1. Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC)
Berkshire Hathaway’s Stake Value: $42,878,771,000
Percentage of Berkshire Hathaway’s 13F Portfolio: 14.61%
Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 72
P/E Ratio: 13.32
Ranking first on our list of the best value stocks in Warren Buffett’s portfolio is Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC), with the billionaire holding more than 1 billion shares worth $42.8 billion by the end of September. Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC) stock represents 14.61% of Warren Buffett’s total Q3 securities.
UBS analyst Erika Najarian assumed coverage of Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC) with a Buy rating and a $64 price target on December 9. The analyst named Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC) her top pick among the U.S. large cap banks.
Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC), on October 14, announced earnings for the third quarter, posting an EPS of $0.85, beating estimates by $0.15. The revenue was up 11.33% year-over-year, amounting to $22.77 billion, exceeding estimates by $1.16 billion.
In the third quarter, 72 hedge funds were bullish on Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC), holding total stakes valued at $46.48 billion. One of the leading Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC) stakeholders from Q3 is Harris Associates, with a $2.52 billion position in the company.
Here is what Oakmark Funds has to say about Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC) in its Q3 2021 investor letter:
“Earlier this year, one of our holdings, Bank of America, announced that it was raising its minimum hourly wage from $15 to $20 and would increase it to $25 by 2025. The company received great press for placing the well-being of its employees above profits. But was it really either/or? Bank of America’s chief human resources officer spoke to the bigger picture: “A core tenet of responsible growth is our commitment to being a great place to work…that includes providing strong pay and competitive benefits to help them and their families, so that we continue to attract and retain the best talent.” Bank of America understood that engaged, high-caliber employees are more productive, less prone to turnover and, therefore, less expensive in the long run. Increasing the pay for employees wasn’t elevating employees above shareholders; it was the right thing to do for employees and for shareholders.
If an increase to $20 was good, why stop there? Why not $50 per hour? Because the benefits the business receives at $50 don’t justify the expense. The bank would no longer be able to price its products competitively and would lose business. The employees would “win” in the short term, but eventually the lost business would lead to job cuts, meaning both employees and shareholders would lose. The negative effects of stakeholder overreach are no different than when CEOs overreach to inflate short-term profits. Both hurt shareholders and stakeholders.”
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