The Best Warren Buffett Stocks to Buy With $1,000 Right Now
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If you're looking for solid advice, one of the best sources is the legendary Warren Buffett. The Oracle of Omaha is a master of the buy-and-hold strategy, acquiring stock in...
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If you're looking for solid advice, one of the best sources is the legendary Warren Buffett
The Oracle of Omaha is a master of the buy-and-hold strategy, acquiring stock in companies that have great reputations, strong cash flow, and predictable fits
And his results are undeniable
Under his leadership, Berkshire Hathaway's portfolio has averaged an almost 20% gain since 1964, nearly doubling the performance of the S&P 500 in that period
Buffett's style transformed Berkshire Hathaway from a struggling textile company to a massively successful holding company that has positions in insurance, railroads, consumer goods and more
As an investor, how can you afford not to Buffett's guidance
But you don't need Buffett's billions to invest him
If you have just $1,000 to put into the market, you can get three outstanding Warren Buffett stocks: Amazon (AMZN 1. 05%), Chevron (CVX 0. 47%), and Kroger (KR -1
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Amazon Much as Berkshire transformed itself back in the day, Amazon is going through some amazing changes of its own
The company is still an e-commerce machine, with North America sales coming at $92. 9 billion in the first quarter and $33. 5 billion in international sales
But after expenses, the company brought in only $6. 8 billion in total fits from its e-commerce efforts
Amazon Web Services, however, is a much different story
The cloud computing division brought in $29. 2 billion in revenue and a solid $17. 7 million in fits in the first quarter because the segment is much cheaper to operate
AWS vides infrastructure and storage to es that want to rent computing power and storage rather than build expensive data centers themselves
And because modern data centers are extremely expensive (particularly if you want to incorporate large language models and generative AI services), AWS is growing in demand
AWS revenue in the first quarter was up nearly 17% from a year ago
And Amazon dominates the space with a 29% market, better than Microsoft Azure (22%) and Alphabet's Google Cloud (12%)
Chevron When global tensions flare -- particularly in the Middle East -- one of the best places to look for safety is oil
And I think that's particularly the case right now as the United States and Iran had a very recent flash point, and Israel and Iran remain at odds amid an uneasy ceasefire
Yes, OPEC+ plans to increase its duction, which could push prices down, but if Iran s through on its threat to close the Strait of Hormuz and disrupt 20% of the globe's oil supply, then the price of oil is nearly impossible to predict
So far this year, oil is down roughly 16% but climbed 12% in the last month alone
And when oil prices go up, the fits of major oil ducers Chevron do as well
Chevron reported $3. 5 billion in earnings, or $2 per, in the first quarter, in addition to free cash flow of $7
Granted, earnings were down 30% from a year ago due to oil prices dropping over the last 12 months
But here's the thing Chevron -- whether oil prices are up or down, the stock remains a solid choice
It offers a strong dividend yield of 4. 7%, which offsets the fact that Chevron stock is roughly flat so far this year
How important is that dividend
With an annual payout of $6. 84 per, Buffett made $118 million in the last year just from the Chevron payout
Kroger Cincinnati-based grocery store chain Kroger is one of my favorite stocks for stability, particularly when people are a little more worried money
It's one of the biggest grocery store chains in the U. , operating 2,700 stores under the brands Kroger, Fred Meyer, Ralphs, King Soopers, and Harris Teeter
It also operates three dozen food duction and manufacturing facilities that allow it to create private-label, low-cost ducts
These store-brand ducts are cheaper than their name-brand counterparts and give Kroger a greater fit margin -- a win-win for both the store and the customer
Earnings for the first quarter included $45. 1 billion in revenue, which was nearly flat on a year-over-year basis
Adjusted earnings per were $1. 49, and its gross margin increased to 23% from 22% a year ago
There's nothing flashy here, but Buffett doesn't look for flashy
He looks for consistency, smart es and companies that take care of their investors
Kroger does a good job of that -- it just raised the dividend by 9%, which means Kroger has now increased its annual dividend for 20 consecutive years
How to buy Warren Buffett stocks With your stash of $1,000 in this scenario, there's two ways to buy Amazon, Chevron, and Kroger
You could buy two s each -- Amazon is the most expensive of the trio and Kroger the cheapest, so your portfolio would be a little lopsided but the number of s you had would be equal
Or you could use a brokerage Robinhood that offers fractional s, and then spend $333 on each stock
Fractional s are a convenient way to invest small amounts of cash on a regular basis to build your portfolio over time
Either way, these three Warren Buffett stocks would be solid picks for anyone who wants to the Oracle of Omaha's path to being richer
Suzanne Frey, an executive at Alphabet, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors
John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors
Patrick Sanders has no position in any of the stocks mentioned
The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, Chevron, and Microsoft
The Motley Fool recommends Kroger and recommends the ing options: long January 2026 $395 calls on Microsoft and short January 2026 $405 calls on Microsoft
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