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Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc (NYSE:BRK.A) cut its stake in Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL, ETR:APC) by 25% in the third quarter, recent filings show. It is now sitting on 300 million shares worth $67 billion at current prices, which still leaves it one of the leading investors in the iPhone maker.
Apple reported top and bottom line beats for Q4, but Services revenue and revenue in China lagged estimates. Weak current quarter guidance has analysts lowering expectations for an iPhone 16 supercycle. Apple's valuation remains rather high against large cap tech peers.
Apple beat estimates for Q4 earnings and revenues last week, but not by especially large margins. The tech company had record revenues in its iPhone category, but overall top line growth remained only at 6% Y/Y. Apple is the free cash flow-strongest big tech company and buys a lot of shares in the market.
Berkshire Hathaway's cash pile reached a record $325.2B in the third quarter, as Warren Buffett continued to refrain from major acquisitions. Meanwhile the conglomerate also cut its stake in Apple again, this time by about 25-percent.
Apple reported solid growth for FQ4, but the company guided to disappointing FQ1 sales growth. The company only recently released Apple Intelligence with a lot of features not released until 2025, likely limiting AI iPhone demand. Berkshire Hathaway continues unloading shares with the position down to only 300 million shares now.
Warren Buffett has once again sold off another large piece of his stake in Apple. As CNBC reported Saturday (Nov. 2), the billionaire investor's Berkshire Hathaway had $69.9 billion worth of Apple shares at the end of September, according to its latest earnings report.
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Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) has made another significant reduction in its Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) holdings, marking four consecutive quarters of sell-offs in its largest equity stake.