Jim Cramer's Mad Money Review

Looking at Mattel (MAT), Hasbro (HAS) and Jakks Pacific (JAKK), Cramer said, "This group is dirt cheap." Cramer pointed out that Hasbro is buying back a lot of stock, and said that Jakks is the cheapest on a momentum basis.
Referring to the headlines made over lead paint found in China-made Mattel toys, Cramer jokingly lauded Hasbro's business model. "What a great business. You gotta buy them -- their toys didn't kill anybody!"
For the energy market, Cramer recommended natural gas. "This is so the fuel of the future." He dismissed industry observers' claims that the fuel is unreliable, concluding, "This is a great play when oil gets to $100." He recommended XTO Energy (XTO), Apache (APA), Devon (DVN), and Anadarko (APC) as plays on the sector.
Cramer reiterated his recommendation of Cleveland Cliffs (CLF), reminding viewers, "I started with you at $77. I am still on the case, because it's an independent ... company that can't stay independent."
Of the agriculture boom, Cramer said he would sell the stocks after their upcoming trading move up. "They're too expensive," he said. He recommended viewers listen to Agco's (AG) recent conference call.
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The Fuel is Greener: Deere (DE), Monsanto (MON), Bunge (BG), Mosaic (MOS), Agrium (AGU), Potash (POT)
When looking at the agriculture bull market, Cramer urged investors to think energy and not food. As oil prices rise, the pressure to develop alternative fuels from soybeans and corn will increase. This has been good news for farming stocks such as Deere, Bunge and Monsanto and especially fertilizer companies, Agrium, Potash and Mosaic. "All of these gains have been driven by demand," Cramer said and sees years of upside in this sector. However, since many agriculture stocks have already increased substantially, Cramer would wait for a decline before buying many of them.
Still Time for NYSE Euronext (NYX)
While NYX has been the worst performing stock Cramer has seen in 26 years in the business, he would stay with it. His thesis for owning the stock is unchanged and the only reason NYX went down is because "it was just going down…. Even though you hate owning it, nothing fundamental has changed for the company underneath it." In fact, NYX keeps beating estimates, its fundamentals are better than they were at the beginning of the year, and Cramer thinks this bear raid on NYX can't last forever.
Sitting on the Fed Fence: Kroger (KR), Costco (COST)
Cramer advised a wait and see strategy concerning the Fed meeting on Tuesday. A quarter point cut in rates could lead to recession fears and may bring some stocks down. On the other hand, a half a point cut could be a buying opportunity for banks tech and industrials. If it weren’t for the meeting, Cramer would suggest buying Costco and Kroger ahead of their earnings reports, but now he recommends waiting before making a move.
Meet the Mutual Fund Manager: Ron Muhlenkamp of Muhlenkamp (MUHLX) with stocks: Altria (MO), Devon Energy (DVN), Cemex (CX)
Cramer said investing in a mutual fund is really an investment in the fund’s manager, and invited Ron Muhlenkamp to discuss his strategy of finding good companies at low prices, particularly names others don’t recognize yet or like. He discussed MO, one of the fund’s holdings and said there is room to grow for DVN and CX.
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Abbott Labs (ABT): Cramer likes this stock because it has great drugs and diagnostics. He also recommended Baxter (BAX), Bard (BCR), and Becton Dickinson (BDX).
Infinera (INFN): Cramer doesn't want to be in this stock because he doesn't like the optical sector.
Southern Copper (PCU): Cramer is bullish on this stock, but he thinks Freeport McMoran (FCX) is better since it's cheap and he thinks it will be taken over soon.
Nordstroms (JWN): Cramer thinks this stock should go up to $36, so he would buy the stock here.
E*Trade (ETFC): Cramer thinks you will get hurt if you try to invest in this stock. He is bearish.
Anthracite Capital (AHR): This is a residential REIT, so Cramer is bearish. He recommended the caller buy Annaly Capital (NLY) instead.
Anadarko Petroleum (APC): Cramer thinks this stock is terrific, along with Apache (APA), Devon (DVN), and XTO (XTO).
Trane (TT): Cramer said he has been looking at this stock and was actually going to recommend it later tonight, but he has second thoughts about it because of its residential construction exposure. He still thinks it is a well run company.
Northern Trust (NTRS): Cramer thinks this and State Street (STT) are the best run financial institutions in the country, so he wants to recommend both of them.

