Hallmark Financial Services (HALL) Competitors

Hallmark Financial Services (NASDAQ:HALL) and Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.B) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, risk, dividends and valuation.

Does the media refer more to HALL or BRK.B?

In the previous week, Berkshire Hathaway had 10 more articles in the media than Hallmark Financial Services. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Berkshire Hathaway and 1 mentions for Hallmark Financial Services. Berkshire Hathaway's average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat Hallmark Financial Services' score of 0.00 indicating that Berkshire Hathaway is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hallmark Financial Services	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Berkshire Hathaway	7 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is HALL or BRK.B more profitable?

Berkshire Hathaway has a net margin of 28.89% compared to Hallmark Financial Services' net margin of 0.00%. Berkshire Hathaway's return on equity of 6.94% beat Hallmark Financial Services' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hallmark Financial Services	N/A	N/A	N/A
Berkshire Hathaway	28.89%	6.94%	3.77%

Which has more risk & volatility, HALL or BRK.B?

Hallmark Financial Services has a beta of -2.23, meaning that its stock price is 323% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Berkshire Hathaway has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor HALL or BRK.B?

Berkshire Hathaway received 65 more outperform votes than Hallmark Financial Services when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.75% of users gave Berkshire Hathaway an outperform vote while only 41.78% of users gave Hallmark Financial Services an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Hallmark Financial Services	Outperform Votes 206 41.78%	Underperform Votes 287 58.22%
Berkshire Hathaway	Outperform Votes 271 67.75%	Underperform Votes 129 32.25%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, HALL or BRK.B?

Berkshire Hathaway has higher revenue and earnings than Hallmark Financial Services. Hallmark Financial Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Berkshire Hathaway, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hallmark Financial Services	$165.95M	0.00	-$108.11M	-$43.93	0.00
Berkshire Hathaway	$452.95B	2.16	$96.22B	$49.50	9.16

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in HALL or BRK.B?

5.6% of Hallmark Financial Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.3% of Berkshire Hathaway shares are owned by institutional investors. 28.1% of Hallmark Financial Services shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.1% of Berkshire Hathaway shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend HALL or BRK.B?

Berkshire Hathaway has a consensus target price of $457.50, indicating a potential upside of 0.95%. Given Berkshire Hathaway's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Berkshire Hathaway is more favorable than Hallmark Financial Services.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hallmark Financial Services	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Berkshire Hathaway	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

Berkshire Hathaway beats Hallmark Financial Services on 17 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.