The 62-year-old executive's purchase came a little more than two months into his tenure running the Omaha, Nebraska-based conglomerate.

Some had hoped for more aggressive signals on capital deployment given the company's swelling cash balance.

The 62-year-old executive's purchase came a little more than two months into his tenure running the Omaha, Nebraska-based conglomerate.

Buffett remains chairman of the sprawling, Omaha-based conglomerate and continues to regularly come into the office, Abel said.

While the steps were viewed as positive signals, analysts said they are unlikely to materially alter their outlook for the shares.

Berkshire Hathaway's new CEO, Greg Abel, generated some significant headlines during a roughly half-hour live interview on CNBC's "Squawk Box."