Top 10 Warren Buffett Companies To Invest In Right Now

Berkshire Hathaway� (NYSE: BRK-A  ) (NYSE: BRK-B  ) has been a huge winner for its long-term shareholders. Between 1965 and 2012, the per-share book value of Berkshire has grown 586,817% (no, that's not a typo).�

We can chalk a healthy chunk of those outsized returns up to the capital allocation and investing prowess of Berkshire's CEO, Warren Buffett. Over the years, Buffett has made a lot of impressive investments on behalf of Berkshire shareholders; but is it possible that one investment could be slapped with the superlative "best?"

To find out, I asked five of our Foolish analysts to weigh in.

Dan Dzombak: In two delicious words: See's Candies.

Berkshire Hathaway purchased See's Candies in 1972 for $25 million. For those unfamiliar with the company, See's is the dominant boxed chocolate company on the West Coast. Buffett has called See's a "dream business" in that the company is a market leader, has greJat customer loyalty and pricing power, and doesn't take much invested capital. That means that most, if not all, of the profits flow back to Berkshire.

Top 10 Warren Buffett Companies To Invest In Right Now: Carolina Trust Bank(CART)

Carolina Trust Bank provides general commercial and retail banking products and services for individuals, professionals, and small mid-sized businesses in the Lincoln County and surrounding areas in North Carolina. It accepts various deposit products, including non-interest bearing checking accounts, interest bearing checking and savings accounts, money market accounts, individual retirement accounts, and certificates of deposit. The company?s loan portfolio comprises home improvement, personal, automobile, vacation, school/education, home equity, mortgage, business, real estate, commercial, and equipment and collateral loans. Its other services include ATM, telephone banking, Internet banking, ATM/Visa check cards, credit cards, automatic funds transfer, direct deposit/ACH, accounts viewing, stop payments placing, pay bills, and payroll services, as well as safe deposit boxes services. As of July 23, 2010, the company operated six full service branches in Lincoln and Cat awba Counties; and a loan production office in Rutherford County. Carolina Trust Bank was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Lincolnton, North Carolina.

Top 10 Warren Buffett Companies To Invest In Right Now: Meghmani Organics Limited (M30.SI)

Meghmani Organics Limited engages in manufacturing, selling, distributing, and trading pigments and agrochemicals. The company offers pigment products, including Phthalocynine Green 7, copper phthalocynine blue, alpha blue, and beta blue pigments used in various applications, such as printing inks, plastics, rubber, paints, textiles, leather, and paper. It also provides agrochemical products in the categories of pesticide intermediates, technical grade pesticides, and pesticide formulations, which are used in crop protection, public health, termite and insect control, and veterinary applications. The company sells its products directly, as well as through a network of stockists, agents, distributors, and dealers. Meghmani Organics Limited offers its products to customers in India, North America, Europe, Central and Latin America, the Asia-Pacific, South Africa, and Brazil. The company was formerly known as Gujarat Industries. Meghmani Organics Limited was founded in 1986 a nd is based in Ahmedabad, India.

10 Best Safest Stocks To Buy For 2014: IPG Photonics Corporation(IPGP)

IPG Photonics Corporation develops and manufactures fiber lasers, fiber amplifiers, and diode lasers. Its laser products include low, medium, and high output power lasers from 0.5 to 2 microns in wavelength; fiber pigtailed packaged diodes and fiber coupled direct diode laser systems; high-energy pulsed lasers, multi-wavelength and tunable lasers, and single-polarization and single-frequency lasers; solid-state lasers; laser diode chips and packaged laser diodes operating at 9XX nanometers; and high power optical fiber delivery cables, fiber couplers, beam switches, chillers, and accessories. The company also offers erbium-doped fiber and Raman amplifiers, and integrated communications systems; ytterbium and thulium specialty fiber amplifiers and broadband light sources; and single-frequency, linearly polarized, and polarization-maintaining amplifier products, as well as integrated laser systems, including welding seam stepper and picker, and laser marking and welding syst ems. Its lasers and amplifiers are used in materials processing applications; manufacturing of commercial systems; and research in advanced technologies and products by commercial firms, and academic and government institutions, as well as micro-processing, surface treatment, drilling, soldering, annealing, hardening, rapid prototyping, and laser-assisted machining. In addition, the company designs and manufactures dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) transport systems; a range of fiber amplifiers; and Raman pump lasers, which enable data transmission in broadband access and DWDM optical networks, as well as sells commercial fiber and diode lasers for use in medical laser systems. It markets its products to original equipment manufacturers, system integrators, and end users through direct sales force, as well as through agreements with independent sales representatives and distributors worldwide. IPG Photonics Corporation was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Oxford, Massachusetts.

