Insider Buying: Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK-A) Major Shareholder Buys $13,320,179.84 in Stock

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK-A) major shareholder Berkshire Hathaway Inc bought 513,104 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 10th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $25.96 per share, for a total transaction of $13,320,179.84. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 68,423,017 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,776,261,521.32. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Large shareholders that own at least 10% of a company’s stock are required to disclose their transactions with the SEC.

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

• On Friday, April 12th, Berkshire Hathaway Inc acquired 413,227 shares of Berkshire Hathaway stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of $25.58 per share, for a total transaction of $10,570,346.66.
• On Monday, April 8th, Berkshire Hathaway Inc acquired 938,896 shares of Berkshire Hathaway stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of $26.98 per share, for a total transaction of $25,331,414.08.
• On Thursday, April 4th, Berkshire Hathaway Inc acquired 1,250,000 shares of Berkshire Hathaway stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of $27.76 per share, for a total transaction of $34,700,000.00.
• On Wednesday, March 27th, Berkshire Hathaway Inc acquired 189,759 shares of Berkshire Hathaway stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of $29.25 per share, for a total transaction of $5,550,450.75.
• On Monday, March 25th, Berkshire Hathaway Inc acquired 199,664 shares of Berkshire Hathaway stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of $28.82 per share, for a total transaction of $5,754,316.48.
• On Thursday, March 21st, Berkshire Hathaway Inc acquired 333,916 shares of Berkshire Hathaway stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of $28.92 per share, for a total transaction of $9,656,850.72.
• On Monday, March 11th, Berkshire Hathaway Inc acquired 20,609 shares of Berkshire Hathaway stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of $29.94 per share, for a total transaction of $617,033.46.
• On Friday, March 8th, Berkshire Hathaway Inc bought 521,804 shares of Berkshire Hathaway stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $29.86 per share, for a total transaction of $15,581,067.44.
• On Wednesday, March 6th, Berkshire Hathaway Inc bought 1,188,000 shares of Berkshire Hathaway stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $29.39 per share, for a total transaction of $34,915,320.00.
• On Monday, March 4th, Berkshire Hathaway Inc bought 234,194 shares of Berkshire Hathaway stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $28.77 per share, for a total transaction of $6,737,761.38.

Berkshire Hathaway Stock Performance

NYSE:BRK-A opened at $608,091.00 on Monday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $615,342.52 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $567,654.11.

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.