In the latest trading session, Berkshire Hathaway B (BRK.B) closed at $487.51, marking a +1.45% move from the previous day. This change outpaced the S&P 500's 0.54% gain on the day. On the other hand, the Dow registered a gain of 1.05%, and the technology-centric Nasdaq increased by 0.56%.
Coming into today, shares of the company had lost 3.28% in the past month. In that same time, the Finance sector lost 0.18%, while the S&P 500 gained 0.74%.
Analysts and investors alike will be keeping a close eye on the performance of Berkshire Hathaway B in its upcoming earnings disclosure. On that day, Berkshire Hathaway B is projected to report earnings of $4.92 per share, which would represent a year-over-year decline of 26.89%. Simultaneously, our latest consensus estimate expects the revenue to be $107.07 billion, showing a 12.81% escalation compared to the year-ago quarter.
Regarding the entire year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates forecast earnings of $20.89 per share and revenue of $384.28 billion, indicating changes of -5.05% and 0%, respectively, compared to the previous year.
Investors might also notice recent changes to analyst estimates for Berkshire Hathaway B. These recent revisions tend to reflect the evolving nature of short-term business trends. As a result, upbeat changes in estimates indicate analysts' favorable outlook on the business health and profitability.
Our research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. To capitalize on this, we've crafted the Zacks Rank, a unique model that incorporates these estimate changes and offers a practical rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, stretching from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), has a noteworthy track record of outperforming, validated by third-party audits, with stocks rated #1 producing an average annual return of +25% since the year 1988. Over the past month, there's been no change in the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate. Berkshire Hathaway B is holding a Zacks Rank of #4 (Sell) right now.
In the context of valuation, Berkshire Hathaway B is at present trading with a Forward P/E ratio of 24.05. This signifies a premium in comparison to the average Forward P/E of 10.27 for its industry.
The Insurance - Property and Casualty industry is part of the Finance sector. At present, this industry carries a Zacks Industry Rank of 150, placing it within the bottom 39% of over 250 industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank assesses the strength of our separate industry groups by calculating the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks contained within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
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