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APRIL 7, 2025

to $0.27, signaling confidence in its long-term growth prospects. The stock has rarely offered a dividend yield over 2%, making now a great time to consider buying shares of this top beer and wine conglomerate. Continue *Stock Advisor returns as of April 5, 2025 John Ballard has positions in Tesla.

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JANUARY 16, 2025

From 1965 through 2023, his conglomerate, Berkshire Hathaway , delivered an astounding 4,384,748% total return to shareholders, or nearly 20% on an annualized basis. Here are two Berkshire-held stocks to buy today that have above-average return prospects over the next five years.

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DECEMBER 11, 2023

However, he could be in for some great news if they're right about one of the conglomerate's holdings. Seaport Global really likes the prospects for Liberty Live, but it's the lone analyst surveyed by LSEG that covers the stock. It has huge growth prospects with the artificial intelligence (AI) boom. shares is $56.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2024

He especially likes companies that return money to shareholders through dividends and stock buybacks. But that's just one of the conglomerate's many success stories. The conglomerate has the financial results to back up those substantial gains. annual returns, on average, it appears sure to get there in 2024.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2023

The conglomerate's stake in BofA is currently worth a whopping $30.6 billion worth of Oxy shares, enough to make it the conglomerate's sixth-largest holding. Berkshire's stake in the Japanese conglomerate totals nearly $5.6 Berkshire's stake in the conglomerate stands at nearly $2.2 Berkshire owns $13.6

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JULY 28, 2024

The conglomerate has dozens of holdings, but there's a single position that stands out. Perhaps the market was worried about the prospect of softer iPhone sales. Those muted growth prospects might not be alarming if the stock traded at a cheap valuation. The average person can follow his moves to find potential stock ideas.

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JANUARY 14, 2024

Tesla is still a high-growth story stock Lee Samaha (Tesla): There can't be many companies like Tesla that hold a 56% share of their core market but are still worth buying for their high growth prospects. Despite its $753 billion market capitalization, Tesla is not a mature car company or some new-age conglomerate.

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AUGUST 16, 2023

Q2 update last week revealed the conglomerate was a net seller of stocks to the tune of nearly $8 billion. How they stack up Buffett's primary considerations when he buys a stock are valuation and earnings growth prospects. Horton, Lennar, and NVR should have strong long-term growth prospects. Lennar Group 10.32 However, D.R.

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AUGUST 18, 2024

Sure, the prospects of the Federal Reserve reducing interest rates could cause BofA's net interest income to decline. Note, though, that the Japanese conglomerate trades via two over-the-counter stocks. Berkshire owns stakes in five Japanese conglomerates. Its shares trade at a forward earnings multiple of below 11.8.

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JANUARY 18, 2024

The tech conglomerate formerly known as Google influences the entire digital landscape, starting from a distinct background of online search and advertising. Yet, the smaller company has a lot in common with the storied Google parent and may one day evolve into a similar cross-industry conglomerate. Let me show you how.

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APRIL 25, 2024

On the surface, investing in a sin stock may not be the most appealing prospect. However, there are a couple of reasons why I still like Altria's investment prospects. This should benefit Kenvue, and pave the way for further sources of returning capital to shareholders. Nevertheless, I like Walmart's prospects in the long run.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Both companies evolved from their initial business -- Baidu in search engine and JD.com in e-commerce -- to become the tech conglomerate they are today. Opportunities and risks The vast differences in business models mean that the prospects of Baidu and JD will depend on different factors. Let's begin with Baidu.

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OCTOBER 16, 2024

The tech giants' business models Alibaba and Baidu are first-generation technology companies in China that have continuously evolved and adapted over the last two decades to become huge tech conglomerates. What are the prospects for Alibaba and Baidu? Their prospects are different, too. Let's begin with Alibaba.

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MAY 17, 2024

In reality, two new companies came out of the spinoff of Solventum (NYSE: SOLV) and 3M (NYSE: MMM) -- a newly created healthcare company and an industrial conglomerate without a healthcare business. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. Image source: Getty Images.

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OCTOBER 8, 2024

Although the stock is still the conglomerate's third largest holding, Buffett doesn't seem to be as enamored with the big bank as he once was. Analysts like strong growth prospects even more than previous growth. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. Buffett sold 3.6%

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

conglomerate just hit a market capitalization of $1 trillion for the first time, joining rare air occupied only by Microsoft , Nvidia , Apple , Alphabet , Amazon , and Meta Platforms. Most investors are probably familiar with Buffett's legend as Berkshire has delivered a compound annual return of 19.8% We knew it was coming.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Returning cash to shareholders Though Apple has reached a more mature stage of its lifecycle, one thing is certain: This business prints money. If top-line growth won't be enough to excite investors, Apple's ability to return huge amounts of cash to shareholders is still an attractive quality. billion in dividends and bought back $56.5

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AUGUST 15, 2023

So to get started, it's best for beginners to stick to a well-proven method: Buy good companies with bright prospects and hold them over the long term. What started as a small messaging service company called QQ has become a conglomerate covering gaming , entertainment, fintech, cloud computing, and more. Image source: Getty Images.