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Most Underpriced Calls: These are the most under priced calls of all stocks in our database. While the Equities Explosion List finds groups of calls for individual equities that are under priced, this list finds the most under priced individual calls. Thus, the options listed here will tend to be more severely under priced.
Google Inc. Jun 530 Calls (NasdaqGS:GOOG - News). GOOG's PowerRating is 5.
Most Underpriced Puts: These are the most under priced puts of all stocks in our database. While the Equities Explosion List finds groups of puts for individual equities that are under priced, this list finds the most under priced individual puts. Thus, the options listed here will tend to be more severely under priced.
DaimlerChrysler AG Apr 90 Puts (NYSE:DCX - News). DCX's PowerRating is 5.
Most Overpriced Calls: These are the most overpriced calls of all stocks in our database. While the Equities Implosion List finds groups of calls for individual equities that are overpriced, this list finds the most overpriced individual calls. Thus, the options listed here will tend to be more severely overpriced.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Apr 30 Calls (NasdaqGS:VRTX - News). VRTX's PowerRating is 3.
Advanced Magnetics Apr 65 Calls (NasdaqGM:AMAG - News). AMAG's PowerRating is 3.
Most Overpriced Puts: These are the most overpriced puts of all stocks in our database. While the Equities Implosion List finds groups of puts for individual equities that are overpriced, this list finds the most overpriced individual puts. Thus, the options listed here will tend to be more severely overpriced.
Dendreon Corp. May 20 Puts (NasdaqGM:DNDN - News). DNDN's PowerRating is 1.
Stocks with Abnormal Call Volume: These are stocks which showed unusual call option volume not easily explained by arbitrage operations. The appearance of a stock on the Call Volume Alerts list suggests a possible takeover, extraordinarily good earnings report, or other news which may favorably affect the stock.
Devon Energy (NYSE:DVN - News) . DVN's PowerRating is 4.
Stocks with Abnormal Put Volume: These are stocks which showed unusual put option volume not easily explained by arbitrage operations. The appearance of a stock on the Put Volume Alerts list suggests an extraordinarily negative earnings report, or other news which may negatively affect the stock.
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Abnormal Put/Call $ Volume: These stocks have the highest dollar put volume in relation to their call volume. These high ratios are indicative of extreme bearish sentiment in the underlying stock.
Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE:WFC - News). WFC's PowerRating is 4.
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Bullish calls:
Nymex Holdings (NYSE: NMX - News): 'This stock does nothing but go up. ... Stick with it.'Grainger (NYSE: GWW - News)Wesco (NYSE: WCC - News): 'Did you see the explosion in that stock this week off the quarter? ... Still very, very cheap. I am recommending it heartily.'Chevron (NYSE: CVX - News): 'Holy cow! ... I look for the dividend to go up. I look for another buyback. I think you should back up the truck. That's my favorite integrated oil.'Devon Energy (NYSE: DVN - News)Amgen (NasdaqGS: AMGN)Genentech (NYSE: DNA - News)Celgene (NasdaqGS: CELG)Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ - News): ' ... is not just a PC assembler ... this is a technology company, run by Mark Hurd, who I think is the best. ... I need you to load up the boat, Hewlett-Pacakrd, that's best in show.'Valero Energy (NYSE: VLO - News): 'Not bad. ... it's a cheap stock ... 'Archer Daniels Midland (NYSE: ADM - News): 'If I want to refine these days, I'm gonna refine soybean or corn. I'm buying Archer Daniels Midland.'Amor Holdings (NYSE: AH - News)General Dynamics (NYSE: GD - News)L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL - News)
Bearish calls:
1-800-Flowers.com (NasdaqGS: FLWS): 'It doesn't deserve to be owned. We're ixnaying.'Sirius Satellite Radio (NasdaqGS: SIRI): 'You know that stock ain't going anywhere. ... I want you to sell it nine ways to Super Bowl Sunday. 'Medarex (NasdaqGM: MEDX): 'This is precisely what I'm railing against at this juncture.'Illumina (NasdaqGM: ILMN): 'Not a good quarter. Expenses are going to rise. ... I need you out of that stock, and I want you to sell it right now.'Force Protection (NasdaqCM: FRPT): 'I think you need to go with the majors here.'
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Four Dividend Gifts: U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB - News), National City (NYSE: NCC - News), Asbury Automotive (NYSE: ABG - News), and United Online (NASDAQ: UNTD - News)
Cramer listed four stocks that "keep on giving" with their great dividends. U.S. Bancorp has a 4.4% yield and a 35 year history of consistently raising its dividend, Cramer observes, adding that it has a good buyback program and a "pristine balance sheet." In addition to National City's 4.2% dividend and its "big fat buyback" Cramer applauds the company for getting rid of its low-margin mortgage business and setting up a position in Florida. ABG, which sells cars in the $30,000 to $35,000 range has good earnings growth, comments Cramer, and has the money to raise its 3.3% dividend. Finally, Cramer calls UNTD "the big one" with a 6.1% dividend and a "serious growth business."

