BRK.A vs. AAPL, AMZN, MSFT, AXP, BAC, BRK.B, CVX, KO, OXY, and V
Should you be buying Berkshire Hathaway stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Berkshire Hathaway include Apple (AAPL), Amazon.com (AMZN), Microsoft (MSFT), American Express (AXP), Bank of America (BAC), Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B), Chevron (CVX), CocaCola (KO), Occidental Petroleum (OXY), and Visa (V).
Berkshire Hathaway vs. Its Competitors
Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.A) are related large-cap companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings and media sentiment.
Apple has higher revenue and earnings than Berkshire Hathaway. Berkshire Hathaway is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Apple, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Apple has a net margin of 24.30% compared to Berkshire Hathaway's net margin of 21.79%. Apple's return on equity of 167.24% beat Berkshire Hathaway's return on equity.
Apple currently has a consensus target price of $234.95, indicating a potential upside of 10.12%. Given Apple's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Apple is more favorable than Berkshire Hathaway.
67.7% of Apple shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.0% of Berkshire Hathaway shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Apple 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, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Apple has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Berkshire Hathaway has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Apple had 260 more articles in the media than Berkshire Hathaway. MarketBeat recorded 268 mentions for Apple and 8 mentions for Berkshire Hathaway. Apple's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Berkshire Hathaway's score of 0.63 indicating that Apple is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Apple beats Berkshire Hathaway on 15 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:BRK.A) was last updated on 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff