Which company is identified by Berkshire Hathaway’s unusually high-priced Class A shares?

Berkshire Hathaway is identified by its unusually high-priced Class A shares.

Berkshire Hathaway’s Class A stock is famous for having one of the highest per-share prices in the public market. The company has never carried out a conventional stock split for those shares, because Warren Buffett has said the high price attracts long-term-oriented investors and discourages short-term trading.

Berkshire has two principal publicly traded share classes. Class B shares were created in 1996 at a much lower price to make ownership accessible to more investors. Each Class B share represents a much smaller economic and voting interest than a Class A share.

The company evolved from a struggling New England textile manufacturer into a diversified holding company. Its businesses and investments include insurance, rail transportation, utilities, manufacturing, retail, and major publicly traded stock positions. Berkshire’s market capitalization reflects this broad collection rather than a single product.