4.0% away). Chart setup: Trend continuation, RSI 62, MACD bullish. Score 6.1/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/8 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, news events none recent, earnings proximity 47d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: moderate.
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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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Rating Breakdown
2 floor-breakers·1 ceiling hit
Technicals below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
No near-term catalyst priced in. Thesis progression will come from fundamentals grinding, not event reaction.static
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Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $743738.27 — A.R:R is negative (-2.4) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Near 52-week high (4.0% away). Chart setup: Trend continuation, RSI 62, MACD bullish. Prior stop was $724086.83. Score 6.1/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $730348.79 (-1.8% upside). Prior stop was $724086.83. Stop-loss: $724086.83.
Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Near 52-week high (4.0% away); Consecutive earnings misses (2).
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. trades at a P/E of 14.5 (forward 23.2). TrendMatrix value score: 6.9/10. Verdict: Sell.
10 analysts cover BRK-A with a consensus score of 2.2/5. Average price target: $758899.
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.