Former Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK-B) CEO Warren Buffett recently handed his chief executive position over to Greg Abel. Nonetheless, Buffett’s stature as a world-class value investor remains intact and Berkshire’s portfolio is populated with Buffett-inspired stock picks.
Even if you aren’t a billionaire like Buffett, you can participate in some of the Oracle of Omaha’s premium stock picks. With just $3,000 in total, you can invest $1,000 in three terrific stocks that hold a prominent place in Berkshire Hathaway’s portfolio.
Sure, you can also buy Berkshire Hathaway stock and there’s nothing wrong with that approach. Yet, you could also add shares of specific Buffett stock picks with outstanding growth potential. So, let’s uncover three Berkshire portfolio stocks that deserve a $1,000 investment right now.
Alphabet (GOOGL)
Buffett isn’t known for buying a ton of technology stocks, though Berkshire Hathaway’s portfolio has a sizable position in Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock. On the other hand, Buffett’s company recently reduced its stake in Apple stock.
Interestingly, Berkshire Hathaway’s Form 13-F filing for the third quarter of 2025 indicates that Buffett’s company acquired 17.85 million Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Class A shares. Why would Berkshire buy so many shares of the Google parent company, though?
Back in 2019, Buffett acknowledged that advertising with Google produced “results” for GEICO (which Berkshire Hathaway had invested in). Furthermore, Buffett “saw” that Berkshire’s association with Google “was working for us.”
Fast-forward to 2025 and 2026, and Alphabet’s Google continues to “work for” many clients. Impressively, Google’s advertising revenue expanded to $74.182 billion 2025’s third quarter, versus $65.854 billion in the year-earlier quarter.
Also during that time frame (Q3 2024 to Q3 2025), Alphabet’s total revenue grew 16% to $102.346 billion and the company’s net income increased 33% to $34.979 billion. And after gaining 68% over the past year, GOOGL stock looks poised for further gains in 2026.
Granted, Alphabet’s trailing 12-month price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of around 32x isn’t extremely low, but it’s also not excessively high. In any case, Buffett doesn’t just focus on P/E ratios when measuring a company’s value, and apparently Berkshire Hathaway decided that Alphabet shares are a good value now.
Coca-Cola (KO)
After investing $1,000 in GOOGL stock, your next target could be something more defensive. An obvious defensive pick from Berkshire Hathaway’s portfolio is Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) stock, which comprises 8.6% of Berkshire’s holdings.
You may have seen photos of Buffet proudly drinking Coca-Cola soda as he’s a longtime investor in the company. Certainly, it speaks volumes that Berkshire Hathaway holds 400 million stock shares of Coca-Cola.
At the moment, Coca-Cola has a trailing 12-month P/E ratio of 22.46x and KO stock has gained around 10% over the past year. Thus, Cola-Cola is a “steady Eddie” company rather than a super-fast grower like Alphabet.
That’s what makes Coca-Cola stock so appealing, though. The data indicates that Coca-Cola is a steady-growth business; for example, the company’s net operating revenue grew 5% from $11.854 billion in Q3 2024 to $12.455 billion in Q3 2025.
Remember: not every asset in your portfolio has to represent explosive growth. It’s wise to be like Buffett and own some “steady Eddie” defensive stocks, and to that end, you might want to purchase $1,000 worth of KO shares.
Bank of America (BAC)
After purchasing $1,000 worth of Alphabet stock and Coca-Cola stock, it’s time to check out a financial giant. I’m referring to Bank of America (NYSE:BAC), and you may be surprised to discover that Berkshire Hathaway holds more than 568 million BAC shares.
All told, Bank of America stock comprises 10.1% of Berkshire Hathaway’s portfolio. That’s more than you probably expected, so there must be something special about Bank of America as far as Buffett is concerned.
Usually, Buffett doesn’t explain exactly why he bought a specific stock. However, it looks like BAC stock is a good value; notably, Bank of America’s trailing 12-month P/E ratio is quite reasonable at 15.36x.
Plus, Bank of America sweetens the deal with a forward annual dividend yield of around 2%. Most importantly, Bank of America is demonstrating progress from a financial standpoint.
We can cite some crucial data points to see why Buffett would approve of Bank of America. From Q3 2024 to Q3 2025, Bank of America’s total revenue, net of interest expense, grew 10.8% from $25.345 billion to $28.088 billion.
Also, the company’s net income applicable to common shareholders increased 26% from $6.38 billion to $8.04 billion. Thus, we can categorize Bank of America as a growth company that also offers investors a combination of value and dividends.
That’s why you might consider buying $1,000 worth of BAC stock along with equal-sized stakes in GOOGL and KO stock. That way, you’ll have a triple play of Buffett-approved investments even if you’re not in the billionaire class.