2 No-Brainer Warren Buffett Stocks to Buy Right Now
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Legendary investor and Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett announced recently that he'll step down from leading his company at the end of this year. At 94, Buffett finally deserves a...
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Legendary investor and Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett announced recently that he'll step down from leading his company at the end of this year
At 94, Buffett finally deserves a little time off
Over the years, Berkshire has accumulated more than 30 stocks in its $280 billion portfolio, giving investors plenty of options to choose from when looking for a few Buffett favorites
Here are two companies in the company's vast portfolio that look no-brainer buys right now
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Amazon Amazon (AMZN -0. 23%) has been a stock for many years, but there's still plenty to the company's long-term spects
Take, for example, Amazon's dominance in e-commerce
The company has 38% of the U
E-commerce market and no other competitor is close
Retail juggernauts Walmart and Target have made online shopping strides lately and yet they only have 6% and 2% of the e-commerce market, respectively
Amazon's North American e-commerce sales rose 8% in the first quarter to $93 billion, ving the company still knows how to get current customers to spend more
And with an estimated 180 million Amazon Prime members in the U
Alone, there's little worry that the company's best e-commerce days are behind it
Still, there's plenty more to Amazon than just its online marketplace
The company is also the leading cloud computing platform, with its Amazon Web Services (AWS) holding 30% market compared to its next-closest competitor, Microsoft, holding 21%
There's no shortage of demand for cloud services, with AWS sales rising 17% in the first quarter to $29 billion
AWS is also more fitable on an operating income basis than Amazon's e-commerce -- with the segment having more than double Amazon's e-commerce operating income
All signs point to more growth for cloud computing as well, with artificial intelligence estimated to boost global cloud sales to $2 trillion by 2030
What's more, Amazon's advertising segment has grown into a substantial over the years
The company's ad segment saw sales rise 18% in the first quarter, reaching $13. 9 billion, making it Amazon's fastest-growing revenue segment
Re from eMarketer estimates that Amazon's of the U
Digital ad market will continue to grow, too, reaching 17% by 2027
American Express American Express (AXP 1. 05%) is a longtime Buffett favorite and is Berkshire Hathaway's second-largest holding after Apple
The company's financial performance has been strong lately, with sales rising 7% in the first quarter (which March 31) to nearly $17 billion
The company is very fitable as well, as earnings per jumped 9% to $3. 64 in the quarter
And there are ly more good times ahead
American Express' leadership says that the company's revenue will rise 9% this year at the midpoint of guidance and earnings per will be $15
Some investors may be concerned how a potential economic slowdown could impact American Express, but there's some indication that the company would be less impacted than other credit-based companies
On a recent earnings call, American Express CEO Stephen Squeri said: "As our customer base has grown over the past several years, it has gotten even more premium
Our card members at high incomes are loyal, high spending, and have excellent credit files. " That's good news for the company, and it comes as some economists have recently backed away from their previous worst-case scenarios for the economy
For example, after President Donald Trump's tariffs were announced, J
Morgan increased the lihood of a recession occurring this year to 60%
But once some tariffs were ratcheted down, the bank lowered the odds to 40%
Take Buffett's apach Buying stocks in the Berkshire Hathaway portfolio is only the first step to Buffett
The second, and arguably the most important, is to hold on to these stocks for years
That means if there are a few bad quarters, you're not tempted to hit the sell button
And with the market experiencing a volatile year so far, remembering this buy-and-hold apach is more important than ever
John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors
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Chris Neiger has positions in Apple
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