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MAY 17, 2024

In reality, two new companies came out of the spinoff of Solventum (NYSE: SOLV) and 3M (NYSE: MMM) -- a newly created healthcare company and an industrial conglomerate without a healthcare business. It's always interesting when a new company comes to market and doubly interesting when it's a spinoff.

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APRIL 25, 2024

On the surface, investing in a sin stock may not be the most appealing prospect. However, there are a couple of reasons why I still like Altria's investment prospects. Sure, the company is a conglomerate that produces tons of household products. Nevertheless, I like Walmart's prospects in the long run.

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MARCH 23, 2024

It's a conglomerate that just so happens to use much of its idle cash to hold stocks of publicly traded companies. Take Prospect Capital (NASDAQ: PSEC) as an example. All told, Prospect is working with over 100 different companies including Shutterfly, Staples, Credit.com, and playground equipment maker PlayPower.

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JANUARY 18, 2024

The tech conglomerate formerly known as Google influences the entire digital landscape, starting from a distinct background of online search and advertising. Yet, the smaller company has a lot in common with the storied Google parent and may one day evolve into a similar cross-industry conglomerate. Let me show you how.

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APRIL 1, 2024

Factoring in its strong growth prospects makes Ally's price-to-earnings-to-growth (PEG) ratio of 0.91 The reason it's not higher on the list is the company's growth prospects are underwhelming. The Japanese conglomerate operates in a wide range of businesses. look especially appealing. Its stock is attractively valued.

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AUGUST 16, 2023

Q2 update last week revealed the conglomerate was a net seller of stocks to the tune of nearly $8 billion. How they stack up Buffett's primary considerations when he buys a stock are valuation and earnings growth prospects. Horton, Lennar, and NVR should have strong long-term growth prospects. Lennar Group 10.32 However, D.R.

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DECEMBER 29, 2023

The industrial conglomerate has long been a fascinating investment proposition. 3M isn't perfect The industrial conglomerate is far from perfect. Nevertheless, it is a real possibility and hangs over the stock's prospects. With a 64-year history of increasing dividends and a 5.6% Does it all add up to make the stock a buy?

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MARCH 23, 2024

It's by far the biggest position for Berkshire, accounting for nearly 43% of the conglomerate's portfolio. The cloud units of Amazon, Alphabet, and Microsoft should have tremendous growth prospects. Last year, he told Berkshire Hathaway shareholders at their annual meeting that Apple was "a better business than any we own."

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APRIL 29, 2024

Although the conglomerate trimmed its position in Apple a little in the fourth quarter of 2023 , Buffett still thinks highly of the company and its management. The conglomerate won regulatory approval in August 2022 to acquire up to 50% of Oxy. However, I like the prospects for oil stocks, in general, over the next few years.

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MARCH 31, 2024

During these events, prospective customers have an opportunity to demo Palantir's various products and identify a use case centered around AI. In other words, AI is just a portion of Microsoft's overall conglomerate -- along with gaming, personal computing, and more.

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JANUARY 28, 2024

Buffett took advantage of the lower prices and added to the conglomerate's position in BofA in early 2023. billion of Chevron stock, enough to make it the conglomerate's fifth-largest holding. Chevron should continue to have good growth prospects in the coming years. Last year, the banking crisis negatively impacted the stock.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2024

While investors should not give up on Apple stock, its prospects for beating the market over time have become increasingly uncertain. The company recently released its Vision Pro goggles, arguably its most notable new product release in years. The state of Apple stock today First, investors need some perspective when it comes to Apple.

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JANUARY 27, 2024

Although Apple stock has been a great investment since Buffett and his team first started buying the tech giant in 2016 , it's unlikely that the iPhone maker will continue to outpace small- and mid-cap growth stocks over the next 10 to 20 years due to its enormous size and moderate growth prospects.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Investors would have done well placing retail brand conglomerate VF Corp (NYSE: VFC) in their shopping carts on Tuesday. This can indicate how people managing and overseeing a company really view its prospects. Ultimately, the shares closed 10% higher in price -- more than good enough to top the S&P 500 index's 1.9%

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AUGUST 15, 2023

So to get started, it's best for beginners to stick to a well-proven method: Buy good companies with bright prospects and hold them over the long term. What started as a small messaging service company called QQ has become a conglomerate covering gaming , entertainment, fintech, cloud computing, and more. Image source: Getty Images.

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JANUARY 21, 2024

While Berkshire initiated a position in Amazon in 2019, Buffett acknowledged at the time that the decision was made by one of the conglomerate's two investment managers. If so, AWS should have massive growth prospects ahead. Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) makes up 0.4% of Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway portfolio. I suspect he's right.

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AUGUST 7, 2023

Toshiba said on Monday a group led by private equity firm Japan Industrial Partners (JIP) would launch a $14bn tender offer on Aug 8th to take the industrial conglomerate private and put it in domestic hands. The tender offer, which values the electronics-to-power station’s maker at 2 trillion yen ($14 billion), will complete on Sept.

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DECEMBER 4, 2023

The diversified conglomerate's share purchases occurred only a few months after T-Mobile completed its merger with Sprint, a move that made it one of the largest wireless carriers in the United States. And with management ratcheting up the company's shareholder rewards program, its prospects as a growth vehicle look exceptionally bright.