Top 10 Warren Buffett Companies To Invest In Right Now: Central Federal Corporation(CFBK)

Central Federal Corporation operates as the holding company for CFBank that provides various financial services. It accepts various deposit products that include savings accounts, retail and business checking accounts, money market accounts, and certificates of deposit. The company?s loan portfolio comprises commercial, commercial real estate, and multi-family mortgage loans; single-family real estate loans; construction, land, and land development loans; and consumer loans, including home equity lines of credit, automobile loans, home improvement loans, and loans secured by deposits. It also provides online Internet banking, mobile banking, remote deposit, corporate cash management, and telephone banking services. Central Federal Corporation operates through four branch offices located in Summit, Columbiana, and Franklin Counties, Ohio. The company was formerly known as Grand Central Financial Corp. The company was founded in 1892 and is headquartered in Fairlawn, Ohio.< /p> Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Curtis]

  Central Federal is the holding company for CFBank, an Ohio-based community-oriented financial institution offering financial services.

  Shares rallied in January after Central Federal said it had regained compliance with the Nasdaq's minimum bid price requirement. The stock was subject to delisting if it didn't close above $1 a share for a period of time. In February, Eloise Mackus, who had been serving as the company's interim CEO since May 2010, was officially appointed to the top executive position.

  Current Share Price: $1.39 (March 29)

  First Quarter Total Return: 172%

  Analyst Ratings: Central Federal isn't followed by research analysts. However, TheStreet Ratings has a "sell" recommendation on Central Federal, noting "disappointing return on equity and weak operating cash flow."

Top 10 Warren Buffett Companies To Invest In Right Now: Fauquier Bankshares Inc.(FBSS)

Fauquier Bankshares, Inc. operates as a holding company for The Fauquier Bank, a state-chartered bank that provides consumer and commercial banking services to individual, business, and industrial customers principally in Fauquier County, western Prince William County, and neighboring communities in Virginia. It offers interest-bearing and non-interest bearing demand deposits, money market accounts, NOW accounts, time deposits, and certificate of deposit accounts; and secured and unsecured commercial and real estate loans, stand-by letters of credit, installment loans, unsecured and secured personal loans, residential mortgages and home equity loans, and automobile and other types of consumer financing. The company also provides safe deposit services, credit cards, cash management services, direct deposits, notary services, night depositories, travel and gift cards, cashier?s checks, domestic collections, savings bonds, bank drafts, automated teller machine services, and drive-in tellers, as well as Internet banking, telephone banking, and banking by mail services. In addition, it offers investment management, trust, estate settlement, retirement, insurance, and brokerage services. The company has 10 full-service branch offices located in the communities of Warrenton, Catlett, The Plains, Sudley Road-Manassas, Old Town-Manassas, New Baltimore, Bealeton, Bristow, and Haymarket in Virginia. Further, it holds ownership interests in Bankers Insurance, LLC, an independent insurance company; Infinex Investments, Inc., a broker/dealer; and Bankers Title Shenandoah, LLC, a title insurance company. The company was founded in 1902 and is based in Warrenton, Virginia.

Top 10 Warren Buffett Companies To Invest In Right Now: LML Payment Systems Inc.(LMLP)

LML Payment Systems Inc. provides payment processing solutions primarily to businesses and organizations that use Internet to receive or send payments in Canada and the United States. The company provides electronic payment and risk management solutions for mail-order and telephone-order call-centers, and online merchants and brick and mortar merchants, including government and financial institutions; and offers solutions that enable e-merchants to accept credit card and debit card payments, electronic funds transfers (EFT), and automated clearing house (ACH) payments. It also provides hosted solutions, including a connection between the merchant?s Website and its host system that provides the merchant with a shopping cart with secure payment processing for credit cards and debit cards, EFT, and ACH payments; a secure order management interface; multiple currency and shipping options; and reporting and reconciliation tools. In addition, the company offers authentication t ools for merchants to reduce the risk inherent in card-not-present credit card transactions; other authentication services that provide information related to the validation of credit card orders and fraud screening of applications by consumers; and various risk management tools. Further, it licenses its intellectual property estate, which includes five United States patents related to electronic check processing methods. Additionally, the company engages in primary and secondary check collection, including electronic check re-presentment. Its check processing services involve return check management, such as traditional and electronic recovery services to retail clients. The company sells its products and services indirectly through channel and technology partners; and directly through its Website and internal sales staff. It serves approximately 10,000 businesses and organizations. The company was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Top 10 Warren Buffett Companies To Invest In Right Now: Eagle Bancorp Inc.(EGBN)

