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The week's question
In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Stocks A to Z / Stocks B / Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)
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Author: rrr12345   😊 😞
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Subject: BRKB volatility
Date: 06/12/25 2:39 AM
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Where will the price of BRKB go in the next six months? We have all watched the volatility of BRKB stock this year. There have been several major moves. First an 18% rise from Jan 1st to Apr 2nd, and then a 9% drop after Trump announced major tariffs on Apr 2nd. Then the stock recovered back to the Apr 2nd level, before falling 10% since the annual meeting on May 3rd.

I think that two shockers at the annual meeting spurred the latest downturn: first, of course, the announcement that Buffett will step down as CEO. No one is as skilled as Buffett at compounding book value. And second, Buffett's explanation for the lower purchase price of BHE from the Walter Scott family in 2024 as compared to the purchase of Greg Abel's BHE stock in 2022. Buffett simply stated that, "Sometimes the value of a company declines." But what a decline, from an $87 billion valuation to a $49 billion valuation, a decline of $38 billion.

With the 10% decline in BRKB stock since the annual meeting, the stock is now roughly fairly valued, at 1.59x BV, versus a fair value of about 1.56x BV. Before the annual meeting the stock had gotten up to 1.75x BV.

As to the question of where BRKB stock will go in the next 6 months, my guess is that it will continue to decline. I suspect that traders will want to see what happens in the next 6 months, and also in the first 12 months of Abel's tenure. Just a guess.

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