Insider Buying: Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK-A) Major Shareholder Acquires 123,388 Shares of Stock

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK-A) major shareholder Berkshire Hathaway Inc purchased 123,388 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, April 24th. The stock was bought at an average price of $25.22 per share, with a total value of $3,111,845.36. Following the completion of the purchase, the insider now owns 34,805,607 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $877,797,408.54. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Major shareholders that own more than 10% of a company’s shares are required to disclose their sales and purchases with the SEC.

Berkshire Hathaway Inc also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, April 26th, Berkshire Hathaway Inc bought 219,303 shares of Berkshire Hathaway stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of $24.46 per share, with a total value of $5,364,151.38.
• On Friday, April 12th, Berkshire Hathaway Inc bought 413,227 shares of Berkshire Hathaway stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of $25.58 per share, with a total value of $10,570,346.66.
• On Wednesday, April 10th, Berkshire Hathaway Inc bought 513,104 shares of Berkshire Hathaway stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of $25.96 per share, with a total value of $13,320,179.84.
• On Monday, April 8th, Berkshire Hathaway Inc bought 938,896 shares of Berkshire Hathaway stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of $26.98 per share, with a total value of $25,331,414.08.
• On Thursday, April 4th, Berkshire Hathaway Inc bought 1,250,000 shares of Berkshire Hathaway stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of $27.76 per share, with a total value of $34,700,000.00.
• On Wednesday, March 27th, Berkshire Hathaway Inc bought 189,759 shares of Berkshire Hathaway stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of $29.25 per share, with a total value of $5,550,450.75.
• On Monday, March 25th, Berkshire Hathaway Inc bought 199,664 shares of Berkshire Hathaway stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of $28.82 per share, with a total value of $5,754,316.48.
• On Thursday, March 21st, Berkshire Hathaway Inc purchased 333,916 shares of Berkshire Hathaway stock. The shares were bought at an average price of $28.92 per share, with a total value of $9,656,850.72.
• On Monday, March 11th, Berkshire Hathaway Inc purchased 20,609 shares of Berkshire Hathaway stock. The shares were bought at an average price of $29.94 per share, with a total value of $617,033.46.
• On Friday, March 8th, Berkshire Hathaway Inc purchased 521,804 shares of Berkshire Hathaway stock. The shares were bought at an average price of $29.86 per share, with a total value of $15,581,067.44.

Berkshire Hathaway Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:BRK-A traded down $4,217.51 during trading on Friday, hitting $607,342.49. 13,563 shares of the company were exchanged. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $617,430.11 and a 200 day simple moving average of $572,186.59.

Berkshire Hathaway Company Profile

Berkshire Hathaway Inc, through its subsidiaries, engages in the insurance, freight rail transportation, and utility businesses worldwide. The company provides property, casualty, life, accident, and health insurance and reinsurance; and operates railroad systems in North America. It also generates, transmits, stores, and distributes electricity from natural gas, coal, wind, solar, hydroelectric, nuclear, and geothermal sources; operates natural gas distribution and storage facilities, interstate pipelines, liquefied natural gas facilities, and compressor and meter stations; and holds interest in coal mining assets.