On the stock market since 1996, it operates in the world of money and finance. It has 387,800 employees. Now — the numbers.
Revenue is spread across several business lines; no single line carries the company.
This is an established company with proven profits.
Average growth of 8% a year over the last 4 years. Red columns mark years that ended in a loss.
The market pays 16× for every dollar of annual profit — around what a business like this usually costs.
Analysts' average target sits 6% below today's price.
Executive selling isn’t always bad news; people sell for personal reasons too. Still, the thin buying side is worth noting.
The stock trades below its recent peak — about 8% off the top. A pullback, not a collapse.
The net profit margin is 18% — still a thick cushion, though costs have been eating into it lately.
The price action doesn’t yet back an upward turn.
On our five-subject report card, BRK-B sits behind the class. A low grade doesn’t mean “doomed” — it means “big claim, small proof.”
The takeaway: BRK-B is an established business that has proven its profits for years. The real debate isn’t the quality of the business — it’s whether the price paid for the stock is too high.