Jim Cramer's Mad Money Review

On Tuesday's show, Cramer began by analyzing another stock that has been put on sale after Friday's drop in the market. Shaw Group (SGR) had the best earnings of the quarter so far. Cramer thinks this is time to back up the truck and load up on the stock. Cramer still likes infrastructure plays like Shaw, and the earnings make it even more attractive.
Cramer then went to the phonelines. The first caller asked about Aecom (ACM), which Cramer recommended a couple of weeks ago. Cramer said it is still one of his favorites. The next caller asked about uranium prices, which Cramer attributed to production problems, and recommended Mosaic (MOS) as a good uranium play.
Next, Cramer discussed another pick he made based on the book "Microtrends," which Cramer has been plugging for about the past week. He found that the number of people working from home is increasing, which he thinks will be profitable for Cisco (CSCO), since its products will be needed to connect people to the office, including offerings from some companies they have bought out over the past few years.
Another caller asked about the tech sector in general, and Cramer said that he is the only person bullish on tech. The next caller asked why Cramer likes Cisco, and Cramer said he thinks it will be up consistently 15% a year.
Am I Diversified?
first caller asked about five stocks: Amgen (AMGN), Under Armour (UA), PetSmart (PETM), Goldman Sachs (GS) and EMC (EMC), the latter two of which Cramer owns for his charitable trust, Action Alerts PLUS. Cramer said, "That is definite, definite diversification." The second caller named these five plays: IBM (IBM), Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY), Pfizer (PFE), Disney (DIS) Citigroup (C), which Cramer also owns for his charitable trust.
Mad Mail: The first email thanked Cramer for the show he did on October 19, where he gave his 5 rules for investing. The writer thinks that those tips will save him money in the future. The next email asked why Cramer didn't talk about Dry Ships (DRY) when he did his dry bulk shippers segment. Cramer said that it has gone up so much that he had to pass on it. The next writer invited Cramer to his daughter's Bat Mitzvah because the profits from his stock picks are paying for it, and the last email asked what to do with some Hershey (HSY) stock they own, and Cramer said to sell it any time the stock goes up.

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Bullish
Morningstar (MORN),
Blackstone (BX),
Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB),
Sonic (SONC),
Cisco (CSCO),
Motorola (MOT),
Nokia (NOK),
EMC (EMC)
Caterpillar (CAT).

Bearish
Netgear (NTGR)
Infosys Technologies (INFY),
Audiovox (VOXX),
VMware (VMW),
Clearwire (CLWR)
Alvarion (ALVR).

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First caller asking whether the tech sector is still the best place to be? Cramer says drop out of tech right now and wait for the pullback.
Second caller inquired on stock splits and asked if Cramer thinks a stock split is forthcoming for Apple (AAPL). Cramer said he wouldn't be surprised.
Third called asking if EMC is a better value than VZW. Cramer said he likes EMC.

Cramer's getting bullish on companies taking a "no bull" approach to business. He looked at companies that started in U.S. but have expanded. U.S. is no longer a growth country. Cramer says invest in companies with growing international exposure. Best Buy (BBY): Creating value with through the Canadian loon and expanding elsewhere globally. International sales are huge with Best Buy. Circuit City is shrinking its business. Cramer stated the success and future potential of Best Buy's Geek Squad.

Next, Cramer talked about the fact that the US economy is not in great shape, so we should look abroad for investment opportunities. He specifically mentioned Carnival Cruises (CCL) as a buy, and thinks that it will beat Royal Caribbean (RCL) in the growing European cruise market.

Airgas (ARG): Cramer spoke to the CEO of Airgas about its excellent performance. Cramer thinks this is another stock to buy after the pullback.
Lowe's (LOW): Finally, Cramer mentioned that Lowes was hurt in the market downturn. He reiterated his pullback theory, saying retail will lead the way down, followed by tech.

