Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) (BRK.B) is set to report its third-quarter earnings on Saturday morning. Here are some things investors will be watching out for.
Berkshire Hathaway’s cash pile swelled to a record $277 billion in the second quarter, up nearly $100 billion from the prior quarter. The majority of that money, roughly $235 billion, was invested in U.S. Treasurys.
Investors will be looking at this upcoming earnings report for any clues about how Berkshire plans to use or invest its massive war chest. Will Buffett unveil new positions or will the company use the money to buy back shares as it has in the past?
Buffett said early this year that there were “only a handful of companies” in the U.S. that aligned with the firm’s value-minded acquisition and investment strategy. The firm has since substantially trimmed a few major equity holdings.
CFRA’s Berkshire analyst Catherine Seifert expects the company to pursue …