3 No-Brainer Warren Buffett Stocks to Buy Right Now -- Including Sirius XM Holdings and the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF

Key Points

• Sirius XM Holdings has a monopoly on satellite radio in the U.S.

• Constellation Brands includes major beer names such as Corona and Modelo.

• The Vanguard S&P 500 ETF gives you instant exposure to much of the U.S. economy.

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Those familiar with Warren Buffett may know that he has increased the value of his company, Berkshire Hathaway, by an annual average of around 20% over the past 60 years. That's pretty amazing, given that the stock market has averaged annual returns of close to 10% over many decades.

Buffett has bought lots of great companies outright -- such as GEICO, Benjamin Moore, Dairy Queen International, and the entire BNSF railroad -- and has bought a lot of stock in other companies, such as American Express, Coca-Cola, and Bank of America.

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You might aim to share in Buffett's success by investing in Berkshire yourself. Alternatively, you might consider buying some of the stocks he or his investing lieutenants, Ted Weschler and Todd Combs, have bought. Here are three to think about today.

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1. Sirius XM Holding

Sirius XM Holdings (NASDAQ: SIRI) is an audio entertainment provider, and a big one, delivering its offerings largely via satellite. With its SiriusXM and Pandora platforms, it boasts around 160 million listeners each month. Buffett loves dividends, and Sirius pays them -- recently with a dividend yield of 4.6%.

One reason the dividend yield is rich is because the stock has pulled back in recent years -- by an annual average of nearly 24% over the past three years. (It's up 5.7% year to date as of mid-September, though.) What's the problem? Well, revenue and membership growth have slowed, and it has most recently posted a net loss instead of a gain -- though the loss was smaller than expected.

Still, Buffett and/or his lieutenants see a lot to like in Sirius, and they've bought up lots of shares -- recently owning nearly 37% of the company! Read up on the pros and cons of Sirius to see if it looks like a good fit for you. Know that its valuation looks promising, with a forward-looking price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 7.6, well below its five-year average of 13.1.

2. Constellation Brands

Constellation Brands (NYSE: STZ) is another Berkshire holding, with Berkshire recently owning 7.4% of the company -- after adding more than 1 million shares in the last quarter.

Constellation makes and sells alcoholic beverages, mainly in the U.S., Mexico, New Zealand, and Italy. Its brands include some familiar names, such as Corona, Modelo, Robert Mondavi, High West, and Casa Noble. Constellation is another dividend payer, with a recent 3% yield. But add in its significant recent share buybacks, and the company rate of rewarding shareholders is closer to 8%.

The stock is down sharply this year, by around 45% recently, so clearly it's facing some troubles -- such as a decline in alcohol consumption in the U.S. and many customers tightening their belts in the face of tariffs and inflation. The company is aiming to turn its fortunes around by focusing on its higher-end brands and cutting costs.

The stock does appear undervalued at recent levels. Its forward P/E ratio of 11.5, for example, is well below the five-year average of 18.3. If you think the company can recover, this could be a great time to buy.

3. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF

The Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEMKT: VOO) is a Warren Buffett investment because he has recommended it for most investors -- and even for his wife, as he has directed that much of the money he leaves her be invested in it.

The exchange-traded fund (ETF) -- which trades like a stock -- contains the same (or about the same) holdings as the S&P 500. It's designed to deliver roughly the same returns, less its minuscule annual fee of 0.03%, which will cost you $3 per $10,000 per year. Such an S&P 500 index fund spans some 500 companies, offering a lot of diversification.

Here are this ETF's top holdings -- and they'll be the same for just about any other S&P 500 index fund:

Data source: Morningstar.com. As of July 31, 2025.

Lookee there -- the fund even includes shares of Berkshire Hathaway, and a lot of them, at that. It also includes all of the "Magnificent Seven": Apple, Microsoft, Google parent Alphabet, Amazon, Nvidia, Facebook parent Meta Platforms, and Tesla.

Give any or all of these three Warren Buffett stocks some consideration for your long-term portfolio. Read up on them first, though, to see how much confidence they inspire -- and whether they seem like slam-dunk investments to you.

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American Express is an advertising partner of Motley Fool Money. Bank of America is an advertising partner of Motley Fool Money. Selena Maranjian has positions in Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, Broadcom, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, and Nvidia. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, Nvidia, Tesla, and Vanguard S&P 500 ETF. The Motley Fool recommends Broadcom and Constellation Brands and recommends the following options: long January 2026 $395 calls on Microsoft and short January 2026 $405 calls on Microsoft. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.