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MARCH 20, 2024

British American Tobacco is rumored to be in the process of selling a sizable stake in Indian conglomerate ITC, which itself has a sizable cigarette operation. Or it could be used more directly, either to fund near-term investment in new-categories businesses or near-term acquisitions to bolster the division's growth prospects.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

The nearly $200 billion market cap the company achieved at its peak this week likely wasn't the result of investor excitement about its business prospects, though. billion total shares outstanding are held by Vietnamese conglomerate Vingroup. It reported a loss of more than $2 billion last year on revenue of $634 million.

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MAY 1, 2024

For the average investor, looking at what the conglomerate owns can provide potential stock ideas. I think this disappointing trend will continue given the lack of sizable growth prospects. The Oracle of Omaha has been invested in Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) since 2007. This financial stock makes up 10.5%

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FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Procter & Gamble Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) (P&G) is one of the world's premier conglomerates. Diageo Diageo (NYSE: DEO) is another conglomerate, focusing on alcohol and related products. There shouldn't be too many questions about the company's long-term prospects. Should you invest $1,000 in Coca-Cola right now?

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MAY 4, 2024

The conglomerate makes up 16.8% While many investors (including yours truly) often focus primarily on Berkshire's investments, it's also important to remember that the company's internal businesses have solid growth prospects. However, the primary stock Buffett and Gates have in common is Berkshire Hathaway itself.

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MARCH 2, 2024

Six of them are technology businesses, with the outlier being energy conglomerate Saudi Arabian Oil, also called Saudi Aramco. As Uber One subscriptions continue to grow, coupled with cross-selling efforts that are still very much scaling, the long-term prospects for Uber look encouraging.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Berkshire Hathaway , the conglomerate run by Warren Buffett , owns about a 6% stake in the iPhone maker. And as the market realizes that Apple's growth prospects are diminishing, the stock could get rerated downward. Through the first three quarters of fiscal 2023, the business paid $11.3 billion in dividends and bought back $56.5

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MARCH 29, 2024

Most importantly, though, Chevron's growth prospects look good. Berkshire's stake in the homebuilder is currently valued at less than $23 million -- pocket change for the giant conglomerate. Chevron's valuation is attractive with a forward price-to-earnings ratio of around 12x. The company offers a juicy dividend yield of nearly 4.2%.

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MAY 5, 2024

From 1964 to 2023, the venerable investment conglomerate generated astounding returns of 4,384,748% for its shareowners. Berkshire's subsidiaries were chosen by Buffett for their strong competitive positions and attractive expansion prospects. Berkshire Hathaway Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B)

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APRIL 29, 2024

I'd argue that investors broadly view Coca-Cola as just a beverage conglomerate carrying mundane growth prospects. Nevertheless, with a forward price-to-earnings (P/E) multiple of 21.5, Coca-Cola is valued right in line with the S&P 500.

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JANUARY 5, 2024

But there are still companies held in the investment conglomerate's stock portfolio that are capable of delivering market-crushing returns. Given the company's excellent business prospects, it wouldn't surprise me if Amazon stock crushes the market again in 2024. Buffett's investment conglomerate currently owns a roughly 3.4%

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FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Inside the conglomerate's massive $373 billion portfolio, there are dozens of companies. This seems like a reasonable entry point for prospective investors because Amex continues to experience positive momentum. Investors peek at the holdings of his Berkshire Hathaway for inspiration. It posted revenue (net of interest expense) of $60.5

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Berkshire Hathaway: A fortress of value Berkshire Hathaway is not just a stock, but a conglomerate of businesses that operate in various sectors, such as insurance, energy, transportation, manufacturing, retail, and technology. Read on to find out more about this top value stock. Image Source: Getty Images.

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DECEMBER 13, 2023

In fact, roughly 48% of the investment conglomerate's stock portfolio is invested just in Apple, one of the world's most high-profile growth stocks. Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett made his name as one of history's most successful investors using a value-oriented approach.

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MARCH 13, 2024

However, in the first quarter, the conglomerate bought more than 9.9 In late 2021, one of the conglomerate's two investment managers bought shares of Activision Blizzard. The last financial services stock that we can know for sure Buffett bought is. Capital One Financial (NYSE: COF). million shares of Capital One Financial.

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APRIL 22, 2024

The Sweden-based conglomerate of video game studios took a sharp strategic turn today. I'll hold on to all three for at least a couple of quarters, and prospective Embracer investors might want to wait a while before buying anything. Shares of Embracer Group (OTC: THQQ.F) rose as much as 9.9% on Monday morning.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Though lithium's plummet this year has dented the company's prospects a bit, it can continue to crank out cash by sourcing cost-effective resources and sustaining its supply agreements with automakers and battery manufacturers. Lithium's dip in 2023 has created ample volatility in lithium mining stocks this year, Albemarle included.

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JANUARY 7, 2024

The company racked up mountains of debt buying media companies in an effort to transform itself into a media conglomerate. AT&T has the least impressive long-term growth prospects of the three stocks on this list. AT&T Telecom giant AT&T made some serious mistakes over the past decade. That strategy was an abject failure.

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JANUARY 8, 2024

Horton's growth prospects in 2024 could be worth getting excited about. With inflation coming down, unemployment levels remaining low, and the possibility (or perhaps even probability) of lower interest rates, Mitsui's near-term prospects look promising. The conglomerate secured regulatory approval to acquire up to 50% of Occidental.

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