DaVita
DaVita earned $1.58 a share, up from $0.70 for the same quarter a year earlier -- analysts had expected just $1.49 for the period. The company's not making headlines only for its upbeat earnings, however; Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway
However, the Wall Street Journal suggests the new investments in DaVita and Liberty may not have been Buffett's picks. The "Oracle of Omaha" likes to go big or go home, and given the small stakes in these companies, it's likely that new Berkshire investment manager Ted Weschler picked them up. Berkshire added 2.68 million shares of the dialysis services provider for a total value of $203 million, while the company's 1.7 million shares of Liberty Media finished the year with a net value of $132 million.
Whether a member of the Berkshire team or Buffett himself chose the fund's latest investments, I would keep an eye on these picks by adding them to your Motley Fool Watchlist -- it's free.
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• Add Berkshire Hathaway to My Watchlist.