Berkshire Hathaway Surpasses $500 a Share for the First Time Since Its 2010 Stock Split. Could Another Be on the Way?
Thursday was a major down day in the broader indexes, with the Nasdaq Composite falling 2.8% and the S&P 500 slipping 1.6% in response to a widespread sell-off in mega-cap growth stocks like Nvidia. But Warren Buffett-led Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) gained 1.7% on the session and then reached an all-time high on Friday.In addition to outperforming the S&P 500 so far in 2025, Berkshire had a higher total return than the S&P 500 in 2024. Berkshire's epic run has sent the price of Berkshire A shares past $750,000 and Berkshire B shares over $500 a share.Here's a look at why Berkshire offers two kinds of shares, why Berkshire B shares had a stock split in 2010, what another stock split could mean for investors, what makes up Berkshire's $1.11 trillion market capitalization, and whether Berkshire is a value stock worth buying now.Continue reading
Thursday was a major down day in the broader indexes, with the Nasdaq Composite falling 2.8% and the S&P 500 slipping 1.6% in response to a widespread sell-off in mega-cap growth stocks like Nvidia. But Warren Buffett-led Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) gained 1.7% on the session and then reached an all-time high on Friday.
In addition to outperforming the S&P 500 so far in 2025, Berkshire had a higher total return than the S&P 500 in 2024. Berkshire's epic run has sent the price of Berkshire A shares past $750,000 and Berkshire B shares over $500 a share.
Here's a look at why Berkshire offers two kinds of shares, why Berkshire B shares had a stock split in 2010, what another stock split could mean for investors, what makes up Berkshire's $1.11 trillion market capitalization, and whether Berkshire is a value stock worth buying now.
