Looking at Buffett’s immensely successful track record, most of his followers bought these Canadian companies’ shares right after the news came out. But before doing so, let us take a quick look at the recent financial trend of these two companies that Buffett decided to invest in. Barrick Gold The Toronto-based Barrick Gold currently has a market cap of around $53.6 billion. A day after the news of Berkshire Hathaway’s stake in the company came out; its stock jumped by around 12%. However, its stock couldn’t end 2020 with huge gains as it lost around 22% in the fourth quarter of the fourth quarter.