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Bullish calls:
CME Group (CME): "The stock has been marking time. ... I think when we see the quarter it's going to be a rally like you wouldnt believe ... I say buy one share. ... It's a coiled spring." EMC (EMC): "We are looking at six months before EMC fully reflects the price of VMware." Parker-Hannifin (PH): "A remarkable company ... businesses are spread out. When it got to 80, I said it could go to 120. I reiterate that's where it's going." Union Pacific (UNP): "I like the rails ... and I'm going to send you to Union Pacific." Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNI) Texas Instruments (TXN):" … is a monster good company to own at this point in the cycle." Nokia (NOK): Freeport-McMoRan (FCX): "I'm sending you to FCX." Goodyear Tire (GT): "I like the other side of the trade. I like the oil stocks." Rosetta Resources (ROSE): "Too cheap ... knocked down on litigation. Pull the trigger Rosetta." Crocs(CROX) Sirius Satellite Radio (SIRI)
Neutral calls:
Sears Holdings (SHLD): "Until we fix the housing morass, you're not going to make a lot of money in Sears. I'm in a holding pattern with Sears."
Bearish calls:
Delta Air Lines (DAL): "I don't want to own any airline here. I am a believer that oil is not done going up." Warner (TWX)
Comcast (CMCSA) Charter Communications (CHTR)
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Bullish Calls:
CME Group (CME): Cramer referred to CME as a "coiled spring" that will go up after it announces earnings. EMC (EMC): EMC's stock price isn't reflecting the value of VMware (VMW), but Cramer thinks it will in about 6 months. Cramer thinks Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) is the best stock in the copper sector. Parker-Hannifin (PH): Cramer thinks this stock is a winner. Burlington Northern (BNI): Cramer likes the rail sector, but he thinks Union Pacific (UNP) is a better play than BNI. Texas Instruments (TXN): Cramer thinks this is a good company to own. Goodyear Tire (GT): Cramer likes this better than Michelin, but he would rather be in oil service plays rather than oil consumers. Rosetta Resources (ROSE): Cramer says to "pull the trigger." Sears Holdings (SHLD): Cramer says to hold it if you already own the stock, and to stay away if you are thinking about buying.
Bearish Calls:
Delta (DAL): Cramer said, "I don't want to own any airline here," because he thinks oil is going higher. Alpha Natural Resources (ANR): Cramer is staying away from the coal sector until new carbon dioxide regulations are passed. Cramer says stay away from Peru Copper (CUP).