Eagle Bancorp, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for EagleBank that provides various commercial and consumer banking services. Its deposit products include business and personal checking accounts, negotiable order of withdrawal accounts, savings and money market accounts, time deposits, and individual retirement accounts. The company?s credit services comprise commercial loans for business purposes, including working capital, equipment purchases, real estate, lines of credit, and government contract financing; asset based lending and accounts receivable financing; real estate loans comprising construction loan financing; business equipment financing; consumer installment loans, such as automobile and personal loans; personal lines of credit; residential mortgage loans; and credit card services. It also offers cash management services, including electronic banking, business sweep account, lock box, account reconciliation, credit card depository, safety deposit boxe s, automated clearing house origination, and automated teller machine services. The company provides subordinated financing for the acquisition, development, and construction of real estate projects; and provides commercial and retail insurance products. It primarily serves business and professional clients, such as sole proprietorships, small and medium-sized businesses, partnerships, corporations, non-profit organizations and associations, and investors, as well as individuals. As of April 25, 2011, it operated 13 offices located in Montgomery County, Maryland; Washington, D.C; and Fairfax County, Virginia. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland.

Top 10 Warren Buffett Companies To Invest In Right Now: McMoRan Exploration Company (MMR)

McMoRan Exploration Co. engages in the exploration, development, production, and marketing of oil and natural gas in the shallow waters of the Gulf of Mexico and onshore in the Gulf Coast area of the United States. It is involved in lifting oil and natural gas to the surface; and gathering, treating, and processing hydrocarbons to extract liquids, such as ethane, propane, butane, and natural gasolines from natural gas. The company also provides exploration and production technologies, including the incorporation of 3-D seismic interpretation, offshore drilling to total depths, and horizontal drilling. As of December 31, 2012, it owned or controlled interests in 1,003 oil and gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico, and onshore Louisiana and Texas covering approximately 511,000 net acres. The company had estimated proved oil and natural gas reserves totaling 219.9 billion cubic feet equivalent. McMoRan Exploration Co. was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in New Orleans, Louisi ana.

Top 10 Warren Buffett Companies To Invest In Right Now: United Online Inc.(UNTD)

United Online, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides consumer products and services over the Internet in the United States, Europe, and internationally. The company operates in three segments: FTD, Content and Media, and Communications. The FTD segment provides floral and related products, including occasion gifts, bath and beauty products, jewelry, wine, fruit and other gift baskets, chocolates, and stuffed animals to consumers and retail florists, as well as to other retail locations offering floral and related products and services primarily through the ftd.com, interflora.co.uk, and interflora.ie Web sites and various telephone numbers. This segment also offers a suite of products and services that enable its floral network members to receive, send, and deliver floral orders. The Content and Media segment provides online nostalgia products and services under the Memory Lane, Classmates, StayFriends, and Trombi brands; and loyalty marketing services under the MyPoint s brand. The Communications segment offers dial-up Internet access under the NetZero and Juno brands, as well as broadband, email, Internet security services, and Web hosting services. United Online, Inc. also offers Internet marketing services for advertisers. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Woodland Hills, California.

Top 10 Warren Buffett Companies To Invest In Right Now: Western Refining Inc.(WNR)

Western Refining, Inc. operates as an independent crude oil refiner and marketer of refined products. The company operates in three segments Refining Group, Wholesale Group, and Retail Group. The Refining Group segment operates two refineries in Texas and Mexico; two stand-alone refined product distribution terminals in New Mexico; and four asphalt terminals in Texas, as well as operates crude oil transportation and gathering pipeline system in New Mexico. It refines various grades of gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel, and other products from crude oil, other feedstocks, and blending components; and acquires refined products through exchange agreements and from various third-party suppliers. This segment sells its products through its wholesale group and service stations, independent wholesalers and retailers, commercial accounts, and sales and exchanges with oil companies. The Wholesale Group segment distributes commercial wholesale petroleum products primarily in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, and Utah for retail fuel distributors, as well as for the mining, construction, utility, manufacturing, transportation, aviation, and agricultural industries. The Retail Group segment operates service stations, which include convenience stores or kiosks that sell various grades of gasoline, diesel fuel, general merchandise, and beverage and food products to the general public. As of February 24, 2012, it operated 210 service stations with convenience stores or kiosks located in Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Texas. The company was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in El Paso, Texas.