How to buy Berkshire Hathaway stock

Berkshire Hathaway Inc is an insurance-diversified business based in the US. Berkshire Hathaway shares (BRK-B) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Berkshire Hathaway employs 372,000 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around 0.00.

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Berkshire Hathaway stock price (NYSE: BRK-B)

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Berkshire Hathaway shares at a glance

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Information last updated 2022-06-24.

Latest market close	$278.28
52-week range	$263.68 - $362.10
50-day moving average more info button	$312.70
200-day moving average more info button	$305.84
Wall St. target price	$370.00
PE ratio more info button	7.1268
Dividend yield more info button	$0 (0%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$37.54

Investment Thesis for BRK-B

Berkshire Hathaway is Warren Buffett’s holding company with many subsidiaries. These subsidiaries engage in insurance, freight rail transportation and utility businesses worldwide. The company’s business model is decentralized, it has a wide business diversification, high cash generation and strong balance sheet — all of which make this a solid company worth considering.

For more than two years, Berkshire Hathaway has repurchased $40 billion of its common stock, a plan that remains in place until 2025. This is good for investors because it lowers the number of free-floating stocks. Fewer shares on the market means the stock price may increase.

Key Risks of Berkshire Hathaway Stock

Berkshire Hathaway faces two types of risks:

• Being largely focused on insurance, insurance claims could exceed loss reserves. This is highly unlikely, but it’s still a risk nonetheless.
• The company depends on two key employees for its investing decisions — Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger. Buffet turned 91 in August 2021 and Munger turns 98 in January 2022. If you intend to buy the stock and hold it for 20 or 30 years, the absence of these two key stakeholders may affect the stock price.

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Is Berkshire Hathaway Stock a Buy?

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Should You Invest $1,000 in Berkshire Hathaway Stock Right Now?

As with all investing decisions, investing in Berkshire Hathaway depends on your financial situation and needs. A lot of financial analysts have a target price of around $328 in the next 12 months. That’s roughly an 11% increase from the price in October 2021.

If that is acceptable to you — and if it plays out — then this stock could be worth investing in. But if you’re looking for a higher return, look for other sectors including technology and healthcare, which are often prone to higher moves than the S&P 500 index.

Berkshire Hathaway price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $278.28 from 2022-06-24

1 week (2022-06-17)	3.80%
1 month (2022-05-21)	N/A
3 months (2022-03-24)	-21.03%
6 months (2021-12-23)	-5.50%

1 year (2021-06-25)	-0.04%
2 years (2020-06-25)	55.59%
3 years (2019-06-25)	33.74%
5 years (2017-06-23)	66.42%

Is Berkshire Hathaway stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing Berkshire Hathaway stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Berkshire Hathaway's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Berkshire Hathaway's P/E ratio

Berkshire Hathaway's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 7x. In other words, Berkshire Hathaway shares trade at around 7x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.

Berkshire Hathaway's PEG ratio

Berkshire Hathaway's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 10.0559. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Berkshire Hathaway's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Berkshire Hathaway's EBITDA

Berkshire Hathaway's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $117.8 billion.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Berkshire Hathaway's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Berkshire Hathaway financials

Revenue TTM	$282.3 billion
Operating margin TTM	37.9%
Gross profit TTM	$114.9 billion
Return on assets TTM	7.22%
Return on equity TTM	17.38%
Profit margin	29.59%
Book value	$345,368.03
Market capitalisation more info button	$590.3 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Berkshire Hathaway's environmental, social and governance track record

Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like Berkshire Hathaway.

When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.

Berkshire Hathaway's total ESG risk score

Total ESG risk: 19.08

Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and Berkshire Hathaway's overall score of 19.08 (as at 12/31/2018) is excellent – landing it in it in the 16th percentile of companies rated in the same sector.

ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like Berkshire Hathaway is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).

Berkshire Hathaway's environmental score

Environmental score: 3.6/100

Berkshire Hathaway's environmental score of 3.6 puts it squarely in the 6th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Berkshire Hathaway is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

Berkshire Hathaway's social score

Social score: 7.75/100

Berkshire Hathaway's social score of 7.75 puts it squarely in the 6th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Berkshire Hathaway is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.

Berkshire Hathaway's governance score

Governance score: 17.22/100

Berkshire Hathaway's governance score puts it squarely in the 6th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that Berkshire Hathaway is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

Berkshire Hathaway's controversy score

Controversy score: 1/5

ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. Berkshire Hathaway scored a 1 out of 5 for controversy – the highest score possible, reflecting that Berkshire Hathaway has managed to keep its nose clean.

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) summary

Berkshire Hathaway Inc was last rated for ESG on: 2019-01-01.

Total ESG score	19.08
Total ESG percentile	15.78
Environmental score	3.6
Environmental score percentile	6
Social score	7.75
Social score percentile	6
Governance score	17.22
Governance score percentile	6
Level of controversy	1

Berkshire Hathaway share dividends

We're not expecting Berkshire Hathaway to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

Have Berkshire Hathaway's shares ever split?

Berkshire Hathaway's shares were split on a 50:1 basis on 20 January 2010. So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 50 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Berkshire Hathaway shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 98% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Berkshire Hathaway shares which in turn could have impacted Berkshire Hathaway's share price.

Berkshire Hathaway share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Berkshire Hathaway's shares have ranged in value from as little as $263.68 up to $362.1. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Berkshire Hathaway's is 0.8698. This would suggest that Berkshire Hathaway's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

Berkshire Hathaway overview

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. , through its subsidiaries, engages in the insurance, freight rail transportation, and utility businesses worldwide. It provides property, casualty, life, accident, and health insurance and reinsurance; and operates railroad systems in North America. The company also 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. In addition, the company manufactures boxed chocolates and other confectionery products; specialty chemicals, metal cutting tools, and components for aerospace and power generation applications; 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. Further, it provides recreational vehicles, apparel products, jewelry, and custom picture framing products, as well as alkaline batteries; castings, forgings, fasteners/fastener systems, and aerostructures; and seamless pipes, fittings, downhole casing and tubing, and mill forms. Additionally, the company distributes televisions and information; franchises and services quick service restaurants; distributes electronic components; and offers logistics services, grocery and foodservice distribution services, and professional aviation training and shared aircraft ownership programs.

Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Berkshire Hathaway is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 0.447% of Berkshire Hathaway shares are held by insiders and 67.516% by institutions. How many people work for Berkshire Hathaway?
Latest data suggests 372,000 work at Berkshire Hathaway. When does the fiscal year end for Berkshire Hathaway?
Berkshire Hathaway's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Berkshire Hathaway based?
Berkshire Hathaway's address is: 3555 Farnam Street, Omaha, NE, United States, 68131 What is Berkshire Hathaway's ISIN number?
Berkshire Hathaway's international securities identification number is: US0846707026 What is Berkshire Hathaway's CUSIP number?
Berkshire Hathaway's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 084670207