$102,400.00 500.00 (+0.49%)
11/6/2009 4:01 PM

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. (BRK-A)

CAPS Rating: 5 out of 5

A holding company owning subsidiaries engaged in a number of diverse business activities, including property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, utilities and energy, finance, manufacturing, retailing and services.

Current Price $102,400.00 Mkt Cap $104.63B
Open $101,178.00 P/E Ratio 53.83
Prev. Close $101,900.00 Div. (Yield) N/A (N/A)
Daily Range $101,178.00 - $103,621.00 Volume 2,069
52-Wk Range $74,100.00 - $151,650.00 Avg. Daily Vol. 0

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3,003 Outperform
79 Underperform
 

All-Star Members

1,086 Outperform
25 Underperform
 

Wall Street

9 Outperform
0 Underperform
 

Top BRK-A Bull/Bear Pitches

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bullishbabo (100.00)
Submitted May 07, 2009

Berkshire Hathaway is a collection of cash-producing companies and other holdings. On average, the holdings are above average companies. If you ask me, a collection of above-average companies will tend to beat the S&P 500 over time. Would I own… More

Barebonez (95.19)
Submitted June 17, 2009

I agree with Doug Kass here

After a two-month period of improving breadth and an advance that approached 38%, it appears that the upward momentum of the market is finally being tested. Typically, overbought markets are corrected in brief… More

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Member Avatar CFOTOCEO (37.30) Submitted: 11/6/2009 11:04:58 AM : Outperform Start Price: $103,600.15 BRK-A Score: -1.58

The stock speaks for itself. The firm is a leader and is headed by one of the brightest Wall Street and business minds of my generation. Financials are solid, leadership is trustworhty and respected. The firm has growth plans that are beyond our traditional concept of long term. There is risk but the name is a hedge in itself against such risk.

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Member Avatar smittyhaggis (25.34) Submitted: 11/3/2009 4:15:12 PM : Outperform Start Price: $101,100.00 BRK-A Score: -0.25

It's Buffet baby!

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Member Avatar globalsailor (68.23) Submitted: 10/28/2009 5:51:27 PM : Outperform Start Price: $100,300.00 BRK-A Score: +0.25

The ratio on brk-a and brk-b is totally off. Should be 200:1 not 30:1

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Score Leader

EsamMoney

EsamMoney (89.18) Score: +48.83

The Score Leader is the member with the highest score across all their picks in BRK-A.

Top
Pick
Member Name Member
Rating
Start
Date
Call Time
Frame
Start
Price
Stock
Gain
S&P
Gain
Score Commentary
stoneyg72 98.69 10/10/2008 Underperform 3W $110,000.00 -6.91% +26.69% +33.59
upbatter 58.87 10/22/2008 Underperform 5Y $118,600.00 -13.66% +18.41% +32.07
roncrlc8 63.79 10/28/2008 Underperform 3W $108,500.00 -5.62% +25.17% +30.79
This player feels very strongly about this pick and has marked it a Top Pick. Top Picks do not affect a player’s score. rekcarc 99.27 10/20/2008 Underperform 5Y $120,200.00 -14.81% +15.16% +29.97 1 Comment
TMFLucky11 97.09 5/11/2006 Outperform 5Y $89,800.00 +14.03% -13.26% +27.29 1 Comment
kiwimark101 33.41 7/10/2006 Outperform 5Y $90,100.00 +13.65% -10.42% +24.08
GordonTrain 93.51 7/7/2006 Outperform 3M $90,000.00 +13.78% -10.03% +23.81
prospectorgadget 68.27 7/10/2006 Outperform 5Y $90,100.00 +13.65% -10.09% +23.74
MSUmilkman 36.89 9/27/2006 Outperform 5Y $94,200.00 +8.70% -14.77% +23.47
ILikeDividends 98.76 9/27/2006 Outperform 5Y $94,200.00 +8.70% -14.77% +23.47

Wall Street

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Member Name Member
Rating
Start
Date
Call Time
Frame
Start
Price
Stock
Gain
S&P
Gain
Score End Date Commentary
TrackMHawkins 70.67 7/17/2009 Outperform 1Y $90,450.00 +13.21% +14.44% -1.23 2 Comments
TrackChrisDavis < 20 6/3/2008 Outperform 1Y $131,500.00 -22.13% -20.25% -1.88 1 Comment
TrackTomGayner 35.77 4/10/2008 Outperform NS $131,800.00 -22.31% -18.60% -3.70 1 Comment
TrackPabrai 84.94 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $118,510.00 -14.02% -30.42% +16.41 9/24/2009 @ $101,900.00 3 Comments
TrackRonBaron < 20 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $118,510.00 -13.59% -26.44% +12.84 1 Comment
TrackDodgeCox 86.63 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $118,510.00 -13.59% -26.44% +12.84 1 Comment
TrackChuckAkre 67.17 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $118,510.00 -13.59% -26.44% +12.84 6 Comments
TrackWWeitz 69.41 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $118,510.00 -13.59% -26.44% +12.84 3 Comments
TrackBerkowitz 76.75 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $118,510.00 -13.59% -26.44% +12.84 6 Comments
TrackEveillard 89.92 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $118,510.00 -13.59% -26.44% +12.84 1 Comment

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