BRK-B - Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
| Previous Close | 226.77 |
| Open | 227.68 |
| Bid | 0.00 x 1300 |
| Ask | 229.89 x 1400 |
| Day's Range | 226.93 - 229.71 |
| 52 Week Range | 195.40 - 231.61 |
| Volume | 2,903,917 |
| Avg. Volume | 3,637,700 |
| Market Cap | 560.21B |
| Beta (5Y Monthly) | 0.85 |
| PE Ratio (TTM) | 0.01 |
| EPS (TTM) | 16,408.39 |
| Earnings Date | N/A |
| Forward Dividend & Yield | N/A (N/A) |
| Ex-Dividend Date | N/A |
| 1y Target Est | 244.50 |
- Zacks
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.B) Outpaces Stock Market Gains: What You Should Know
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.B) closed at $229.24 in the latest trading session, marking a +1.09% move from the prior day.
- Benzinga
The Street's Mixed Reaction To Buffett's $550M Kroger Bet
Shares of Kroger inched higher Friday after Berkshire's 2.37% stake in Kroger was confirmed. Some analysts are questioning what Buffett sees in the grocery chain, which has been shedding market share since 2016.
- Zacks
Buffett Believes Stocks are Overvalued? Buy These Bargains
There are quality value stocks that are perceived to be "bargains" or are undervalued. And since the broader economy is doing pretty well, these stocks will certainly demonstrate continued profitability and its shares will move north banking on fundamental strength
- Investor's Business Daily
The Ultimate Warren Buffett Stock Is In Buy Zone: But Should You Buy It?
Berkshire Hathaway is the ultimate Warren Buffett stock. It's in a buy zone, but is it a good buy? Here's what the earnings and chart show for Berkshire stock.
- GuruFocus.com
Charlie Munger: How to Be a Rational Investor
This simple trick can help you focus your thinking Continue reading...
- American City Business Journals
PacifiCorp seeks rate hike, touts renewable savings
PacifiCorp is asking Oregon regulators for a 5.4 percent rate increase beginning in 2021 to help pay for new renewable energy resources and other investments. Some of the spending will yield savings, the Berkshire Hathaway-owned electric utility said in filing its first general rate case since 2013, helping drive down power costs and trimming the rate impact to 1.6 percent on average. Oregon’s ratepayer watchdog said it expects to further whittle down that figure, perhaps turning it negative, in part by taking aim at the utility’s requested return on equity.
- Investopedia
Berkshire Hathaway Earnings: What to Look For From BRK.A
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) is expected to report Q4 earnings by end of February. Can the conglomerate deliver on return on equity?
- Investor's Business Daily
RH, IBD Stock Of The Day, Bursts Into Buy Zone After Warren Buffett Takes Bigger Stake
RH stock soared into a buy zone on news that Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway has seized a bigger stake in the luxury furniture chain. RH is IBD Stock Of The Day.
- GuruFocus.com
Bill Ackman's Pershing Square: 4th-Quarter Update
The hedge fund’s biggest moves for the final quarter of 2019 Continue reading...
- Bloomberg
Berkshire Dips Into ETF Market With Two Bets for a Pension Plan
(Bloomberg) -- Legendary investor Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. just gave its blessing to the $4.6 trillion exchange-traded fund market -- at least in one of its pension plans.Berkshire added to the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, ticker VOO, and SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, known as SPY, in the final quarter of 2019, according to a regulatory filing. The relatively small investments, which totaled $25 million across both funds, are Berkshire’s only publicly disclosed ETF holdings in its most recent quarterly 13F filing. The investments are in a pension plan, according to Buffett’s assistant, Debbie Bosanek.Buffett, whose Berkshire holds a record $128 billion in cash and U.S. Treasury bills, has been questioned before about why he didn’t put the firm’s unused cash into an index fund. The 89-year-old investor said last year at his annual shareholder meeting that he thinks Berkshire should have some cash available to quickly deploy if the chance to strike a big acquisition arises, even though he’d rather own an index fund than U.S. Treasury bills. He argued back in 2007 that he thought Berkshire’s stock picks could do better than the S&P 500 Index. Berkshire’s set to release its annual letter to shareholders on Saturday.The fourth-quarter addition is arguably the “ultimate endorsement” for ETFs and their different usages, according to Bloomberg Intelligence’s Eric Balchunas. Large institutions will often park money in ETFs to keep exposure to the market while minimizing cash drag in their portfolios, he said -- which is likely what Berkshire has started to do with its record cash pile.“They use it almost as a temporary parking spot, and I think the liquidity is what they’re attracted to,” Balchunas said.In that scenario, ETFs are essentially being used as an alternative for derivatives contracts, Balchunas said. He estimates that this manner of institutional usage accounts for roughly 5% to 10% of ETF assets.Climbing Cash PileBerkshire has accumulated a more than $71 billion stake in Apple Inc. in recent years and purchased stock in Kroger Co. and Biogen Inc. during the last three months of 2019.Still, Berkshire’s failed to find a massive acquisition of a company to keep growing the conglomerate in recent years. That’s weighed on Berkshire stock with the Class A shares increasing nearly 11% last year, short of the almost 29% gain in the S&P 500 during the same period.In the meantime, Berkshire is likely using these ETFs as a liquidity way-station of sorts, according to Todd Rosenbluth, CFRA Research’s New York-based director of ETF research.“SPY and VOO provide institutional investors the ability to stay in the market, while keeping their options open as they seek out individual stocks,” Rosenbluth said.To contact the reporters on this story: Katherine Greifeld in New York at kgreifeld@bloomberg.net;Katherine Chiglinsky in New York at kchiglinsky@bloomberg.netTo contact the editors responsible for this story: Jeremy Herron at jherron8@bloomberg.net, ;Michael J. Moore at mmoore55@bloomberg.net, Rita Nazareth, Dave LiedtkaFor more articles like this, please visit us at bloomberg.comSubscribe now to stay ahead with the most trusted business news source.©2020 Bloomberg L.P.
