Insider Buying: Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK-B) Major Shareholder Acquires 219,303 Shares of Stock

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK-B) major shareholder Berkshire Hathaway Inc acquired 219,303 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, April 26th. The stock was bought at an average price of $24.46 per share, for a total transaction of $5,364,151.38. Following the purchase, the insider now owns 35,182,219 shares in the company, valued at approximately $860,557,076.74. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Large shareholders that own at least 10% of a company’s stock are required to disclose their sales and purchases with the SEC.

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

• On Wednesday, April 24th, Berkshire Hathaway Inc bought 123,388 shares of Berkshire Hathaway stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $25.22 per share, with a total value of $3,111,845.36.
• On Friday, April 12th, Berkshire Hathaway Inc bought 413,227 shares of Berkshire Hathaway stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost 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 stock was acquired at an average cost 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 stock was acquired at an average cost 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 stock was acquired at an average cost 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 stock was acquired at an average cost 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 stock was acquired at an average cost of $28.82 per share, with a total value of $5,754,316.48.
• On Thursday, March 21st, Berkshire Hathaway Inc acquired 333,916 shares of Berkshire Hathaway stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $28.92 per share, with a total value of $9,656,850.72.
• On Monday, March 11th, Berkshire Hathaway Inc acquired 20,609 shares of Berkshire Hathaway stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $29.94 per share, with a total value of $617,033.46.
• On Friday, March 8th, Berkshire Hathaway Inc acquired 521,804 shares of Berkshire Hathaway stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $29.86 per share, with a total value of $15,581,067.44.

Berkshire Hathaway Trading Down 0.8 %

Shares of NYSE BRK-B traded down $3.26 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $401.65. 3,023,198 shares of the stock were exchanged. The business’s 50 day moving average is $409.24 and its 200 day moving average is $378.27.

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.