Summary
- Buffett entered positions in D.R. Horton, NVR
NVR
COF
- He also sold out of three stocks, while trimming Activision
ATVI
CVX
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.A)(BRK.B), the multibillion-dollar conglomerate run by Warren Buffett (Trades, Portfolio), disclosed its equity portfolio for the second quarter of 2023 on Monday.
With a cash pile of around $150 billion to spend on stocks at the end of June, the renowned guru and his two portfolio managers, Ted Weschler and Todd Combs,dedicated a lot of cash to scaling up the investment in Occidental Petroleum
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Other notable buys for the quarter that were reported in the 13F filing included new positions in homebuilders D.R. Horton Inc. (DHI, Financial), NVR Inc. (NVR, Financial) and Lennar
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As for the sell side, Berkshire divested of the McKesson
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MMC
CVX
GM
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CE
Investors should be aware 13F filings do not give a complete picture of a firm’s holdings as the reports only include its positions in U.S. stocks and American depository receipts, but they can still provide valuable information. Further, the reports only reflect trades and holdings as of the most-recent portfolio filing date, which may or may not be held by the reporting firm today or even when this article was published.
Berkshire’s five largest holdings, accounting for over half of the equity portfolio, are Apple
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BAC
AXP
KO
The guru’s $348.19 billion equity portfolio consisted of 49 stocks as of June 30.
Occidental Petroleum
As previously disclosed, Buffett increased his Occidental Petroleum (OXY) stake by 5.87% during the second quarter, buying 12.42million shares. The transaction had an impact of 0.21% on the equity portfolio. The stock traded for an average price of $60.03 per share during the quarter.
The position currently occupies 3.78% of the equity portfolio and is now his sixth-largest holding at 224.13 million shares. He has gained approximately 21.16% on the investment so far.
Buffett’s Occidental holding history
The Houston-based oil and gas producer has a $57.66 billion market cap; its shares were trading around $65.18 on Monday with a price-earnings ratio of 11.07, a price-book ratio of 2.81 and a price-sales ratio of 2.03.
The GF Value Line suggests the stock is modestly overvalued currently based on historical ratios, past financial performance and analysts’ future earnings projections.
Occidental’s GF Value Line
D.R. Horton
The guru invested in 5.97 million shares of D.R. Horton (DHI, Financial), allocating 0.21% of the equity portfolio to the stake. Shares traded for an average price of $109.16 each during the quarter.
The Arlington, Texas-based homebuilder has a market cap of $41.71 billion; its shares were trading around $123.28 on Monday with a price-earnings ratio of 8.77, a price-book ratio of 1.93 and a price-sales ratio of 1.23.
According to the GF Value Line
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D.R. Horton’s GF Value Line
NVR
The investor picked up 11,112 shares of NVR (NVR, Financial), dedicating 0.02% of the equity portfolio to the position. During the quarter, the stock traded for an average per-share price of $5,816.26.
The homebuilder, which is headquartered in Reston, Virginia, has a $20.10 billion market cap; its shares were trading around $$6,158.70 on Monday with a price-earnings ratio of 13.15, a price-book ratio of 4.83 and a price-sales ratio of 2.12.
Based on the GF Value Line, the stock appears to be fairly valued.
NVR’s GF Value Line
Lennar
Buffett entered a 152,572-share holding in Lennar (LEN.B, Financial). The Class B stock traded for an average price of $98.59 per share during the quarter.
The Miami-based home construction company has a $35.38 billion market cap; its Class B shares were trading around $112.75 on Monday with a price-earnings ratio of 7.70, a price-book ratio of 1.44 and a price-sales ratio of 1.05.
The GF Value Line suggests the stock is fairly valued currently.
Lennar’s GF Value Line
Capital One Financial
The Oracle of Omaha increased the Capital One Financial (COF, Financial) stake by 25.69%, buying 2.55 million shares. The transaction impacted the equity portfolio by 0.08%. Shares traded for an average price of $100.06 each during the quarter.
Buffett now holds a total of 12.47 million shares, which occupy 5.56% of the equity portfolio. GuruFocus estimates he has gained 5.24% on the investment to date.
Buffett’s holding history of Capital One.
Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, the bank holding company has a market cap of $41.64 billion; its shares were trading around $109.16 on Monday with a price-earnings ratio of 8.36, a price-book ratio of 0.76 and a price-sales ratio of 1.17.
According to the GF Value Line, the stock is modestly undervalued currently.
Capital One’s GF Value Line.
Activision Blizzard
The investor curbed the Activision Blizzard (ATVI, Financial) stake by 70.35%, selling 34.78 million shares. The transaction had an impact of -0.91% on the equity portfolio. During the quarter, the stock traded for an average per-share price of $81.
He now holds 14.65 million shares, accounting for 0.35% of the equity portfolio. GuruFocus data shows Buffett has gained 8.20% on the investment thus far.
Buffett’s holding history of Activision.
The video game developer, which is based in Santa Monica, California, has a $71.43 billion market cap; its shares were trading around $90.79 on Monday with a price-earnings ratio of 33.26, a price-book ratio of 3.43 and a price-sales ratio of 8.26.
Based on the GF Value Line, the stock appears to be fairly valued currently.
Activision’s GF Value Line
Chevron
With an impact of -0.47% on the equity portfolio, Buffett trimmed the Chevron (CVX, Financial) stake by 7.01%, selling 9.28 million shares. The stock traded for an average price of $160.37 per share during the quarter.
He now holds 123.12 million shares total, which represent 5.56% of the equity portfolio. GuruFocus says he has gained 23.89% on the investment so far, which is his fifth-largest holding.
Buffett’s holding history of Chevron.
The energy giant headquartered in San Ramon, California has a market cap of $312.90 billion; its shares were trading around $164.03 on Monday with a price-earnings ratio of 10.40, a price-book ratio of 1.94 and a price-sales ratio of 1.47.
The GF Value Line suggests the stock is fairly valued currently.
Chevron’s GF Value Line
McKesson
The guru sold his remaining 2.28 million shares of McKesson (MCK, Financial), impacting the equity portfolio by -0.25%. Shares traded for an average price of $383.91 each during the quarter.
GuruFocus found he gained an estimated 37.30% on the investment over its lifetime.
Buffett’s holding history of McKesson
The Irving, Texas-based health care company has a $59.09 billion market cap; its shares were trading around $438 on Monday with a price-earnings ratio of 16.34and a price-sales ratio of 0.22.
According to the GF Value Line, the stock is modestly overvalued.
McKesson’s GF Value Line
Marsh & McLennan
Buffett divested of his 404,911-share investment in Marsh & McLennan (MMC, Financial), which impacted the equity portfolio by -0.02%. During the quarter, the stock traded for an average per-share price of $177.28.
GuruFocus data shows he gained around 36.51% on the investment.
Buffett’s holding history of Marsh & McLennan
The insurance company, which is headquartered in New York, has a market cap of $94.94 billion; its shares were trading around $192.20 on Monday with a price-earnings ratio of 29.34, a price-book ratio of 7.94 and a price-sales ratio of 4.46.
Based on the GF Value Line, the stock appears to be fairly valued.
Marsh & McLennan’s GF Value Line
See the rest of Buffett’s portfolio here.
Disclosures
I/we have no positions in any stocks mentioned, and have no plans to buy any new positions in the stocks mentioned within the next 72 hours.
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/gurufocus/2023/08/15/warren-buffetts-berkshire-loads-up-on-3-homebuilders/