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Berkshire Hathaway Stock Hits New All-Time Highs, Passes Tesla: Analyst Sees More Upside Ahead
Monday, February 24, 2025 - 12:55pm | 520Conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK)(NYSE:BRK) shares hit all-time highs Monday on the heels of the company's annual shareholder letter from CEO Warren Buffett. An analyst sees more upside ahead after the report. The Berkshire Hathaway Analyst: Keefe, Bruyette & Woods analyst Meyer...
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Berkshire Hathaway Analyst Raises Forecasts After Q1 Results — But Remains Cautious
Monday, May 6, 2024 - 1:32pm | 340Berkshire Hathaway Inc (NYSE:BRK) (NYSE:BRK) shares have climbed steeply year-to-date, but have lost close to 4% over the past month. The company's recent earnings beat was driven mainly by GEICO's significant margin expansion, according to Keefe, Bruyette & Woods. The Berkshire Hathaway...
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With Hurricane Ian About To Slam Florida, Which Insurance, Bank Stocks Are Most Exposed?
Wednesday, September 28, 2022 - 1:09pm | 591Hurricane Ian is just off the Gulf Coast of Florida and approaching landfall near Cape Coral as a Category 4 storm with maximum sustained winds of 155 miles per hour. On Wednesday, several Wall Street analysts said it's still too soon to project the potential impact Ian will have on insurance...
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KBW Downgrades Travelers Companies On Valuation
Thursday, June 6, 2019 - 3:12pm | 251Insurance company Travelers Companies Inc (NYSE: TRV) is likely to continue leverage its notable competitive advance, brand, and analytical capabilities to realize long-term success. However, the stock's current premium to its historical norm implies investors can find a greater return in other...
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3 Reasons Why Insurer James River Group Was Upgraded By KBW
Thursday, March 15, 2018 - 11:54am | 312A Keefe, Bruyette & Woods analyst zerored in on three reasons to be incrementally positive on the insurance holding company James River Group Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ: JRVR) despite recent underperformance. The Analyst Keefe Bruyette & Woods analyst Meyer Shields upgraded James River...
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KBW Upgrades AIG To Outperform; Recent Weakness Creates Valuation Opportunity
Tuesday, December 15, 2015 - 9:33am | 347American International Group Inc (NYSE: AIG) shares have appreciated 4.32 percent year-to-date, rising almost to their 52 week high at $64.12 on December 1. Meyer Shields of Keefe, Bruyette & Woods has upgraded the rating on the company from Market Perform to Outperform, while raising...
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These KBW Analysts Like Willis Group
Wednesday, July 29, 2015 - 3:41pm | 324Willis Group Holdings PLC (NYSE: WSH) announced its second quarter results Tuesday afternoon. The company reported earnings of $0.58 per share on revenue of $922 million, versus the Street’s consensus estimate of $0.54 per share and $970.79 million. KBW analysts Meyer Shields and Seth...
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KBW: We're Upgrading Chubb Corp
Friday, June 5, 2015 - 8:53am | 148In a report published Friday, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods analyst Meyer Shields upgraded the rating on Chubb Corp (NYSE: CB) from Underperform to Market Perform, with a $92 price target. The stock has been the "second worst" performer among large-cap P&C insurers, year-to-date. "We view Chubb...
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UPDATE: Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Initiates Coverage On James River Group On Multiple Positive Factors
Tuesday, January 6, 2015 - 9:28am | 153In a report published Tuesday, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods analyst Meyer Shields initiated coverage on James River Group Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ: JRVR) with an Outperform rating and $26.50 price target. In the report, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods noted, “We believe that James River has a high quality...
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Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Adjusts EPS For Brown & Brown
Friday, January 2, 2015 - 8:04am | 130In a report published Friday, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods analyst Meyer Shields reiterated an Outperform rating and $35.00 price target on Brown & Brown (NYSE: BRO). In the report, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods noted, “On Wednesday, Brown & Brown announced the sale of some assets of...
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UPDATE: Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Downgrades XL Group
Wednesday, December 17, 2014 - 6:36pm | 150On Wednesday, analysts at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods downgraded shares of XL Group plc (NYSE: XL) from Outperform to Market Perform and lowered the price target from $40 to $37. Meyer Shields outlined concerns about the deal with Catlin Group: 1) Shields is not “convinced that...
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UPDATE: Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Downgrades Allstate Corp On Valuation
Monday, November 17, 2014 - 10:27am | 95In a report published Monday, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods analyst Meyer Shields downgraded the rating on Allstate Corp (NYSE: ALL) from Outperform to Market Perform, but reiterated the $70.00 price target. In the report, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods noted, “We're downgrading the shares of Allstate...
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Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Raises Price Target On Berkshire Hathaway
Monday, November 10, 2014 - 12:22pm | 177Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reiterated its Market Perform rating on Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) and raised its price target from $210,000 to $220,445. According to analysts led by Meyer Shields, the company’s Q3 2014 "operating EPS of $2,876 beat the Street’s $2,...
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Top Stock Picks Of The Month (GOOG, BRK, TSCO)
Monday, July 12, 2010 - 6:22am | 440Google’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) license to operate its website in China has recently been renewed. On the same day, analyst Clayton Moran of Benchmark Co reiterated his “buy” rating on GOOG’s stock. He also maintained his price target for Google, owner of the world's most-used search engine, at $600. In...
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Stifel Downgrades Buffett’s Berkshire To Sell
Thursday, July 8, 2010 - 4:19pm | 178In an interview on CNBC’s Fast Money Halftime Report, analyst Meyer Shields of Stifel Nicolaus downgraded Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.B) to "sell” from “hold.” In his research note for clients, Shields said that BRK’s share price does not reflect a "blah-shaped" economic recovery...