Should You Buy Berkshire Hathaway Even Though It's Valued at Nearly $1 Trillion?

Few investors need an introduction to Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B). The company's shares have been one of the best long-term investments of all time. But Berkshire is no longer the company it used to be. Now valued at nearly $1 trillion, it's reasonable to be skeptical about whether Berkshire can replicate its past success.Is Berkshire still a buy as it hovers around a $1 trillion market cap? The answer might surprise you.Want proof that Berkshire won't deliver the same historical results into the future? Just ask Warren Buffett. In his latest letter to investors, Buffett cautioned that while Berkshire "should do a bit better" than the average American corporation, there is now "no possibility of eye-popping performance." The reason he cites for this impossibility is simple: Berkshire has gotten too big. "There remain only a handful of companies in this country capable of truly moving the needle at Berkshire, and they have been endlessly picked over by us and by others," Buffett explained.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool