DJ Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Cl B Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Cl B $(BRK.B)$ advanced 1.33% to $486.38 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.37% to 7,473.47 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.58% to 50,579.70.
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Cl B closed 5.90% below its 52-week high of $516.85, which the company achieved on November 28th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as GE Aerospace $(GE)$ rose 0.36% to $302.84, Honeywell International Inc. $(HON)$ rose 1.84% to $227.92, and Illinois Tool Works Inc. $(ITW)$ rose 0.91% to $252.20.
Trading volume (4.3 M) remained 369,912 below its 50-day average volume of 4.7 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled May 22, 2026.
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May 22, 2026 16:32 ET (20:32 GMT)
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