Is It Time to Buy Berkshire Hathaway Stock as the Company Builds Its Cash Stockpile?

With its CEO considered one of the best investors in the world, Berkshire Hathaway's (NYSE: BRK.B) (NYSE: BRK.A) earnings are a closely followed event. Unlike most companies, Berkshire issues its results during weekends, giving investors plenty of time to digest the results. Warren Buffett also shuns quarterly earnings conference calls, instead preferring to meet investors once a year at its annual shareholder meeting.Against this backdrop, let's dig into some key takeaways from the conglomerate's third-quarter results to glean what's going on with Berkshire stock as well as what Buffett might be thinking about the current state of the stock market.One of the biggest takeaways from Berkshire's Q3 report is that Buffett and company have been stockpiling cash. Berkshire continues to pare down its stakes in top holdings Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Bank of America. During the quarter, Buffett sold 100 million shares of Apple, leaving Berkshire with 300 million shares. Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool