RESEARCH REPORT
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. New
BRK.B
$542.49
As of 2026-11-01
Research note — 2026-11-01. Educational analysis, not financial advice.
The one-line version
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. New trades near $542.49 on a trailing multiple of about 13.6x versus its own 5-year median near 12.6x, against contested Street targets and the usual concentration and execution risks. That's the tension. Everything below is the detail.
That's the tension. Everything below is the detail.
1. What you're paying
| Now | Its own 5-year median | Gap | |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | ~13.6 | ~12.6 | +8% |
| P/E (forward) | ~24.2 | — | — |
| EPS (TTM) | 39.76 | — | — |
| Gross margin | 30.3% | — | — |
What that means in plain terms: the gap versus the company's own history is the growth or durability the market is already pricing. It is not automatically wrong — it is the bet.
Fair-value anchors on file:
- 5-year median P/E multiple: $502.65 — Applies the 5-year median multiple (12.6x) to trailing EPS.
- Street mean target: $555.67 — Average published analyst target.
- Street target midpoint: $569.00 — Midpoint of $510.00–$628.00 published range.
Street targets run from $510.00 to $628.00. A wide spread means the name is contested, not consensus.
2. What the bulls are counting on
- Berkshire Hathaway Shares Just Rallied to Their Highest Level Since Warren Buffett Announced He Would Step Down as CEO, Closing Within 1.5% of Their All-Time High. Does That Rally Validate His Succession Plan?
- Learn Why The Bull Case For Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) Could Change Following Tech Stake Increase
- 5 Most Profitable Stocks of the Past 5 Years
Sign up free to read the full analysis
Bull case, bear case, assumptions, and what to watch next.
3. What the bears see
- Buffett’s Berkshire flashes a signal last seen in 2001. S&P 500 fell in 4 of 6 past cases. Protect your 401(k)
- In 1956, A Physics Professor Drove To Nebraska To Hand A Young market participant $120,000. The market participant’s Name Was Warren Buffett. 14 Years Later Homer Dodge’s Stake Grew To About $2.1 Million. By 2013, The Berkshire Shares Alone Would Have Been Worth More Than $2.7 Billion
- Prediction: A Bear Market Is Coming. Here's Warren Buffett's Best Advice to Prepare for Volatility
Sign up free to read the full analysis
Bull case, bear case, assumptions, and what to watch next.
4. What would have to be true
For the stock to justify ~13.6x rather than its 5-year ~12.6x, roughly all of the following need to neutral:
- Growth or margin durability shows up in the next several reports, not just in narrative.
- Key revenue concentrations survive competitive and regulatory pressure.
- Execution on the current product or services cycle stays on schedule.
- The Street target range compresses as results clarify the contested assumptions.
Ask yourself honestly: how many of those would you bet on individually? Multiply your answers together.
Sign up free to read the full analysis
Bull case, bear case, assumptions, and what to watch next.
5. What to watch next
- Next earnings date: 2026-11-02
- Trailing and forward multiples versus the company's own history
- Segment growth rates in the next 10-Q / earnings release
- Material Form 4 and 13F changes
- Whether the Street high-to-low target spread narrows or widens
Sign up free to read the full analysis
Bull case, bear case, assumptions, and what to watch next.
6. What this note does not do
It doesn't tell you to buy or sell. It won't, ever.
You have the valuation in context, the strongest version of both cases, and the specific assumptions the current price depends on. What you do with that depends on your time horizon, your existing exposure, your risk tolerance, and what else you could do with the money — none of which we know.
If you want someone to tell you what to do, you want a licensed financial adviser, and that is a genuinely reasonable thing to want.
Educational and informational purposes only. Not investment advice and not a recommendation to buy or sell any security. GetStockReport is not a registered investment adviser. Figures are as of 2026-11-01 and go stale quickly — verify against primary sources before acting. All investments carry risk including loss of principal. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
8. Analyst ratings & targets
No recent activity
Analyst opinions change frequently. Past upgrades do not predict future returns.
9. Important news
Nov 6, 2026|Top 20 S&P 500 Ranked By PEG Ratio After Massive Tech Route(SeekingAlpha)
Learn how the PEG ratio compares Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia and other mega-cap stocks to reveal growth-adjusted value.
Nov 6, 2026|EQT: Will Berkshire Hathaway Buy Them After The Range Resources Acquisition?(SeekingAlpha)
Nov 6, 2026|Strawberry Fields REIT, Inc. (STRW) Q3 FFO and Revenues Lag Estimates(Yahoo)
Strawberry Fields REIT, Inc. (STRW) delivered FFO and revenue surprises of -8.11% and -5.37%, respectively, for the quarter ended September 2026. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?
Nov 5, 2026|Berkshire After Buffett: Steady Hands, Big Bets In The Greg Abel Era(Yahoo)
Berkshire Hathaway's new CEO Greg Abel remains a mystery, but is gradually emerging from Warren Buffett's long shadow.
Nov 5, 2026|Berkshire Hathaway Reports Nov. 7 With Its Stock at a Record. Its Cash Pile Is the Number to Watch.(Yahoo)
The conglomerate's cash dropped by over $15 billion in the second quarter. Will Saturday's report show it falling again?
News headlines are reported as-is. Verify important claims with original sources.
10. Insider Form 4 activity
| Date | Executive | Action | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC | Buy | 743,965 | $21.5M |
| Nov 2, 2026 | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC | Buy | 66,968 | $2.0M |
| Nov 3, 2026 | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC | Buy | 113,348 | $3.4M |
| Oct 27, 2026 | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC | Sell | 382,563 | $69.0M |
| Oct 21, 2026 | Jain Ajit (Vice Chairman) | Sell | 19 | — |
Form 4 filings are routine transactions. Scheduled sales (10b5-1 plans) are normal and not signals.
11. Institutional 13F holdings
| Fund | Shares | Position | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Group | 140,346,275 | $70.5B | — |
| State Street | 75,747,788 | $37.9B | — |
| BlackRock | 40,187,011 | $16.3B | — |
| BlackRock Institutional Trust | 2,145,691 | $349.7M | — |
These are 45-day lagged filings (SEC requirement). Position changes happened in the past.
12. Earnings this week
No recent activity
Earnings dates are estimates and may shift. EPS estimates are consensus, not predictions.