Berkshire Hathaway Stock Today

BRK-B Stock  USD 455.66  0.46  0.10%   

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Berkshire Hathaway is trading at 455.66 as of the 17th of December 2024, a 0.10 percent increase since the beginning of the trading day. The stock's open price was 455.2. Berkshire Hathaway has a very small chance of experiencing financial distress in the next few years, but has generated negative returns over the last 90 days. The performance scores are derived for the period starting the 21st of April 2024 and ending today, the 17th of December 2024. Click here to learn more.
Business Domain
Financial Services
IPO Date
9th of May 1996
Classification
Financials
Berkshire Hathaway Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the insurance, freight rail transportation, and utility businesses worldwide. The company was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska. Berkshire Hathaway operates under InsuranceDiversified classification in the United States and is traded on NYQ Exchange. The company has 1.33 B outstanding shares of which 15.07 M shares are currently shorted by private and institutional investors with about 3.73 days to cover all short positions. More on Berkshire Hathaway

Moving together with Berkshire Stock

  0.83FIHL Fidelis InsurancePairCorr
  0.69EQH Axa Equitable HoldingsPairCorr
  0.63FGF Fundamental GlobalPairCorr

Moving against Berkshire Stock

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Berkshire Stock Highlights

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Business ConcentrationDiversified Financial Services, Insurance - Diversified, Financial Services, NYSE Composite, ARCA Institutional, SP 500 Index, SP 100 Index, SP 100, NYSE 100 Index, Financials, Financial Services, Insurance—Diversified, Financial Services (View all Sectors)
Excise Tax ActivitiesCoal
Average Analyst Recommendation
Debt Levels
Berkshire Hathaway can leverage the use of borrowed funds to amplify returns from an investment. In general, analyzing the relationship between debt to total assets helps investors to understand Berkshire Hathaway's financial leverage. It provides some insight into what part of Berkshire Hathaway's total assets is financed by creditors.
Liquidity
Berkshire Hathaway has accumulated 128.27 B in total debt with debt to equity ratio (D/E) of 0.26, which may suggest the company is not taking enough advantage from borrowing. Berkshire Hathaway has a current ratio of 1.56, which is within standard range for the sector. Note, when we think about Berkshire Hathaway's use of debt, we should always consider it together with its cash and equity.

Change In Cash

2.36 Billion
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) is traded on New York Stock Exchange in USA and employs 396,500 people. Berkshire Hathaway is listed under Diversified Financial Services category by Fama And French industry classification. The company currently falls under 'Mega-Cap' category with a current market capitalization of 986.92 B. Berkshire Hathaway classifies itself under Financial Services sector and is part of Financials industry. The entity has 1.33 B outstanding shares of which 15.07 M shares are currently shorted by private and institutional investors with about 3.73 days to cover all short positions. Berkshire Hathaway has accumulated about 35.81 B in cash with 49.2 B of positive cash flow from operations.
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Ownership Allocation
Berkshire Hathaway holds a total of 1.33 Billion outstanding shares. Over half of Berkshire Hathaway's outstanding shares are owned by other corporate entities. These other corporate entities are typically referred to as corporate investors that acquire positions in a given instrument to benefit from reduced trade commissions. Please note that no matter how many assets the company secures, if the real value of the firm is less than the current market value, you may not be able to make money on it.
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Berkshire Hathaway Risk Profiles

Investors will always prefer to have the highest possible return on investment while minimizing volatility. Berkshire Hathaway market risk premium is the additional return an investor will receive from holding Berkshire Hathaway long position in a well-diversified portfolio.

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Other Information on Investing in Berkshire Stock

Berkshire Hathaway financial ratios help investors to determine whether Berkshire Stock is cheap or expensive when compared to a particular measure, such as profits or enterprise value. In other words, they help investors to determine the cost of investment in Berkshire with respect to the benefits of owning Berkshire Hathaway security.