What Would Warren Buffett Say About Amazon's Stock Split?

You may or may not know that legendary investor Warren Buffett has a stake in Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) through his holding company Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B). For his own company, he has said on more than one occasion that he's not interested in splitting its stock. Indeed, the price of one share of Berkshire Hathaway stock is a record $532,000 as of this writing, the most expensive stock on the market in terms of absolute value by far. Those are class A shares, which have never split. The company also has class B shares, which were issued in 1995 and cost about $345 as of this writing.

Amazon recently announced a 20-for-1 stock split to take effect in June. What does the investing guru think about stock splits, and does it apply to Amazon's recent stock split announcement?

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