BRK-A NYSE Week ended 31 Jul 2026

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Berkshire Hathaway Inc · Financial Services · Insurance - Diversified

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Latest close 766,600 USD
2.9% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 4.6% above the Trend Line and sits at 90.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 2.9%, after a 0.7% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. The latest news-sentiment score is 52/100. Near-term considerations: price is close to its 52-week high; volume confirmation is below normal.

Setup score 47 out of 100
Latest Close 766,600 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 2.9% latest completed week
4W Return 0.7% short-term follow-through
12W Return 6.9% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 26.9% 14 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.7x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 1-week active streak.
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
What could go wrong
  • Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
  • 1 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
What to watch next
  • Price is close to its 52-week high; watch for continuation or exhaustion.
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Price follow-through 2.9% Latest completed week; four-week move 0.7%. Indicator stack 18/64 Trend and activity pressure are weighted against the latest 12-week confirmation window. Trend backdrop Active The trend backdrop defines the current weekly regime. Patient Capital Quiet Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing. News sentiment 52/100 65 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 4.6% above the Trend Line and sits at 90.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 2.9%, after a 0.7% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 0.7x the 13-week average. Participation is below its recent norm, so price strength is not receiving full volume confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
6 Feb 13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun 19 Jun 26 Jun 3 Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul 31 Jul
Up week Down week
Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.4412-week average 0.21

12-week confirmation

Trend active1/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure7/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.44Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers11 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 1 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 0.7% over four weeks, 6.9% over 12 weeks, and 7.7% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 1 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W2.9%
4W0.7%
12W6.9%
26W6.1%
52W7.7%
Active trend streak1 weeks
Active weeks in one year14
Trend breadth26.9%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.84Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-14.6%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-4.59Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change22.8%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 97% Model confidence 93%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength11/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 90; rank 1 is best.
Value31/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 70; rank 1 is best.
Quality23/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 78; rank 1 is best.
Momentum30/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 71; rank 1 is best.
Growth11/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 90; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Value-quality framework38/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
14.8x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
2.9x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
16.1x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
5.9%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
23.9%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
15.3%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
17.9%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
5.8%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
1.1%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-10.4%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
34.8%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
6/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
-
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
0.0%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
1.0x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Insider activity4 / 11

4 acquisitions and 11 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

Acquisitions / disposals over the latest 180 days. Insider activity is context, not a stand-alone signal.
News sentiment52/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 65 relevant articles.

6 positive · 57 neutral · 2 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings-No event is currently stored.
Options expected move-Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-1.1%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility1.7%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher14 of 2612 weeks finished lower.
Best week+5.5%Week of 6 Feb.
Worst week-2.9%Week of 10 Jul.
Latest week+2.9%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains1
Modest gains13
Flat weeks0
Modest losses12
Sharp losses0
Recent vol1.7%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol1.9%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split28/24Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew1.5% / -1.5%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

Weekly tape44/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 44/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis29/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 1/12, activity pressure 7/12, relative leadership 0/12.

Activity pressure 0.44; 1 reversal markers Factors22/100

O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.

Buyback Yield rank 62 SVQF38/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 628.5 of 1013 Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal Sentiment52/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 65 relevant articles.

Berkshire Hathaway stock may be gearing up to break out of post-Buffett funk - analyst (BRK.B:NYSE) Insiders4 / 11

4 acquisitions and 11 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

 Earnings50/100

No stored earnings event is currently attached to this ticker.

 Research flow1 items

0 recent research articles and 1 Market Watch posts are available.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 2026766,600 USD2.9%733,126 USD679,786 USD0.84-4.59710On
24 Jul 2026745,000 USD1.2%732,377 USD678,293 USD0.87-6.48897Off
17 Jul 2026736,000 USD-0.5%732,443 USD676,935 USD0.95-8.39718Off
10 Jul 2026739,750 USD-2.9%732,763 USD675,600 USD1.05-9.59957Off
3 Jul 2026761,580 USD2.2%733,068 USD674,174 USD0.98-5.95983Off
26 Jun 2026745,140 USD1.6%732,875 USD672,636 USD0.74-6.241.1KOff
19 Jun 2026733,610 USD0.2%733,707 USD671,179 USD0.24-10.171.5KOff
12 Jun 2026732,100 USD-0.2%734,431 USD669,745 USD-0.02-9.93982Off
5 Jun 2026733,550 USD3.2%735,490 USD668,347 USD-0.41-9.641.2KOff
29 May 2026710,900 USD-2.4%735,982 USD666,920 USD-0.65-15.00559Off
22 May 2026728,641 USD0.7%736,143 USD665,587 USD-0.62-12.161.6KOff
15 May 2026723,821 USD0.9%736,472 USD664,036 USD-0.86-12.49672Off
8 May 2026717,387 USD1.0%736,951 USD662,647 USD-0.87-13.581.1KOff
1 May 2026710,300 USD0.8%737,511 USD661,197 USD-0.97-13.03640Off
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.