Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) Competitors $682,500.00 +9,226.00 (+1.37%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:15 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesSEC FilingsSustainabilityTrends BRK.A vs. CB, MFC, SLF, WTW, PUK, PFG, RYAN, CRBG, EG, and EQHShould you be buying Berkshire Hathaway stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Berkshire Hathaway include Chubb (CB), Manulife Financial (MFC), Sun Life Financial (SLF), Willis Towers Watson Public (WTW), Prudential (PUK), Principal Financial Group (PFG), Ryan Specialty (RYAN), Corebridge Financial (CRBG), Everest Group (EG), and Equitable (EQH). These companies are all part of the "insurance" industry. Berkshire Hathaway vs. Chubb Manulife Financial Sun Life Financial Willis Towers Watson Public Prudential Principal Financial Group Ryan Specialty Corebridge Financial Everest Group Equitable Chubb (NYSE:CB) and Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.A) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and risk. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CB or BRK.A? Chubb received 406 more outperform votes than Berkshire Hathaway when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 73.77% of users gave Berkshire Hathaway an outperform vote while only 63.08% of users gave Chubb an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformChubbOutperform Votes72163.08% Underperform Votes42236.92% Berkshire HathawayOutperform Votes31573.77% Underperform Votes11226.23% Do analysts rate CB or BRK.A? Chubb currently has a consensus target price of $287.37, suggesting a potential upside of 5.19%. Given Chubb's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research 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) 10 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.35Berkshire Hathaway 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Is CB or BRK.A more profitable? Berkshire Hathaway has a net margin of 28.89% compared to Chubb's net margin of 18.32%. Chubb's return on equity of 15.46% beat Berkshire Hathaway's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Chubb18.32% 15.46% 4.26% Berkshire Hathaway 28.89%6.94%3.77% Does the media favor CB or BRK.A? In the previous week, Berkshire Hathaway had 3 more articles in the media than Chubb. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Berkshire Hathaway and 8 mentions for Chubb. Berkshire Hathaway's average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat Chubb's score of -0.01 indicating that Berkshire Hathaway is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Chubb 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Berkshire Hathaway 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk and volatility, CB or BRK.A? Chubb has a beta of 0.67, indicating that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Berkshire Hathaway has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher valuation and earnings, CB or BRK.A? Berkshire Hathaway has higher revenue and earnings than Chubb. Berkshire Hathaway is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chubb, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioChubb$54.82B2.01$9.03B$24.4211.19Berkshire Hathaway$452.95B2.17$96.22B$74.26 thousand9.19 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Berkshire Hathaway shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryChubb beats Berkshire Hathaway on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart BRK.A vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBerkshire HathawayFire, marine, & casualty insurance IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$981.44B$43.54B$11.26B$19.19BDividend YieldN/A7.37%5.77%3.61%P/E Ratio9.1910.4026.7541.30Price / Sales2.171.5236.4817.58Price / Cash20.0119.5618.6521.28Price / Book1.742.282.765.32Net Income$96.22B$3.90B$1.04B$989.88M7 Day Performance-0.50%-2.80%-2.89%-3.54%1 Month Performance-3.50%-5.13%-2.90%-3.68%1 Year Performance26.16%54.43%11.58%12.14% Berkshire Hathaway Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BRK.ABerkshire Hathaway0.7181 of 5 stars$682,500.00+1.4%N/A+25.5%$981.44B$452.95B9.19372,000CBChubb4.3602 of 5 stars$275.89-0.1%$287.37+4.2%+24.9%$111.21B$54.82B11.3340,000MFCManulife Financial4.6578 of 5 stars$31.03+0.3%$37.50+20.9%+40.2%$54.36B$36.10B14.9440,000Positive NewsSLFSun Life Financial3.0509 of 5 stars$60.07-0.1%N/A+17.1%$34.58B$45.44B13.3630,941Positive NewsWTWWillis Towers Watson Public2.4398 of 5 stars$313.08+0.5%$321.80+2.8%+34.8%$31.53B$9.81B-42.7748,000Analyst UpgradePUKPrudential4.2353 of 5 stars$16.23-1.0%N/A-27.5%$21.65B$19.50B8.1115,030Positive NewsPFGPrincipal Financial Group3.6997 of 5 stars$78.72-0.2%$84.75+7.7%-1.4%$18.01B$13.67B-87.6819,800Analyst UpgradePositive NewsRYANRyan Specialty4.0823 of 5 stars$66.68-1.4%$73.50+10.2%+52.9%$17.46B$2.08B87.794,350Insider TradePositive NewsCRBGCorebridge Financial4.5747 of 5 stars$30.66-0.1%$35.00+14.2%+37.3%$17.44B$14.89B-14.685,700Ex-DividendAnalyst ForecastEGEverest Group4.7318 of 5 stars$359.75-0.8%$430.00+19.5%-0.1%$15.46B$14.59B5.682,844Positive NewsEQHEquitable2.1217 of 5 stars$47.23-0.5%$50.10+6.1%+38.8%$14.80B$10.99B-43.348,500Insider TradePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Chubb Competitors Manulife Financial Competitors Sun Life Financial Competitors Willis Towers Watson Public Competitors Prudential Competitors Principal Financial Group Competitors Ryan Specialty Competitors Corebridge Financial Competitors Everest Group Competitors Equitable Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:BRK.A) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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