Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) received a rating upgrade to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) on November 5, 2025, signaling growing optimism about the company's earnings prospects. The upgrade is based on positive revisions to its earnings estimates, a factor that Zacks notes is strongly correlated with near-term stock price movements. This positions Berkshire in the top 20% of stocks covered by the research firm. The upgrade reflects an improvement in the company's underlying business trends. Analysts have been steadily increasing their earnings estimates for Berkshire. For the fiscal year ending December 2025, the consensus earnings estimate is $20.68 per share, which has seen an increase of 0.7% over the past three months.