Top 5 blue-chip stocks to watch in 2025
1. Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)
Industry: Investing, insurance, energy, transportation and manufacturing
Market cap: $1.02 trillion2
Current focus: Core insurance operations (eg GEIKO), energy businesses (eg Berkshire Hathaway Energy) and wholly owned subsidiaries (eg BNSF Railway).
From humble beginnings as a failing textile company to one of the most successful holding companies in history, Berkshire Hathaway is monolithic in the investment world.
It owns dozens of businesses across sectors, including insurance, energy, transportation and manufacturing. It also has stakes in major companies like Apple, Coca-Cola and American Express.
In its immediate future, world-famous stock trader Warren Buffett is stepping down as CEO, with Greg Abel to succeed him at the end of 2025. With its solid foundation as a blue-chip company, it’s likely to grow from strength to strength even without Buffett at the helm.
Highlights:
- Ended the first quarter of 2025 with a record $333.3 billion in cash and cash equivalents3
- Free cash flow hit $6.2 billion in the same quarter4
- It sold on a net basis $1.5 billion of its stock without any share buybacks5