- American City Business Journals
Kroger shares take off, but analyst argues against Berkshire Hathaway stock buy
Kroger Co.’s stock soared Tuesday in the first day of trading after Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. said it bought a stake worth nearly $550 million, even as an analyst argued Tuesday against the wisdom of buying Kroger shares.
- GuruFocus.com
Leon Cooperman's Top 6 Buys for the 4th Quarter
Omega family office chairman’s top buys include boosts to energy holdings Continue reading...
- Investor's Business Daily
Stocks Pare Losses; Walmart Up Despite Weak Results; 3 Breakouts To Watch
The stock market remained lower Tuesday afternoon, in what was shaping up to be a minor detour from its fall and winter advance. Indexes pared losses as afternoon trading progressed.
ReutersUS STOCKS-Wall Street skids after Apple's shock sales warning
U.S. stocks dropped on Tuesday after a surprise sales warning from tech bellwether Apple highlighted the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on global supply chains. The news also sent Apple suppliers, including Qualcomm Inc , Broadcom Inc, Qorvo Inc and Skyworks Solutions Inc, lower by 1.8% to 2.3%.
- Barrons.com
The Dow Is Down 213 Points Because of Apple’s Bad News About the Coronavirus
The virus is resulting in shortages of iPhones, while reducing Chinese demand for Apple products. All three major U.S. stock indexes were lower.
- MarketWatch
Warren Buffett had a tough year — how might he explain it?
We’ll know Feb. 22, when Berkshire Hathaway earnings and Warren Buffett’s shareholder letter are published.
- GuruFocus.com
Charlie Munger: Boeing Will Survive, and Elon Musk Isn't Wrong All the Time
Notes on the Daily Journal Q&A; with chairman Charlie Munger Continue reading...
- TheStreet.com
Kroger Rise on Buffett Purchase Seen as Selling Opportunity at R5 Capital
Kroger shares rose after Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway took a 2.3% stake in the No. 1 U.S. grocery chain, and R5 Capital analyst Scott Mushkin advises investors to sell into that strength.
- Reuters
US STOCKS-Apple's surprise sales warning pressures Wall St
Technology stocks dragged down Wall Street on Tuesday after a surprise sales warning from bellwether Apple fanned worries about the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on global supply chains. The world's most valuable technology firm said it was unlikely to meet its March-quarter sales guidance because of slower iPhone production and weaker demand in China, sending its shares down 2.5%.
- Reuters
US STOCKS-Apple's surprise sales warning sets Wall St for lower open
Wall Street was set to open lower on Tuesday as a surprise sales warning from bellwether Apple fanned worries about the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on global supply chains. The world's most valuable technology firm said it was unlikely to meet its March-quarter sales guidance because of slower iPhone production and weaker demand in China, sending its shares down 2.3% in premarket trading. Apple's warning highlights issues that will eventually hurt a lot of companies with exposure to China, said Art Hogan, chief market strategist at National Securities in New York.
- Investopedia
Kroger Poised to Rebound After Berkshire Reports Stake
Kroger shares are poised to move higher on Tuesday after Berkshire Hathaway disclosed a 2.3% stake in the company.
- Barrons.com
Apple’s Coronavirus Warning Has Tech Stocks Falling. The Market Is Dropping.
Apple said it wouldn’t meet its quarterly financial guidance because of the Chinese coronavirus outbreak. That has shares around the world falling Tuesday morning.
- Barrons.com
Huge Fund Bought Up Berkshire Hathaway, Aurora Cannabis, GE, and Boeing Stock
British Columbia Investment Management, which manages the province’s public assets, dramatically increased its holdings in those stocks in the last quarter of 2019.
- Benzinga
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Trims Apple Stake, Buys Into Kroger, Biogen
Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A ) (NYSE: BRK-B ) trimmed its stake in Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL ) by 37 million shares in the fourth quarter of 2019, according to its 13F filing with the Securities and ...
- Investor's Business Daily
Dow Jones Futures: Walmart Earnings Due, 3 IPOs Near Buys; Warren Buffett Stock Set To Break Out
Futures: Walmart, Medtronic and InMode earnings are due Tuesday. IPO stocks InMode, Progyny, Ping are near buy points. So is Taiwan Semiconductor. Buffett-boosted RH is likely to break out.