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Wall of Shame: Citigroup (C), Syntax Brillian (BRLC), Alcatel Lucent (ALU)
Cramer, equal opportunity critic of bad CEOs described three current Wall of Shame chiefs who disgraced themselves even further last week. Cramer owns Citigroup for his charitable trust and has been on a crusade to have CEO Chuck Prince removed, because the bank's management is the worst he has ever seen due to unwise investments. Only their huge deposit base will save them. However, Cramer would hold Citigroup, because he feels it has potential. BRLC dropped 35% last week thanks to chief Vincent Sollito's passing the buck to Asian partners after the company failed to meet earnings expectations, according to Cramer, who added he resents the way Sollito painted a rosy picture of the company when he appeared on Mad Money. Cramer commented on Patricia Russo's remarkable lack of execution as the company's orders shrink amid a telco boom benefiting ALU's competitors. He would sell BRLC and ALU.
Outfoxing the Fed: Coca-Cola (KO), PepsiCo (PEP), Kellogg (K), General Mills (GIS), Wachovia (WB), Goldman Sachs (GS), Morgan Stanley (MS)
Cramer discussed three scenarios: the Fed would not cut rates and create Armageddon, or would introduce a quarter or a half-point cut, either of which will not yield good results. Insisting that the Fed needs to cut rates a full point, Cramer said lesser cuts will lead to hard selling, and it is a good time to look at classic defensive stocks such as KO, PEP, K, and GIS. A half-point cut on Tuesday means it is time to buy solid financial stocks such as WB, MS and GS.
Fantasy Football Stocks: Exxon Mobil (XOM), Medco Health Solutions (MHS) Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), was Research In Motion (RIMM), Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold (FCX)
To conclude his fantasy football series, Cramer revealed his team picks on Friday. His quarterback was XOM which, like Peyton Manning of the Colts, is expected to match last year's great performance. MHS is a strong defensive play that could go to $100 and is as dependable as the New England Patriots. With a 6.5% yield and a good combination of safety and defense, EPD was Cramer's pick for tight end, and reminded him of Jason Witten of the Dallas Cowboys. RIMM is doing fabulously be every metric and could double again. Cramer compared the company's potential growth to that New England Patriot wide receiver Randy Moss. FCX can survive a difficult economy, according to Cramer, and its gold business should do well in China. He picks FCX as his running back, similar to LaDainian Tomlinson of the San Diego Chargers.
Mad Mail: Caterpillar (CAT), EMC (EMC) and VMware (VMW)
Cramer told one writer that CAT is a good CEEMEA (Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Asia) play. Another writer questioned the need to diversify in a tech boom, and said 65% of her portfolio was made up of tech stocks. Cramer reminded her of the dot.com fiasco in the 90s. Finally, a writer asked Cramer why he preferred owning EMC to VMW. He replied that EMC benefits from the success of VMW but is cheaper and safer.
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Schlumberger (NYSE: SLB - News), Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN - News), Google (NasdaqGS: GOOG - News), Cisco (NasdaqGS: CSCO - News), Intel (NasdaqGS: INTC - News), RIM (NasdaqGS: RIMM - News), EMC (NYSE: EMC - News): With the Fed's rate cut, Cramer says people are now focused on what to buy, and sees SLB as a likely candidate, since it is trading at 17 times earnings estimates. Currently SLB is at 88, and Cramer thinks it may rally to 95. He also would buy TXN which has "the most aggressive buyback on the NYSE," and would pick up other quality tech names such as GOOG, CSCO, INTC, RIMM and EMC.
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HMS Holdings (NasdaqGS: HMSY - News): 'We've always liked this. This is one of those companies ... that do cost control for medical.'MedcoHealth Solutions (NYSE: MHS - News)Cardinal Health (NYSE: CAH - News)AT&T (NYSE: T - News)EMC (NYSE: EMC - News): 'I think that EMC is a better way to play VMware right now.'Intuitive Surgical (NasdaqGS: ISRG - News): Freeport-McMoran (NYSE: FCX - News): 'This is a gold company and a copper company in a deflationary spiral mandated by the Federal Reserve. ... Am I backing away from it? No. ... I will say bull to Freeport.'First Solar (NasdaqGM: FSLR - News)Exelon (NYSE: EXC - News): 'Well-run ... can do well. ... I say two thumbs up to Excelon/'Hawaiian Electric (NYSE: HE - News): 'I like the utilities here. This one's got a very high yield. It's in a growth market. ... I stick with Hawaiian Electric.'
