Warren Buffett once wrote, "The weeds wither away in significance as the flowers bloom." Weeds represented poor-performing stocks in a portfolio, while flowers represented winning stocks. Using Buffett's analogy, his Berkshire Hathaway garden had lots of blooming flowers in 2024.Some of those flowers are more beautiful than others. These three stocks have made Buffett the most money in 2024. Are they no-brainer buys for the new year?1. Jefferies Financial GroupJefferies Financial Group (JEF 1.37%) ranks as ...

In the latest trading session, American Express (AXP) closed at $298.80, marking a +0.05% move from the previous day. This change lagged the S&P 500's 0.73% gain on the day. Meanwhile, the Dow experienced a rise of 0.16%, and the technology-dominated Nasdaq saw an increase of 0.98%.The the stock of credit card issuer and global payments company has fallen by 0.88% in the past month, leading the Finance sector's loss of 2.93% and undershooting the S&P 500's gain of 0.34%.Analysts and investors alike will be ...

Warren Buffett appears to be on track to beat the S&P 500 again in 2024, but not by much. Berkshire Hathaway's shares are up year-to-date only around 3% more than the S&P.However, some of the stocks in Berkshire's portfolio are faring significantly better. These three dividend stocks owned by Buffett have trounced the market this year. Can they do it again in 2025?1. American ExpressBuffett has owned shares of American Express (AXP 1.90%) for decades. The credit card giant ranks as the second-largest holdin ...

核心观点 - 文章推荐了两个投资标的：American Express (AXP) 和 Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)，这两个标的都受到巴菲特的青睐，具有良好的增长潜力和投资价值 [5][9][11] American Express - 公司受益于年轻且富裕的客户群体，这些客户愿意申请公司的金卡，80%的金卡申请者来自这一群体，推动了第三季度新增330万持卡人的强劲增长 [2] - 第三季度收入增长8%，达到166亿美元，稀释每股收益增长6%，达到3.49美元 [6] - 公司股票目前相对于市场整体处于折价状态，前瞻市盈率仅为19.9，低于标普500指数的30.7 [7] - 管理层对未来持乐观态度，将全年收益指引上调至每股13.90美元，高于之前的13.55美元 [10] - 巴菲特自1991年起持有American Express股票，目前该股票占伯克希尔哈撒韦投资组合的15%，是其第二大持仓 [9] Vanguard S&P 500 ETF - S&P 500指数基金的优势之一是其低费用比率，Vanguard的S&P 500 ETF费用比率仅为0.03%，即每投资10,000美元仅需支付3美元的费用 [4] - 购买跟踪S&P 500的指数基金是长期积累财富和分散投资组合的简便方法，巴菲特在2020年伯克希尔年度会议上表示，对于大多数人来说，最好的选择是持有S&P 500指数基金 [8] - 伯克希尔哈撒韦在最新的13F文件中披露持有43,000股Vanguard S&P 500 ETF，投资者应考虑巴菲特的推荐，因为被动管理的指数基金在十年内表现优于主动管理基金的概率更高 [12] - Vanguard S&P 500 ETF是巴菲特投资组合中仅有的两个指数基金之一 [11]

核心观点 - 沃伦·巴菲特管理的伯克希尔·哈撒韦公司2990亿美元的投资组合中，可能会有三家公司在新的一年进行股票拆分 [1][5] 股票拆分的背景 - 股票拆分是上市公司调整股价和流通股数量的工具，这种调整是表面上的，不会影响公司的市值或运营表现 [3] - 2024年以来，已有超过十几家知名公司完成了股票拆分，预计这种拆分热潮将在新的一年继续 [4] Domino's Pizza - Domino's Pizza可能是2025年宣布股票拆分的公司之一，其股价自2004年IPO以来上涨了近7200%，包括股息支付 [6] - Domino's的成功归功于15年前实施的运营变革，包括承认其披萨质量不佳并进行改进 [7] - 公司依赖技术创新推动增长，当前的五年计划“Hungry for MORE”依赖技术改进供应链并加快订单处理 [8] - Domino's在国际市场上表现强劲，连续31年实现同店销售额增长 [9] American Express - American Express是另一家可能在2025年进行股票拆分的公司，自1991年以来一直是伯克希尔·哈撒韦的长期持股 [11] - 上次拆分是在2000年，尽管在线经纪商提供部分股票购买，但股价首次突破300美元可能促使董事会采取行动 [12] - American Express受益于经济周期的非线性，美国经济衰退通常短暂，而扩张期较长 [13][14] - 公司在美国是第三大信用卡网络，通过处理支付和提供贷款双边获利 [15] - American Express擅长吸引高收入持卡人，高收入者在经济波动时更不易改变消费习惯或拖欠账单 [16] Mastercard - Mastercard是第三家可能在2025年进行股票拆分的公司，自2006年IPO以来仅进行过一次10比1的拆分 [17] - 与American Express类似，Mastercard受益于经济周期的非线性，尽管经济衰退期间消费减少，但长期经济扩张确保了消费和公司支出的稳步增长 [18] - Mastercard专注于支付处理，不涉及贷款，因此在经济低迷时期能够更快恢复 [19] - 自2006年IPO以来，Mastercard的总回报率接近12500%，反映了其巨大的国际市场机会，大多数新兴市场仍处于银行服务不足的状态，为Mastercard提供了有机或收购进入的机会 [20]

