Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) Competitors

Chubb (NYSE:CB) and Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.A) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and community ranking.

Which has more volatility & risk, CB or BRK.A?

Chubb has a beta of 0.47, suggesting that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Berkshire Hathaway has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CB or BRK.A?

Chubb received 416 more outperform votes than Berkshire Hathaway when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 73.77% of users gave Berkshire Hathaway an outperform vote while only 63.02% of users gave Chubb an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Chubb	Outperform Votes 731 63.02%	Underperform Votes 429 36.98%
Berkshire Hathaway	Outperform Votes 315 73.77%	Underperform Votes 112 26.23%

Is CB or BRK.A more profitable?

Berkshire Hathaway has a net margin of 28.89% compared to Chubb's net margin of 16.63%. Chubb's return on equity of 13.75% beat Berkshire Hathaway's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Chubb	16.63%	13.75%	3.79%
Berkshire Hathaway	28.89%	6.94%	3.77%

Does the media refer more to CB or BRK.A?

In the previous week, Chubb had 19 more articles in the media than Berkshire Hathaway. MarketBeat recorded 45 mentions for Chubb and 26 mentions for Berkshire Hathaway. Chubb's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Berkshire Hathaway's score of 0.31 indicating that Chubb is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Chubb	25 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Berkshire Hathaway	8 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	6 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate CB or BRK.A?

Chubb presently has a consensus price target of $307.21, indicating a potential upside of 7.64%. Given Chubb's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Chubb is more favorable than Berkshire Hathaway.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Chubb	2 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Berkshire Hathaway	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has better earnings & valuation, CB or BRK.A?

Berkshire Hathaway has higher revenue and earnings than Chubb. Chubb 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
Chubb	$56.01B	2.04	$9.27B	$22.72	12.56
Berkshire Hathaway	$424.23B	2.65	$96.22B	$61.91 thousand	12.65

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CB or BRK.A?

83.8% of Chubb shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.0% of Berkshire Hathaway shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Chubb shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Berkshire Hathaway shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Chubb beats Berkshire Hathaway on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.