If you’ve ever wondered why Wall Street and retail investors pay such close attention to billionaire Warren Buffett, it’s because he has an impeccable moneymaking track record.
Since taking over as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.A)(NYSE:BRK.B) in 1965, the Oracle of Omaha has overseen the creation of nearly $600 billion in market value for shareholders, and delivered an average annual return of 20% for the company’s Class A shares. Including year-to-date gains, we’re talking about an increase of approximately 3,300,000%! Riding Buffett’s coattails has long been a profitable venture.
As we push into the fourth quarter, five Warren Buffett stocks look particularly attractive and can confidently be bought hand over fist by investors.
Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett. Image source: The Motley Fool.
General Motors
One of the best deals long-term investors are going to find in Berkshire Hathaway’s portfolio at the moment is auto stock General Motors (NYSE:GM).
Like most automakers, GM has had to contend with two big hurdles over the past 18 months. First, the pandemic caused consumers to scale back on major purchases, which reduced short-term auto sales at the dealership level. And second, supply chain issues in the wake of the pandemic have caused GM and other automakers to lower or halt production on certain models. While these concerns are tangible, they’re not a long-term worry. This means whatever short-term pain General Motors is experiencing is an opportunity for patient investors to pounce.
The real excitement for GM has to do with the electrification of consumer and enterprise auto fleets. In an effort to combat climate change, we’re liable to see a multi-decade vehicle replacement cycle that almost exclusively emphasizes electric-powered vehicles. For its part, General Motors is investing $35 billion in electric vehicle (EVs), autonomous vehicle, and battery research through 2025. By mid-decade, the company expects to have launched 30 new EVs globally.
While General Motors has long been a key player in its home market, the U.S., it’s no slouch in the world’s biggest auto market, either. GM is on pace to sell about 3 million vehicles in China this year (based on sales through the first six months), and has the deep pockets and infrastructure capable of gobbling up EV market share in the world’s second-largest economy by gross domestic product.
Long story short, a forward price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 8 no longer makes sense for a company whose growth rate could sustainably pick up for decades.
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Bristol Myers Squibb
Value stocks have always been a big theme for Warren Buffett, and that’s exactly what investors are going to get with pharmaceutical stock Bristol Myers Squibb (NYSE:BMY).
Like most healthcare stocks, Bristol Myers’ products are highly defensive. This is to say that a stock market decline or even an economic contraction won’t adversely affect…
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