Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK-A) Stock Price Down 0.1%

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK-A)’s stock price was down 0.1% during trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as low as $623,648.39 and last traded at $624,825.00. Approximately 11,796 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, The stock had previously closed at $625,150.00.

Berkshire Hathaway Trading Down 0.1 %

The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $618,267.57 and its 200 day simple moving average is $585,234.04.

Insider Activity

In other Berkshire Hathaway news, major shareholder Berkshire Hathaway Inc bought 1,188,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 6th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $29.39 per share, with a total value of $34,915,320.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the insider now owns 50,682,902 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,489,570,489.78. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. In the last ninety days, insiders bought 6,457,501 shares of company stock worth $179,148,132.

About Berkshire Hathaway

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.