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November 3, 2025 2 mins
# Berkshire Hathaway Market Analysis: Record Cash Reserves Amid Cautious Outlook

Discover the latest financial insights on Berkshire Hathaway's Class A shares in this comprehensive market analysis podcast. We explore the current trading price of approximately $715,740, which sits below the recent trading range of $720,795 to $726,888, and well off its yearly high of $812,855. The episode examines how the conglomerate's remarkable $382 billion cash reserve—up significantly from $277 billion last year—reflects both strength and challenges.

Delve into the technical indicators suggesting a bearish short-term outlook, with the stock trading below key moving averages despite impressive Q3 results showing 17% year-on-year net income growth. We analyze why several analysts have lowered their price targets and discuss investor concerns about future leadership beyond Buffett and Munger. Learn why Berkshire's massive size might be limiting its acquisition opportunities and how its diverse portfolio of insurance, railroad, utilities, and equity investments continues to serve as a barometer for the broader American economy.

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
As of November third, twenty twenty five, the current price
for Berkshire half Away Class A shares is approximately seven
hundred fifteen thousand, seven hundred forty United States dollars, with
the day's range recently noted as seven hundred twenty thousand,
seven hundred ninety five to seven hundred twenty six thousand,
eight hundred eighty eight United States dollars. Recent trading volume

(00:21):
for Class A is near one thousand, four hundred shares,
which is roughly in line with the average for this
very thinly traded stock. The price sits well off its
all time high for the year, which exceeded eight hundred
twelve thousand, eight hundred fifty five United States dollars, but
remains close to the midpoint of its fifty two week range.
Market sentiment for Berkshire Hathaway is currently cautious, with technical

(00:42):
indicators skewing bearish in the short term. The stock is
trading below its fifty day and two hundred day simple
moving averages, reflecting a slight loss of positive momentum over
recent months. Analysts forecasts suggests mild downside risk in the
coming weeks, with some targets moving modestly lower. Notably, price
targets from several analyst firms were recently lowered from seven

(01:04):
hundred forty thousand to seven hundred thousand United States dollars,
citing concerns about the company's ability to maintain its historic
pace of value accreed of acquisitions as the conglomerates size
and cash generation grow ever larger. Berkshire Hathaway's third quarter
results announced last week highlighted a record cash reserve near
three hundred and eighty two billion United States dollars, up

(01:26):
from two hundred and seventy seven billion United States dollars
this time last year. The strength is mainly driven by
outstanding insurance underwriting and resilient investment gains, with met income
jumping seventeen percent year on year to over thirty billion
United States dollars. Despite these strong numbers, Berkshire has not

(01:46):
pursued share buybacks in recent months, and several analysts believe
the stock is close to its estimated intrinsic value, which
reduces the incentive for aggressive repurchases. In the background, investor
on these lingers around the und eventual leadership transition beyond
Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger. Meanwhile, Birchher remains a conservative fortress,

(02:07):
anchored by its insurance operations, railroad utilities, and an equity
portfolio now valued at over two hundred eighty three billion
United States dollars. Even the size and diversity of its holdings,
Berkshire half Away continues to be perceived as a bell
weather for the broader American economy, albeit with tempered near
term growth expectations and ongoing attention to future governance.
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