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Coca-Cola’s ever-thriving business continues to expand through both bull and bear markets.
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Visa will continue to grow as it overcomes macro and regulatory challenges.
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Amazon will profit from the growth of e-commerce, cloud and artificial intelligence markets.
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Many investors follow closely Berkshire Hathaway‘s (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) Huge stock portfolio currently worth $304 billion for investment ideas. These stocks were chosen by Warren Buffett, one of the most famous investors in the world.
But over the past two years, Buffett has sold most of Berkshire’s largest holdings, boosted his cash and Treasury holdings to record levels, and stopped buying back shares of the company. These red flags indicate that the market is overheating. After all, S&P 500 It is currently trading near record highs and trading at 31 times earnings, the highest in history.
Still, many of Berkshire’s top stocks are solid investments that should continue to rise over the long term. So, if you can weather the short-term volatility, I believe these three evergreen Buffett stocks are still worth buying: Coca Cola (NYSE: KO), Visa (NYSE:V)And Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN).
Berkshire first invested in Coca-Cola, the world’s largest beverage company, in 1988. Today, this $26.4 billion stock is Berkshire’s fourth-largest holding and accounts for 8.7% of Berkshire’s portfolio. Buffett even claims to drink five cans of Coca-Cola every day.
Buffett may love Coca-Cola, but as soda consumption rates are falling worldwide, its shares may seem like a risky investment. But over the past few decades, it has expanded its portfolio with more brands of bottled water, sports drinks, energy drinks, juices, coffee and even alcoholic beverages to reduce its reliance on sugary sodas. It has also revamped its classic sodas with new flavors, healthier versions and smaller portion sizes to attract new customers.
Coca-Cola sells only syrups and concentrates for its beverages and relies on independent bottling partners to produce and distribute finished beverages. This capital-light model keeps its margins high and generates plenty of cash for its dividends. That’s why Coca-Cola is a Dividend King This increased his payment every year for 63 consecutive years.
Analysts expect Coca-Cola earnings per share from 2024 to 2027 (EPS) will grow at a CAGR of approximately 11%. The stock still looks reasonably valued at 21 times next year’s earnings and should remain a stable, evergreen investment despite macroeconomic challenges.
Berkshire began investing in 2011, three years after Visa went public. This stock is currently worth $2.9 billion and makes up 1% of his portfolio. Visa has the world’s largest card processing network, but it doesn’t actually issue any cards or handle related accounts.
Instead, Visa partners with banks and financial institutions to issue co-branded cards. While these partners manage the accounts and shoulder the debt, Visa generates most of its revenue by charging “swipe fees” (2% to 3% of a transaction’s value, shared with the partner bank) along with other small transaction fees each time a card accesses the payment network.
This capital-light “toll road” model insulates Visa from credit crunches, but it still fares better in a healthy economy where consumers use their cards more often. Therefore, economic downturns can constrain growth by restricting consumer spending. It also faces persistent pressure from trade groups and regulators to lower swipe fees.
However, from 2024 to 2027, analysts expect Visa’s EPS to grow at a CAGR of approximately 14%. Shares are not expensive at 28 times next year’s earnings and will rise further as the macro environment stabilizes and regulatory challenges are overcome.
Berkshire bought its first shares of Amazon in 2019, and its $2.2 billion stake now makes up 0.7% of its portfolio. Amazon is the world’s top e-commerce and cloud infrastructure company, and it is also becoming a major advertising company through the digital ads and streaming media services it integrates into its online marketplace.
Amazon generates most of its revenue from its retail business, which already locks in more than 240 million Prime subscribers worldwide, but it makes most of its profits from its cloud business. This unique business model allows it to support the growth of its low-margin retail business with high-margin cloud revenues.
That’s why Amazon can afford to offer deep discounts, free shipping options, cheap hardware devices, media streaming services, and other loss-making perks to attract more Prime subscribers. Meanwhile, the continued expansion of the AI market is causing more companies to increase their spending on profit-boosting cloud storage and computing services.
From 2024 to 2027, analysts expect Amazon’s EPS to grow at a CAGR of 19%. Shares are not expensive at 29 times next year’s earnings and will remain one of the simplest ways to profit from the growth of e-commerce, cloud and artificial intelligence markets.
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Leo Sun He has positions in Amazon and Berkshire Hathaway. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, and Visa. The Motley Fool has a feature disclosure policy.
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