5 Best Low Risk Stocks To Buy In 2022

2. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK-B)

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 109

Beta Value: 0.90

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK-B) is an Omaha-based company engaged in the insurance, freight rail transportation, and utility businesses worldwide. On October 14, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK-B) announced that it has received all regulatory approvals for the proposed $11.6 billion acquisition of Alleghany. The transaction was concluded on October 19, 2022. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK-B) is one of the best low risk bets for 2022. 

On September 21, investment advisory Edward Jones upgraded Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK-B) to Buy from Hold. Analyst James Shanahan issued the ratings update. 

According to Insider Monkey’s data, 109 hedge funds were long Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK-B) at the end of the second quarter of 2022, compared to 104 funds in the prior quarter. Michael Larson’s Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust is the leading position holder in the company, with 34.6 million shares worth $9.5 billion. 

Here is what Black Bear Value Fund has to say about Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK-A) in its Q3 2022 investor letter:

“Going forward I expect Berkshire to compound at above average returns from this price. BRK is a collection of high-quality businesses, excellent management, and a good amount of optionality in their cash position. If the cash were to be deployed accretively, the true value would be greater than an 8% premium (as mentioned above). The combination of a pie that is growing, an increasing share of said pie due to stock buybacks, upside optionality from cash and a tight range of likely business outcomes that span a variety of economic futures gives me comfort in continuing to own Berkshire.”