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Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway increased its stake in Occidental Petroleum this week, taking on another 3.9 million units of the company’s stock at an average price of roughly $63 per share.
According to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Berkshire Hathaway has upped its holdings from 25.1% to 25.8% of the oil producer.
Shares of the energy company drifted lower on Thursday.
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Berkshire’s latest purchase brings its total to 228 million shares worth $14.5 billion. Buffett’s Hathaway made its last purchase of Occidental in June, when it raised its stake to 224.1 million shares at just over $57 per share.
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Signage is displayed outside of Occidental Petroleum Corp. headquarters in Carlsbad, New Mexico, on Sept. 11, 2020. (Callaghan O'Hare/Bloomberg via Getty Images / Getty Images)
While Berkshire Hathaway has regulatory approval to acquire as much as 50% of Occidental Petroleum, Buffett said at the company’s annual meeting this summer that he is not seeking to control the Texas-based energy company.
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In addition to Occidental Petroleum, Berkshire holds equity in a variety of companies, including longtime holdings American Express, Coca-Cola and Chevron and more recently homebuilders D.R. Horton and Lennar.
| Ticker | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AXP | AMERICAN EXPRESS CO. | 292.61 | +4.96 | +1.72% |
| KO | THE COCA-COLA CO. | 63.60 | +0.59 | +0.94% |
| CVX | CHEVRON CORP. | 162.42 | +1.12 | +0.69% |
| DHI | D.R. HORTON INC. | 163.01 | -0.12 | -0.07% |
| LEN | LENNAR CORP. | 168.92 | +0.64 | +0.38% |
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