Berkshire Hathaway rose Monday as Warren Buffett's conglomerate won over investors with strong earnings and an insightful weekend 'Woodstock for Capitalists.'
Warren Buffett tours the grounds at the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha Nebraska.shares rose on Monday as Warren Buffett's conglomerate wooed investors with a strong earnings report and an insightful "Woodstock for Capitalists" over the weekend.
The strong performance was driven by a rebound in Berkshire's insurance business, especially auto insurer Geico. Earnings also rose sharply thanks in part to gains in its equity portfolio, led by"We continue to believe BRK's shares are an attractive play in an uncertain macro environment," said Brian Meredith, Berkshire analyst at UBS, who also raised full-year earnings estimates following the Q1 report.
Ajit Jain, Berkshire's vice chairman of insurance operations, said Saturday that auto insurer Geico is "taking the bull by the horns" to improve. Geico has reached a point where about 90% of new businesses has a telematic input on pricing decisions, Jain said.
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