Is Berkshire Hathaway Stock a Buy Now?
Shares of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) are trading near their all-time highs, just like the S 500 index (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC). For that reason, Warren Buffett's company may not be of much interest if you are a diehard value investor committed to finding cheap stocks. However, this isn't your ordinary company, and there is an argument to be made that there's never a bad time to buy it.
Berkshire Hathaway basically owns other companies. A lot of companies are structured this way, but what sets Berkshire apart is the vast number of companies that live underneath its broad umbrella.
Those companies span a surprising range of industries. Again, it isn't unusual for a company to operate as a conglomerate with businesses that span many industries, but the breadth of Berkshire Hathaway's diversification is vast, including utilities, retail stores, manufacturing companies, and railroads, among many, many others.
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