Hot and Cool: Omniture (NASDAQ: OMTR - News), InnerWorkings (NASDAQ: INWK - News), Riverbed (NASDAQ: RVBD - News), DivX (NASDAQ: DIVX - News) and Acme Pocket (NASDAQ: APKT - News)
Last week, Cramer discussed "hot stocks" and said that OMTR, INWK and RVBD were not "too hot to buy," and are good for the next six to nine months, but on Friday he emphasized that he would sell DIVX. Cramer's fifth hot stock is APKT, which is a pioneer in the Internet telephony business and "hasn't even started to run yet." Cramer notes that it has reported good profits for four consecutive quarters, has "massive revenue growth" and, since it is covered by only five analysts, APKT has upgrade potential. Although those who hold the stock on the April 10th expiration of its share lockup will be hurting, Cramer assures investors that they have a few months to watch the stock rise and says ACME is "too cool not to handle, and it is far from being too hot."

Desperate Hedgies: Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL - News), Google (NASDAQ: GOOG - News), Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS - News), Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM - News), AIG (NYSE: AIG - News), Devon Energy (NYSE: DVN - News), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ - News) and Halliburton (NYSE: HAL - News)
Hedge fund managers whose funds have not been doing well in the past year are frantically selling stocks such as APPL, GOOG and GS which are "symbolic of the market" to make it seem as if the performance of their funds is related to the health of the Dow. Instead of worrying, Cramer suggests investors use this "short-term, rumor-down market" to pick up some good quality stocks such as RIMM, AIG, DVN, JNJ and HAL at low prices; "After buying them on the cheap next week, take them in 2007 and enjoy it," he said.
CEO Interview: Bruce Williamson Dynegy (NYSE: DYN - News)
Bruce Williamson said that his company's deal with LS Power will increase assets under management by 70% and will add more cash flow. When asked how the deal will affect DYN's exposure to natural gas, Williamson replied, "With LS Power, it is going to to drop our exposure of a dollar move of natural gas down from 10% of EBITDA to a 4% move in EBITDA... It stabilizes the platform." Cramer applauded Williamson and called him a "winner."

