--- title: "Weekly Recap | Berkshire Hathaway +0.18%, Abel talks AI and Japan" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/298096525.md" description: "Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A.US) edged up 0.18% this week to close at $759,350.01, versus the prior Friday’s close of $757,985.01. The S&P 500 added 0.09% over the same stretch, leaving the stock roughly 0.09 percentage points ahead of the benchmark. The weekly range was tight at just 1.46% amplitude. Shares opened Monday around $753,719, dipped to the week’s low of $752,091.01 on Tuesday, then rebounded through Wednesday and Thursday to as high as $763,126." datetime: "2026-09-05T06:28:24.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/298096525.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/298096525.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/298096525.md) generator: "portal-rs" --- # Weekly Recap | Berkshire Hathaway +0.18%, Abel talks AI and Japan ## The Week Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A.US) edged up 0.18% this week to close at $759,350.01, versus the prior Friday’s close of $757,985.01. The S&P 500 added 0.09% over the same stretch, leaving the stock roughly 0.09 percentage points ahead of the benchmark. The weekly range was tight at just 1.46% amplitude. Shares opened Monday around $753,719, dipped to the week’s low of $752,091.01 on Tuesday, then rebounded through Wednesday and Thursday to as high as $763,126.93 before settling back near $759,350 on Friday. It was a low-volatility, range-bound week with a modest upward tilt. ## Key Events The week’s main story was a rare media appearance by Berkshire’s new CEO, Greg Abel. In a CNBC interview, Abel confirmed that more than half of Berkshire’s portfolio is concentrated in its three largest holdings and said the company built up a roughly $10 billion stake in Alphabet during the second quarter, positioning for the AI theme across energy and data centres. He described rising Japanese bond yields as ‘relatively modest’ and not a challenge for Berkshire’s long-held Japanese trading houses, which the firm plans to keep for decades. Abel also noted more pushback on data-centre construction but framed it as a significant opportunity that supports local tax revenue and schools. Commentary on last quarter’s $4.5 billion buyback and the recent sale of three bank stocks carried over into this week’s coverage. ## Analyst Ratings Four analysts cover the stock: 1 rate it buy, 2 rate it hold, and 1 rate it under. The consensus rating is hold, with a consensus target price of $799,502.75, about 5.29% above the week’s closing price of $759,350.01. The target range is wide — from a low of $735,000 to a high of $906,011 — pointing to meaningful disagreement among brokers. Berkshire ranks 2nd among 5 covered companies in the investment services and holding company industry. ## The Week Ahead Next week brings a heavy run of US macro data. On Tuesday, 8 September, the NFIB Small Business Optimism Index is due. Thursday, 10 September, packs in the 10-year Treasury auction, initial jobless claims, PPI, existing home sales, and wholesale sales. For Berkshire, the 10-year yield and Japan’s bond-yield moves remain the key items to watch, given Abel’s remarks this week that current yields are not a problem for the Japanese trading-house stakes. US inflation and labour-market data will also shape how quickly the market adjusts its rate expectations. ## In Short Berkshire traded in a narrow range near record highs this week, edging out the S&P 500 by less than 0.1 percentage point. Abel’s high-profile signals — adding to Alphabet, holding Japanese trading houses for decades, and seeing opportunity in AI and data centres — gave the fundamental story a longer-term anchor, but the analyst view stayed cautious: only 1 of 4 brokers rates it buy, the consensus remains hold, and target prices are split. Valuation is moderate at roughly 12.64x P/E and 1.45x P/B, while the latest trading day showed no meaningful inflows or outflows from large, medium, or small orders. The coming week’s macro data and bond-yield moves will test how firmly the market buys into Abel’s long-horizon positioning. *This article is generated by LongbridgeAI from market data, for information only and not investment advice.* ### Related Stocks - [BRK.A.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BRK.A.US.md) ## Related News & Research - [Berkshire CEO Greg Abel says Japanese bond yields not a challenge for trading houses right now](https://longbridge.com/en/news/297775323.md) - [Berkshire just revealed its playbook for AI’s next bottleneck](https://longbridge.com/en/news/297894696.md) - [Mamdani is putting AI on recess for 600,000 students](https://longbridge.com/en/news/297813637.md) - [AI agents keep finding ways to bend the rules. 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