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Berkshire Hathaway Inc., headquartered in Omaha, NE, is a diversified multinational holding company with full ownership of well-known brands such as GEICO, Duracell, Fruit of the Loom and Dairy Queen. Founded in 1998, the company engages in the insurance, freight rail transportation and utility businesses worldwide. It also has significant holdings in many other publicly traded companies, including Coca-Cola, Bank of America, American Express and Apple. With a workforce of 383,000 employees, Berkshire Hathaway is a major player in the insurance and investment industry.
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Berkshire Hathaway stock price (NYSE: BRK-B)
Use our graph to track the performance of BRK.B stocks over time.Berkshire Hathaway shares at a glance
Latest market close | $432.80 |
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52-week range | $330.58 - $449.25 |
50-day moving average | $413.09 |
200-day moving average | $388.88 |
Wall St. target price | $490.00 |
PE ratio | 12.82 |
Dividend yield | N/A (0%) |
Earnings per share (TTM) | $33.89 |
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Berkshire Hathaway price performance over time
Historical closes compared with the close of $432.8 from 2024-07-24
1 week (2024-07-19) | -0.38% |
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1 month (2024-06-26) | 5.49% |
3 months (2024-04-26) | 7.63% |
6 months (2024-01-26) | 12.30% |
1 year (2023-07-26) | 23.73% |
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2 years (2022-07-25) | 50.28% |
3 years (2021-07-26) | 55.24% |
5 years (2019-07-26) | 106.19% |
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 13x. In other words, Berkshire Hathaway shares trade at around 13x 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 $107 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 | $369 billion |
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Operating margin TTM | 18.39% |
Gross profit TTM | $-28,087,000,000 |
Return on assets TTM | 5.71% |
Return on equity TTM | 13.57% |
Profit margin | 19.9% |
Book value | $397,506.28 |
Market Capitalization | $936.6 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
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 $330.58 up to $449.25. 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 0.869. 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. The company provides property, casualty, life, accident, and health insurance and reinsurance; and operates railroad systems in North America. It 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 and footwear products, jewelry, and custom picture framing products, as well as alkaline batteries; castings, forgings, fasteners/fastener systems, aerostructures, and precision components; and cobalt, nickel, and titanium alloys. 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
nullWhat percentage of Berkshire Hathaway is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 0.392% of Berkshire Hathaway shares are held by insiders and 66.04% by institutions. How many people work for Berkshire Hathaway?
Latest data suggests 396,500 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
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