Berkshire Hathaway Stock: Buy, Sell, or Hold?
Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) is hard to describe. On a very basic level, it partially or wholly owns a vast and varied collection of businesses (or the stock of those businesses). But that description misses a lot of the complexities of how it operates. Despite this complexity, or perhaps because of it, the company is one of the most closely watched on Wall Street.
Given the strong interest in the company, there is also a strong interest in the stock. But is Berkshire Hathaway a buy, sell, or hold today? The answer to that is also complex.
Berkshire Hathaway is technically a conglomerate: It operates multiple distinct businesses under its corporate umbrella. However, it is like no other conglomerate on Wall Street given the huge diversity of those businesses. Railroads, utilities, pipelines, insurance, restaurants, home building, paint, precision parts, furniture, candy, and more are all parts of the Berkshire Hathaway empire. This odd assortment of businesses is all a function of one man: CEO Warren Buffett.
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