Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is a US holding company based in Omaha, Nebraska. The company has two share classes trading on the NYSE; BRK.B, the one tracked on Lzzo.com, represents the Class B shares, which are divided into much smaller units than the Class A shares.

The core of the group consists of insurance and reinsurance companies such as GEICO, General Re and Berkshire Hathaway Reinsurance; the premium funds collected by these businesses are put to work in investments. Alongside them are the BNSF railroad, Berkshire Hathaway Energy, numerous wholly owned subsidiaries in manufacturing, retail and services, and a broad equity portfolio made up of publicly traded companies.

Those following Berkshire track the underwriting results of its insurance operations, the cash and short-term Treasury bill position on its balance sheet, share buybacks, and how capital will be allocated after the generational change in senior management. On the BRK.B page at Lzzo.com, the price is shown in US dollars, past performance can be examined on the chart, and technical indicators and data source information are presented on the same page.