BRK.B Quote, Financials, Valuation and Earnings

American Express Co. has a net margin of 32.5% compared to Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.'s net margin of 14.01%. Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.'s return on equity of 10.23% beat American Express Co.'s return on equity of 33.57%.

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. has a consensus price target of $528.67, signalling upside risk potential of 5.06%. On the other hand American Express Co. has an analysts' consensus of $351.87 which suggests that it could fall by -5.2%. Given that Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. has higher upside potential than American Express Co., analysts believe Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. is more attractive than American Express Co..

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. has a beta of 0.717, which suggesting that the stock is 28.327% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison American Express Co. has a beta of 1.141, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 14.096%.

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. has a quarterly dividend of $0.00 per share corresponding to a yield of 0%. American Express Co. offers a yield of 0.85% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.82 per share. Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. pays -- of its earnings as a dividend. American Express Co. pays out 19.97% of its earnings as a dividend. American Express Co.'s payout ratio is sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. quarterly revenues are $95B, which are larger than American Express Co. quarterly revenues of $20.6B. Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.'s net income of $30.9B is higher than American Express Co.'s net income of $2.9B. Notably, Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.'s price-to-earnings ratio is 16.09x while American Express Co.'s PE ratio is 24.92x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. is 2.92x versus 3.30x for American Express Co.. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Bank of America Corp. has a net margin of 32.5% compared to Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.'s net margin of 17.26%. Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.'s return on equity of 10.23% beat Bank of America Corp.'s return on equity of 9.94%.

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. has a consensus price target of $528.67, signalling upside risk potential of 5.06%. On the other hand Bank of America Corp. has an analysts' consensus of $58.90 which suggests that it could grow by 8.74%. Given that Bank of America Corp. has higher upside potential than Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., analysts believe Bank of America Corp. is more attractive than Berkshire Hathaway, Inc..

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. has a beta of 0.717, which suggesting that the stock is 28.327% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Bank of America Corp. has a beta of 1.303, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 30.252%.

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. has a quarterly dividend of $0.00 per share corresponding to a yield of 0%. Bank of America Corp. offers a yield of 1.96% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.28 per share. Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. pays -- of its earnings as a dividend. Bank of America Corp. pays out 31.12% of its earnings as a dividend. Bank of America Corp.'s payout ratio is sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. quarterly revenues are $95B, which are larger than Bank of America Corp. quarterly revenues of $49.1B. Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.'s net income of $30.9B is higher than Bank of America Corp.'s net income of $8.5B. Notably, Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.'s price-to-earnings ratio is 16.09x while Bank of America Corp.'s PE ratio is 14.76x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. is 2.92x versus 2.14x for Bank of America Corp.. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Progressive Corp. has a net margin of 32.5% compared to Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.'s net margin of 11.62%. Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.'s return on equity of 10.23% beat Progressive Corp.'s return on equity of 35.77%.

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. has a consensus price target of $528.67, signalling upside risk potential of 5.06%. On the other hand Progressive Corp. has an analysts' consensus of $257.4411 which suggests that it could grow by 13.32%. Given that Progressive Corp. has higher upside potential than Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., analysts believe Progressive Corp. is more attractive than Berkshire Hathaway, Inc..

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. has a beta of 0.717, which suggesting that the stock is 28.327% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Progressive Corp. has a beta of 0.366, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 63.438%.

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. has a quarterly dividend of $0.00 per share corresponding to a yield of 0%. Progressive Corp. offers a yield of 2.16% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.10 per share. Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. pays -- of its earnings as a dividend. Progressive Corp. pays out 34.03% of its earnings as a dividend. Progressive Corp.'s payout ratio is sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. quarterly revenues are $95B, which are larger than Progressive Corp. quarterly revenues of $22.5B. Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.'s net income of $30.9B is higher than Progressive Corp.'s net income of $2.6B. Notably, Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.'s price-to-earnings ratio is 16.09x while Progressive Corp.'s PE ratio is 12.45x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. is 2.92x versus 1.57x for Progressive Corp.. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.