All the doom and gloom surrounding Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), which centers primarily on weak demand for its flagship iPhone X and the growing saturation in the smartphone market, hasn’t fazed one famed investor. Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK-A) (NYSE:BRK-B) CEO Warren Buffett, who is arguably one of the most well-known and successful investors of all time, has continued to buy massive caches of the iPhone maker’s stock.
Buffett added a mind-boggling 75 million Apple shares last quarter — on top of the 165.3 million shares Berkshire already owned — increasing its share count by a whopping 45%. That brings the company’s total stake in Apple up to about 5% of shares.
If the naysayers are right, why does the Oracle of Omaha continue stocking up on Apple’s shares?
Warren Buffett is loading up on Apple stock. Image source: The Motley Fool.
A short history
In case you haven’t been following along, it wasn’t Buffett but rather one of his top lieutenants who first purchased Apple stock in early 2016. After reviewing that initial purchase, Buffett himself began loading up on Apple shares, buying considerably more during the quarter, with purchases totaling 10 million shares.
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Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Anders Bylund]
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- [By Paul Ausick]
Globalstar Inc. (NASDAQ: GSAT) fell by about 3.6% Thursday to post a new 52-week low of $0.53 after closing at $0.55 on Wednesday. The 52-week high is $2.59. Volume of about 5.2 million was around 30% above the daily average. The company had no specific news and shares are on now track to post a gain of around 3% for the day.
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- [By Paul Ausick]
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- [By Paul Ausick]
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Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Logan Wallace]
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Hot Warren Buffett Stocks To Watch Right Now: Renewable Energy Group, Inc.(REGI)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Max Byerly]
Renewable Energy Group Inc (NASDAQ:REGI) was the target of some unusual options trading activity on Thursday. Stock traders acquired 728 call options on the company. This is an increase of approximately 522% compared to the average daily volume of 117 call options.
- [By Joseph Griffin]
Renewable Energy Group Inc (NASDAQ:REGI)’s share price reached a new 52-week high and low during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as low as $18.10 and last traded at $17.95, with a volume of 27770 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $17.70.
- [By Shane Hupp]
DnB Asset Management AS decreased its stake in shares of Renewable Energy Group Inc (NASDAQ:REGI) by 52.5% in the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 1,525,315 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock after selling 1,686,548 shares during the quarter. DnB Asset Management AS owned approximately 4.09% of Renewable Energy Group worth $27,227,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
- [By Stephan Byrd]
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