5 Best Long-Term Stocks to Buy Now According to Warren Buffett

2. The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO)

Number of Hedge Fund Holdings in Q1 2026: 76

First Appeared In 13F Holdings: Q4 2010

Latest Stake: $30.4 billion

The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO) is perhaps one of Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway’s best-known investments. While 13F filing data shows Q4 2010 as the earliest date of disclosure, Buffett first bought the shares in 1988. While the Oracle of Omaha dabbled with the shares and his holdings wildly fluctuated in the early 2000s, he found some stability since 201. In Q4 2010, Berkshire Hathaway disclosed holding 400 million shares that were worth $13.1 billion. The figure doubled to 800 million in Q2 2012, but returned to 400 million in the next quarter and has stood at that level since then. As of Q1, the shares are worth $30.4 billion.

Earlier this month, Morgan Stanley discussed The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO)’s shares. It reiterated an Overweight rating and called the stock a top pick in the US beverages sector. The bank remarked that The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO)’s Fairlife sales had grown in the US due to capacity additions. It added that the beverage company also had stronger pricing power compared to its rivals.

In a Mad Money appearance on June 10th, CNBC’s Jim Cramer also discussed The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO):

“Now, get this, this is one, this is what I’m talking, I’m trying to, see, I gotta get this point through because this is not what we usually do here, but sometimes the market’s bad… Coca-Cola. Okay, now, I don’t drink Coca-Cola… But it was pushed down hard. It’s been going down, down. And then, since this market got bad, it has been nothing but net. It rallied nearly 3% today. Under the previous CEO, James Quincey, whom I love, the company reignited its growth. His successor, Henrique Braun, he’s continuing the ignition. This is a quintessential defensive stock. New high. You know what? You can probably continue to buy Coca-Cola tomorrow morning if the S&P’s down. I want you to reach for Coca-Cola and then just keep buying. I’m not kidding. This was quite a testament to how good the stock’s doing and how great the company is.”