If you have $1,000 to invest, one Buffett and Berkshire stock to consider buying and holding on to for the long haul is Visa ( V -1.47%). Visa isn't a large holding in Berkshire's stock portfolio (about 1%), but it's one of the most successful businesses in it.

Berkshire Hathaway didn’t just report earnings this quarter; it sent a clear message. In Q2 2025, Warren Buffett’s timeless investment firm posted $12.37 billion in net earnings to shareholders, down sharply from $30.3 billion in the year-ago period.

Buffett, who oversees the company’s share repurchase programme, stopped buying back Berkshire shares in May 2024. He repurchases stock when he “believes that the repurchase price is below Berkshire’s intrinsic value”, according to company filings.