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JULY 27, 2024

Both operate in the e-commerce sector, focus on customer satisfaction, and deliver remarkable returns to shareholders. Amazon operates a first-party and third-party e-commerce marketplace, selling directly to customers and enabling other merchants to sell on its platform (in return for a fee). Let's start with the business model.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

According to a report published by multinational conglomerate Philips , staffing shortages in hospital settings are spurring demand for more digital infrastructure in the form of automation solutions. Furthermore, I see Novo Nordisk's supercomputing project as quite broad -- making the investment prospects a little unattractive.

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APRIL 1, 2024

Ally Financial Another financial services stock, Ally Financial (NYSE: ALLY) , has delivered greater returns than Jefferies over the last 12 months. Factoring in its strong growth prospects makes Ally's price-to-earnings-to-growth (PEG) ratio of 0.91 The Japanese conglomerate operates in a wide range of businesses.

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AUGUST 7, 2024

While nobody knows what the market or the economy will do in the future, volatility returned to the markets and could make things a bit bumpy over the coming months. They pay great dividends and have durable long-term growth prospects. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

While that stake is only worth about 1% of Berkshire's total portfolio, the investment conglomerate owns over 12% of HP shares overall. Since the start of 2022, HPE (as it's also known) has been far and away the better bet, generating a more than 12% total return versus a negative total return of over 20% for Buffett's HP pick.

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DECEMBER 4, 2023

To wit, most of Buffett's extraordinary returns over the years have come from a small handful of exceptional performers such as Apple , American Express , and Coca-Cola. And with management ratcheting up the company's shareholder rewards program, its prospects as a growth vehicle look exceptionally bright.

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AUGUST 11, 2024

Both cryptocurrencies have been around for more than a decade, showing their serious staying power, and both have delivered unparalleled returns to investors over that time period. For equity investors, it can be useful to think about Ethereum as a blockchain conglomerate that does a little bit of everything.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2024

While investors should not give up on Apple stock, its prospects for beating the market over time have become increasingly uncertain. Moreover, with the stock trading at a 30 P/E ratio, it provides no obvious avenue for multiple expansion, a factor that's likely to limit its stock returns further. AAPL PE Ratio data by YCharts.

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JANUARY 21, 2024

While Berkshire initiated a position in Amazon in 2019, Buffett acknowledged at the time that the decision was made by one of the conglomerate's two investment managers. If so, AWS should have massive growth prospects ahead. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. I suspect he's right.

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MARCH 23, 2024

It's by far the biggest position for Berkshire, accounting for nearly 43% of the conglomerate's portfolio. The cloud units of Amazon, Alphabet, and Microsoft should have tremendous growth prospects. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Berkshire Hathaway: A fortress of value Berkshire Hathaway is not just a stock, but a conglomerate of businesses that operate in various sectors, such as insurance, energy, transportation, manufacturing, retail, and technology. Read on to find out more about this top value stock. Image Source: Getty Images. since 1965, compared with 9.9%

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DECEMBER 13, 2023

In fact, roughly 48% of the investment conglomerate's stock portfolio is invested just in Apple, one of the world's most high-profile growth stocks. With shares still down roughly 50% from their lifetime high, Snowflake is a Buffett-backed growth stock that has the potential to deliver explosive returns for long-term investors.

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JUNE 28, 2024

Buffett took Berkshire Hathaway from a struggling textile business and turned it into a conglomerate with a huge insurance business and equity portfolio at its center. In the meantime, an additional 5% return on $200 billion is a nice way to add $10 billion per year to Berkshire's pretax income.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

What Albemarle is offering Liontown, and what it could get in return Earlier this year, Albemarle had made its interest in purchasing Liontown clear, but it only now just submitted its best and final proposal for the mining operation. in Western Australia. With due diligence of Liontown's assets now underway, is Albemarle stock a buy now?

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

STNE data by YCharts However, at least as a company, StoneCo has returned to growth. Given that low cost, prospective buyers may want to buy now before more investors start to notice. Sea Limited Like StoneCo, Singaporean conglomerate Sea Limited's stock price is down over 90% from all-time highs. Its revenue of 5.7

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JANUARY 7, 2024

The company racked up mountains of debt buying media companies in an effort to transform itself into a media conglomerate. AT&T has the least impressive long-term growth prospects of the three stocks on this list. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years.

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JULY 21, 2023

In response, the management team has broken the conglomerate into six independent units, each charting its own path forward. The conglomerate has become too big and complex to manage, and the Chinese government doesn't like any single company to wield too much economic power. That's the belief that the company has good prospects ahead.

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MARCH 20, 2024

British American Tobacco is rumored to be in the process of selling a sizable stake in Indian conglomerate ITC, which itself has a sizable cigarette operation. Or it could be used more directly, either to fund near-term investment in new-categories businesses or near-term acquisitions to bolster the division's growth prospects.

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MARCH 31, 2024

During these events, prospective customers have an opportunity to demo Palantir's various products and identify a use case centered around AI. In other words, AI is just a portion of Microsoft's overall conglomerate -- along with gaming, personal computing, and more.

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