Buffett Retires, Berkshire Hathaway's Portfolio Exceeds $300 Billion
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
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- Buffett's Retirement: Buffett officially retired at the end of 2025, concluding a 60-year tenure as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, although he remains as chairman of the board, continuing to influence the company's investment strategies.
- Alphabet Investment: Berkshire acquired 17.8 million shares of Alphabet (GOOGL) in November 2025, reflecting confidence in its strong economic moat, with Alphabet's Q3 advertising revenue reaching $74.18 billion, contributing to total sales of $102.3 billion.
- Amazon's Outlook: Despite challenges in 2025, Amazon (AMZN) reported Q3 North American sales of $106.27 billion and international sales of $40.9 billion, with Buffett holding 10 million shares, anticipating future growth through $125 billion in capital expenditures to enhance its cloud computing market share.
- Moody's Investment Returns: Moody's (MCO) reported Q3 revenue growth of 11% year-over-year, reaching $2 billion, with Buffett holding approximately 24.7 million shares, expecting EPS guidance between $14.50 and $14.75, indicating strong financial health.
Analyst Views on AMZN
Wall Street analysts forecast AMZN stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for AMZN is 294.71 USD with a low forecast of 250.00 USD and a high forecast of 340.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
43 Analyst Rating
40 Buy
3 Hold
0 Sell
Strong Buy
Current: 246.470
Low
250.00
Averages
294.71
High
340.00
Current: 246.470
Low
250.00
Averages
294.71
High
340.00
About AMZN
Amazon.com, Inc. provides a range of products and services to customers. The products offered through its stores include merchandise and content it has purchased for resale and products offered by third-party sellers. The Company’s segments include North America, International and Amazon Web Services (AWS). It serves consumers through its online and physical stores and focuses on selection, price, and convenience. Customers access its offerings through its websites, mobile apps, Alexa, devices, streaming, and physically visiting its stores. It also manufactures and sells electronic devices, including Kindle, Fire tablet, Fire TV, Echo, Ring, Blink, and eero, and develops and produces media content. It serves developers and enterprises of all sizes, including start-ups, government agencies, and academic institutions, through AWS, which offers a set of on-demand technology services, including compute, storage, database, analytics, and machine learning, and other services.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