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Bullish calls:
Foster Wheeler (NASDAQ: FWLT - News): ' ... I'm not selling the rest, because this company, and KBR ... both have the single best pin action off all the oil that's been found, and the money - particularly the new need to have petro plants and nuclear - that FWLT is going to be a core position for me. Two thumbs up, way up.'KBR (NYSE: KBR - News)Conceptus (CPTS): 'I like it, but I can't rave about it, because I like other companies in medical devices. And I haven't tried it personally, but I hear good things.'Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO - News)J.C. Penney (NYSE: JCP - News)Devon Energy (NYSE: DVN - News)Best Buy (NYSE: BBY - News): 'The best of times at BBY ... should be bought here. Why? Because they are annihilating CC. 'Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX - News): ' ... brutally knocked down by momentum sellers. And I have been calling a bottom here at $52 bucks. I like that better than Bio-Reference Laboratories."Indevus Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: IDEV - News): 'A lot of ways to win. I mentioned the stock as being a good speculative play. Everyone do a little homework, and see if you like the stock.'
Bearish calls:
O2 Micro International (NASDAQ: OIIM - News): ' My friend, we're trying to stay away from mixed signals. I'm talking about mixed-signal circuits, which I have lost money in for maybe 15 years. I want you to get off right now, and sell that stock.'SanDisk (NASDAQ: SNDK - News): ' ... for a trade, I think it can go to $47. But this stock has got tremendous tax-loss selling. And I don't want you to run into that, because that is a buzzsaw! Wait until January if you have to own SNDK.'Family Dollar (NYSE: FDO - News):Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT - News): 'I can't get wild about WMT, which has that look and feel of a dollar store.'Dollar General (NYSE: DG - News): 'I see a trade at $14-17, $14-17. I can't get wild about that.'UAL (NASDAQ: UAUA - News): 'I want you to ring the register. You made a great trade... but no, you must take that money off the table. I cannot have it turn into a loss. Congratulations on a good one.'CPFL Energia (NYSE: CPL - News): 'Too dicey! I think that a Brazillian 4% yield is not enough to keep me with maybe so-so growth ... I would rather see you, honestly, in an American growth utility.'Brightpoint (NASDAQ: CELL - News): 'You know I don't like the wireless business ... It's too hard a business. I don't want to touch it. 'Arena Resources (NYSE: ARD - News): 'It is a sleeper oil stock, but it's up a lot, and as much as I like ARD, I feel like that's a good swap out of some of the crazier.'Motorola (NYSE: MOT - News): 'Can't get behind the MOT. It's been a real house of pain; I see no real momentum there.'Nokia (NYSE: NOK - News): 'I don't like the NOK. I don't like the cell phone business.'Bio-Reference Laboratories (NASDAQ: BRLI - News): ' Let's swap out of BRLI; let's go to DGX.'Circuit City (NYSE: CC - News): ' ... the worst of times at CC. When I was going over the CC quarter, I could not believe how much money they are losing on the exact same product that they are making money on at BBY... I question if there even needs to be a CC.'

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Accredited Home Lenders (NASDAQ: LEND - News), Merrill Lynch (NYSE: MER - News) and Bear Stearns (NYSE: BSC - News): Cramer says subprime lenders are dong well now, because there are no worries over credit losses. LEND has not fallen because subprime lending is in trouble, but because MER and BSC have entered into the game: "It's a margin-shred story," remarked Cramer.
Devon (NYSE: DVN - News), Ultra Petroleum (AMEX: UPL - News), Core Labs (NYSE: CLB - News), Total (NYSE: TOT - News), BP (NYSE: BP - News) and Duke (NYSE: DUK - News): Cramer likes UPL, CLB and DVN and called Devon's recent downgrade "criminal." He added, "If Devon stays here, it wil be bought by a European major," like Total or BP. Cramer said that Duke Energy is a "nice solid utility that grows."

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Bullish calls:
Cemex (NYSE: CX - News): 'CX is one of the best stocks out there. ... CX - the Mexican cement company that's buying American companies... that one's for me. I'm giving it two thumbs up.'BEA Systems (NASDAQ: BEAS - News): 'They are saying this BEAS hasn't taken off since Cramer recommended it. So, therefore, it must have no mojo, and they could not be more wrong. If you look at the Oracle quarter, after that disappointment, you can see it cries out for an acquisition. It needs China play. You know what that spells: BEAS.'Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO - News)Allegheny Technologies (NYSE: ATI - News): 'I say you should only playing with the house's money right now. This company produces stainless steel - but much more important - it makes titanium for BA. It makes airplane titanium, therefore, it is still too cheap. I bless it, anytime it's under $90.'Occidental Petroleum (NYSE: OXY - News): I think OXY's good. There's like a scale here, of which are the companies most levered to crude: The company that should go up or down with the crude is OXY. The least levered is XOM. I like to have a little bit of both.'Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM - News): 'I don't like to be unlevered like XOM, although I know it's going higher. 'Chevron (NYSE: CVX - News): 'So I settle on CVX, which is my fave, for those of you who want steady income. It yields 2.75%, and it just seems to always have a bid underneath, but it doesn't go down.'Devon Energy (NYSE: DVN - News): 'And, for those who want to roll the dice, I talk about the stock that got downgraded today, criminally and wrong, which is DVN. DVN's good.'
Bearish calls:
Smith & Wesson (NASDAQ: SWHC - News): 'I don't like the stock. SWHC was one we nailed in the $5-6 range. When it got to $14, we said we be hogs.'JDSU (NASDAQ: JDSU - News): 'JDSU - I have been over that quarter with a fine-tooth comb... I think that JDSU - and let me roll up in CIEN - these I call - these are 'too hard' because they're too likely to give you (an electric shock sound).'Ciena (NASDAQ: CIEN - News): 'I feel very strongly that anybody who calls me with the JDSU or the CIEN... I would tell you that they should buy CSCO.'Allied Waste (NYSE: AW - News): 'You know, I was going to recommend this stock. I feel like this is the best one of the waste removal companies, but here's your problem: It grows at 13%, and it sells at 24x earnings. On Jim Cramer's Mad Money, the upper limit is 26x. So, if I told you to buy this at $12, I'd have to tell you to ring the register at $14. So, the answer is 'don't buy, don't buy.'