Berkshire Hathaway, the conglomerate long headed by Warren Buffett, owns dozens of stocks in its massive public equities portfolio. Investors would be wise to look here for potential buying opportunities.One unstoppable financial stock with a 15% weighting in the Oracle of Omaha's portfolio has soared 58% in 2024 (as of Dec. 9). Should you invest $100 in this company right now?Unique position in the payments landscapeThe financial services business that has crushed the market this year is credit card heavyw ...

Investors follow Warren Buffett's moves carefully, but he makes surprisingly few moves overall. A typical hedge fund has thousands of stocks that get traded frequently, but Berkshire Hathaway is a holding company with a different approach to its equity portfolio.Warren Buffett has called himself a business picker, not a stock picker, and looks to maximize gains over the long term by investing in high-quality companies. He concentrates on a small number of stocks, typically around 45, that he has confidence ...

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A 0.07%) (BRK.B -0.01%) has been selling stocks at a higher clip than usual this year. Through the first three quarters of 2024, Berkshire sold $133 billion worth of stocks. This mostly reflects recent sales of Berkshire's largest holding, Apple, but it also trimmed its Bank of America stake, which has also been a sizable investment for Berkshire in recent years.Here's Berkshire Hathaway's top four holdings at the end of Q3 and each position's market value:Apple: $69 ...

关于Bill Holdings - 提供各种规模企业的会计软件 即使雇主可能知晓但大众知名度不高 [2] - 软件针对特定部门需求构建 通过订阅收费或处理支付时收取小笔费用盈利 在竞争激烈的市场中仍较突出 [3] - 上季度营收同比增长18% 但营收增长正在放缓 营收留存率从几年前超100%降至2024财年6月30日的92% 可能因经济逆风致部分客户停止服务或减少使用 [4][5] - 2022 - 2023年的高增长不可持续 不过当前销售增长快于支出 利润率更快地扩大 为应对挑战提供财政灵活性 [6][7] - 股票几乎在所有衡量标准下都相对昂贵 交易价格略高于约82美元的共识目标价 可能会抑制股价 [8] - 股价和分析师的悲观态度反映的更多是过去 随着从2021年峰值后的大幅回调中反弹 市场可能会对其光明未来定价 其解决方案是许多企业期待已久的 [9] 关于SoFi Technologies - 2011年成立 最初旨在帮助消费者管理学生贷款 如今业务涵盖支票账户贷款信用卡保险投资等多种在线服务 [13] - 消费者接受度不断提高 截至9月底拥有940万客户 自2020年同期150万客户起连续四年季度用户增长 随着客户注册更多产品和服务 营收和EBITDA快速增长 今年初实现持续盈利且有望继续扩大利润 [14] - 尽管在线银行业务已有增长 但仍有很大增长空间 美国只有30%消费者拥有纯在线银行账户 市场研究机构预测到2030年全球在线银行业务将实现近14%的年化增长 北美市场将引领增长 [15] 关于American Express - 比前两家公司知名度高 是信用卡品牌 去年支付网络处理近1.7万亿美元交易 产生135亿美元营收 消费者手中约有1.4亿张卡 [16] - 与万事达卡和维萨卡等常见信用卡支付网络不同 更像是信用卡提供商和支付网络平台的结合 形成强大的盈利性信用卡生态系统 [17] - 为持卡人提供酒店住宿积分 超市现金返还 流媒体服务折扣 机场贵宾室使用权等福利 持卡人每年最多支付695美元 商家每次刷卡也会向公司支付小笔费用 吸引较富裕消费者 受经济逆风影响较小 已连续14个季度营收增长 [18][19] - 千禧一代和Z世代是其粉丝 约占公司支付量的三分之一 上季度大部分新持卡人来自这一群体 随着这一群体年龄增长和阿尔法一代成年 会有更多消费者愿意为其优质福利付费 [20]

American Express Company (AXP) closed at $287.64 on Wednesday, just 3.1% shy of its 52-week high of $296.83. The strong core fundamentals of its business, coupled with its growing focus on Gen-Z and Millennial customer base, are reaping significant rewards and driving sustained growth in revenue and brand loyalty.AXP’s shares have gained 19% in the past six months, outperforming the industry and the S&P 500 Index. Over this time frame, the industry and the S&P 500 Index gained 14.6% and 12.8%, respectively. ...