Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK-B) Major Shareholder Berkshire Hathaway Inc Buys 189,759 Shares

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK-B) major shareholder Berkshire Hathaway Inc purchased 189,759 shares of Berkshire Hathaway stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 27th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $29.25 per share, for a total transaction of $5,550,450.75. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 32,755,466 shares in the company, valued at approximately $958,097,380.50. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Large shareholders that own 10% or more 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 Monday, March 25th, Berkshire Hathaway Inc bought 199,664 shares of Berkshire Hathaway stock. The stock was purchased 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 bought 333,916 shares of Berkshire Hathaway stock. The stock was purchased 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 bought 20,609 shares of Berkshire Hathaway stock. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $29.94 per share, for a total transaction of $617,033.46.
• On Friday, March 8th, Berkshire Hathaway Inc purchased 521,804 shares of Berkshire Hathaway stock. The stock was acquired at an average price of $29.86 per share, with a total value of $15,581,067.44.
• On Wednesday, March 6th, Berkshire Hathaway Inc purchased 1,188,000 shares of Berkshire Hathaway stock. The stock was acquired at an average price of $29.39 per share, with a total value of $34,915,320.00.
• On Monday, March 4th, Berkshire Hathaway Inc purchased 234,194 shares of Berkshire Hathaway stock. The stock was acquired at an average price of $28.77 per share, with a total value of $6,737,761.38.
• On Thursday, February 1st, Berkshire Hathaway Inc bought 175,827 shares of Berkshire Hathaway stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of $30.70 per share, with a total value of $5,397,888.90.
• On Tuesday, January 30th, Berkshire Hathaway Inc bought 495,739 shares of Berkshire Hathaway stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of $30.12 per share, with a total value of $14,931,658.68.
• On Thursday, January 25th, Berkshire Hathaway Inc bought 139,132 shares of Berkshire Hathaway stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of $30.99 per share, with a total value of $4,311,700.68.
• On Tuesday, January 23rd, Berkshire Hathaway Inc bought 650,224 shares of Berkshire Hathaway stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of $30.96 per share, with a total value of $20,130,935.04.

Berkshire Hathaway Price Performance

Shares of BRK-B stock opened at $420.29 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $400.54 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $370.86.

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.