Below you can see the list of 10 most expensive stocks in the US. If you are interested in why this isn’t a great way of finding good stocks to buy, please see our detailed discussion in 20 most expensive stocks in the US.
10. Markel Corporation
Price on 27 August 2022: $1,219.68
Markel Corporation manages reinsurance, investment and insurance operations globally, with revenues of close to $13 billion in 2021.
9. Mettler-Toledo International Inc.
Price on 27 August 2022: $1,251.91
Mettler-Toledo International is involved in the manufacture of scales and analytical instruments. The company has operations all over the world, with the majority of its revenue being derived from Europe and the Americas.
8. White Mountains Insurance Group
Price on 27 August 2022: $1,364.85
As the name suggests, White Mountains Insurance Group is a financial services and diversified insurance company, and recorded around $1.2 billion in revenue in 2020.
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7. Chipotle Mexican Grill
Price on 27 August 2022: $1,627.86
Chipotle is a famous fast casual restaurant chain, which maintains a strong presence in the United States and Canada, while also maintaining some location in Europe. The company has around 3,000 locations globally, employing more than 45,000 and is famous for, unsurprisingly, its Mexican food.
The company managed to record revenues of more than $7.5 billion in 2021 and an operating income of more than $800 million.
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6. Texas Pacific Land Corporation
Price on 27 August 2022: $1,834.28
The real estate operating company owns close to 900,000 acres in West Texas and is considered to be among the largest landowners in Texas.
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5. Booking Holdings Inc.
Price on 27 August 2022: $1,910.96
Booking Holdings is an American travel technology company and owns many fare aggregators and travel metasearch engines, most of which any casual traveler will familiar with, including Booking.com, Agoda.com, Kayak.com and OpenTable. In 2021, 591 million room nights of accommodation were booked on websites owned by the company.
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4. AutoZone Inc.
Price on 27 August 2022: $2,163.02
There are a few auto companies among the most expensive stocks in the US, with AutoZone taking fourth spot in our list. AutZone provides aftermarket autoparts and has 6,400 stores not just in the United States, but also in Mexico, Brazil, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands.
3. Seaboard Corporation
Price on 27 August 2022: $4,094.98
Seaboard is an agribusiness and transportation company which has more than 23,000 employees in over 40 countries. In the United States, the company is mainly involved in the production and processing of pork, while also engaging in commodity trading, sugar, power and milling.
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2. NVR, Inc.
Price on 27 August 2022: $4,224.99
NVR is a home construction company, with operations in at least 15 states and is the 4th largest home construction company in the United States, with $1.24 billion in revenue in 2021.
1. Berkshire Hathaway
Price on 27 August 2022: $436,201
With a price a hundred times greater than the second ranked stock, Berkshire Hathaway easily tops the list of the 20 most expensive stocks in the US. Despite its astronomical price, the stock is in great demand right now, as its operational earnings have increased. One of its recent major successes has been its investment in Occidental Petroleum, which has seen massive returns over a turbulent year.
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