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Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL - News), Marvell (NASDAQ: MRVL - News), Yahoo (NASDAQ: YHOO - News), Research in Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM - News) and eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY - News): Cramer is optimistic about Apple, which was up 1.5% on Wednesday, and he thinks the stock is headed to $90. Although it dropped 3% when Forrester Research reported that the company had a 65% dip in iTunes revenue in the first half of this year, Gene Munster of Piper Jaffray noted that Apple had robust growth for the first nine months of 2006, and also reported that Marvell was strong. Cramer notes that Yahoo is being "buoyed" by December 27 calls and that it will pull back next week unless there is an update on Panama within 10 days. Cramer also thinks that eBay will give a boost to the tech rally: " Skype has been in a very ridiculed acquisition by eBay that all of a sudden looks like it's going to have traction," Cramer said. He also noted that he likes RIMM, which has been hit the hardest by the tech selloff.
Best Buy (NYSE: BBY - News): Cramer likes the fact that retail is "shrugging off" BBY's lackluster report and is critical of those who are bearish on the sector. "The fact is that retail is not a disaster."
Chevron (NYSE: CVX - News) Devon (NYSE: DVN - News), Transocean (NYSE: RIG - News) and General Electric (NYSE: GE - News): Cramer thinks that oils have reached their peak, but likes CVX and DVN and RIG, noting that the latter has drilling prospects in the Gulf of Mexico. Concerning GE, Cramer said that the stock could be yielding a dividend of 3.5% next year given its recent 12% dividend boost, andhe is starting to get interested in the stock.

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Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC - News): Cramer says that concerns about WFC's subprime lending business are exaggerated, especially since the bank is well-managed and the loan loss "reserves haven't been tapped as much as you'd think." He comments that those who are shorting WFC will be disappointed if the stock doubles after an interest rate cut.
Akmai (NASDAQ: AKAM - News) and Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO - News): This stock, which Cramer calls "the gold standard of high growth," reminds him of Cisco when it first went public in the early 90s because Cisco was also 10 year growth story with no competition.
Allegiant (NASDAQ: ALGT - News): Although he notes that airlines have not been doing well until recently, Cramer says that he likes the IPO at $6 and thinks that it could go up another $6 with no problems. He also notes that it is another way to play the Vegas, since it has direct flights to the popular city.
Level 3 (NASDAQ: LVLT - News), Cal Dive (DVR), Devon (NYSE: DVN - News): Cramer warns investors against buying LVLT just because it made the Nasdaq 100, and moving on to oil, Cramer says that he thinks that DVR is going to be a strong oil service play, and notes that the sector is doing well, although DVN is a bit pricey.

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Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC - News): Cramer says that concerns about WFC's subprime lending business are exaggerated, especially since the bank is well-managed and the loan loss "reserves haven't been tapped as much as you'd think." He comments that those who are shorting WFC will be disappointed if the stock doubles after an interest rate cut.
Akmai (NASDAQ: AKAM - News) and Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO - News): This stock, which Cramer calls "the gold standard of high growth," reminds him of Cisco when it first went public in the early 90s because Cisco was also 10 year growth story with no competition.
Allegiant (NASDAQ: ALGT - News): Although he notes that airlines have not been doing well until recently, Cramer says that he likes the IPO at $6 and thinks that it could go up another $6 with no problems. He also notes that it is another way to play the Vegas, since it has direct flights to the popular city.
Level 3 (NASDAQ: LVLT - News), Cal Dive (DVR), Devon (NYSE: DVN - News): Cramer warns investors against buying LVLT just because it made the Nasdaq 100, and moving on to oil, Cramer says that he thinks that DVR is going to be a strong oil service play, and notes that the sector is doing well, although DVN is a bit pricey.

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