Buffett's Berkshire misses estimates

Berkshire Hathaway earnings miss analysts' earnings per share expectations by $23.

NEW YORK (CNNMoney)

Berkshire Hathaway (BRKA, Fortune 500) is a broad-based investment conglomerate whose holdings include insurance, utilities, railroad, finance, manufacturing and retail companies such as Geico insurance, Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad, and Dairy Queen.

The company earned a profit of $4.7 billion during the first quarter, down from about $4.9 billion during the same period last year.

Operating earnings per share, came in at $2,149 for the quarter, missing expectations from analysts polled by Thomson Reuters by about $23.

But, Class A Berkshire shares were trading $192,255 Friday and shares are up about 8% this year, beating the broader market.

The underwriting insurance sector took the biggest hit during the first quarter, dragging down the conglomerate's results.

First Published: May 2, 2014: 6:59 PM ET

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