Hamish Hodder: Stock Analyses & Picks

The YouTuber explains that Warren Buffett has been selling Apple stock due to its increasing size within Berkshire Hathaway's portfolio, making the company's returns too dependent on a single stock. Additionally, Apple's valuation has become expensive, with a forward P/E ratio over 30, and the potential for higher capital gains taxes in the future makes realizing profits now more attractive.

“in the latest quarter almost all of the $34 billion of net stocks that were sold was the sale of Apple stock” — ▶ 3:00

The YouTuber advises against investing in McDonald's despite its recent stock dip due to a food poisoning outbreak. While the company has strong food safety protocols and brand resilience, it lacks the significant growth tailwind that Chipotle had during its recovery from similar incidents, making its future growth path less clear.

“McDonald's today doesn't have this Tailwind they've already experienced the vast majority of their expansion that's certainly not to say that they can't grow from here but the path forward isn't as obvious as Chipotle in 2015 which is to say that every situation is different so from an investing perspective you have to treat each investment uniquely” — ▶ 10:00