What does BRK-B stand for?

So in 1996, Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway and the board responded by issuing 517,500 shares of Class B shares ( BRK-B ), offering the ability to invest in the company for, initially, one-30 th the price (and equity) of a Class A share of stock.

What is a BRK-B stock split?

So in 1996, Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway and the board responded by issuing 517,500 shares of Class B shares (BRK-B), offering the ability to invest in the company for, initially, one-30 th the price (and equity) of a Class A share of stock. A 50-to-1 stock split in 2010 sent the ratio to one-1,500th.

What is the difference between BRK a and B?

For most intents and purposes, BRK.A and BRK.B are identical, save the massive difference in price. BRK.B clocks in at a much more affordable $272 per share. This distinction was perhaps most significant before fractional share investing became more commonplace and potential investors had to shell out for full shares of BRK.A or BRK.B.

Is brkb (BRK) a great value stock right now?

BRK.B's strongest trending metric is Value; it's been moving down over the last 179 days. BRK.B's current lowest rank is in the Value metric (where it is better than 8.63% of US stocks). BRK.B has a higher market value than 99.91% of US stocks; more precisely, its current market capitalization is $664,023,102,444.