Bearish calls:
J.C. Penney (NYSE: JCP - News): 'I have been doing some work on J.C. Penney. 52-week low ... retail very hard to own ... I like to wait and see the quarter.'Posco (NYSE: PKX - News): 'It's not a House of Pain anymore. It's literally a Nation of Pain ... Don'tBuy, because it can go lower.'One National Banc (NYSE: ONB - News): 'Every bank is for sale here. ... I cannot recommend a bank on this show. I can't because I like other sectors so much more. Don'tBuy Don'tBuy Don'tBuy.'BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP - News): ' I am not going to walk away from these, but you have to understand, these stocks are in the crosshairs of the Fed, and they are going to go down.'Fuel-Tech (NasdaqGM: FTEK - News): ' ... is so speculative in this environment.'Downey Financial (NYSE: DSL - News): 'Downey is a stock that will fly up 20 points when the Fed decides to blink. ... I think Downey's book value is pretty clean. I am surprised it got down to $47. I can't back away here.'VMware (NYSE: VMW - News): '$60 is my target, and we're already up another $7 today.'Accuray (NasdaqGM: ARAY - News): 'Accuray, frankly, is not a stock that I can pull the trigger on.'Akamai (NasdaqGS: AKAM - News): 'We know that Akamai's the wrong thing.'
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Bullish calls:
Nova Chemicals (NYSE: NCX - News): 'I believe that the chemical companies are radically undervalued, particularly because there are still a lot of Europeans that still want to buy them because of strong currency... I am saying yes to NCX.'Research In Motion (NasdaqGS: RIMM - News): ' ..the highest-growth companies with best balance sheets... I am not backing away from a stock like RIMM.'EMC (NYSE: EMC - News): ' ... was down horribly today, even though the VMWare, but it was a bad day. I would buy EMC.'Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ - News)Intel (NasdaqGS: INTC - News) Cisco Systems (NasdaqGS: CSCO - News)Avnet (NYSE: AVT - News): 'I've been recommending Avnet Inc. which, weirdly, was at a 52-week high yesterday. I would swap out of IM and buy AVT. Can we wait for AVT to pull back? It just hit a high, but I like it.'
Bearish calls:
Xerox (NYSE: XRX - News): 'I feel that this is a stock that is just going to be nibbling... Don't buy, don't buy.... I am not going to recommend it.'ViroPharma (NasdaqGS: VPHM - News): 'I just recommended it. It went down and, ever since then, I have hated it. I just feel like it's not what you want to do. Sell, sell, sell!'Brocade Communications (NasdaqGS: BRCD - News): 'Huge insider buying. I thought it went down because of Greg Reyes... I know that he was just convicted....don't buy, don't buy.'Ingram Micro (NYSE: IM - News): 'It's down a lot. If I want to buy a distributor, I want something that has a little more value added.'Dun & Bradstreet (NYSE: DNB - News): 'I've always liked that company ... It's still pretty high. It's at $95 ... Don't buy, don't buy.'North American Palladium (AMEX: PAL - News): 'Bernanke doesn't know that this is a deflationary spiral... You cannot be in PAL. I do not want you to stick with PAL.'
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FMC Technologies (NYSE: FTI - News): 'It's pulled back a dollar. I like the group. I like FTI'.Rite Aid (NYSE: RAD - News): 'I want to pull the trigger right there! I think that's a great situation!'EMC (NYSE: EMC - News): 'The stock just takes off, and now it seems the stock is at $19.05. I think it goes to $23. It's not too late to pull the trigger on EMC.'TJX (NYSE: TJX - News): 'I think TJX is one you want to own after the quarter.' Costco (COST - Cramer's Take - Stockpickr - Rating), Costco (NasdaqGS: COST - News): 'Can I also point out that Costco was down today, and I think COST is just a classic situation.'Siemens (NYSE: SI - News): 'I'm surprised the stock was down badly... I like that stock. I like the German market. It's the strongest in the world among developed countries... I want to buy some.'Schlumberger (NYSE: SLB - News): 'But SLB, at 17x earnings, is way too cheap.'Conco Philip (NYSE: COP - News): 'I've been buying that one for my charitable trust... I think, down below $80, that's perfect.'Corning (NYSE: GLW - News)First Solar (NasdaqGM: FSLR - News): 'Nice pullback after a really good quarter. With oil staying high, that's the one I want to be in. 'Arris Group (NasdaqGS: ARRS - News): 'That was terrific. I think ARRS is a good place to be. I don't want you to leave it. I want to stick with that.'ABB (NYSE: ABB - News): 'They're the best in that business.'Gentiva Health Services (NasdaqGS: GTIV - News): 'This is the home healthcare story that I like very much.'Sears Holdings (NasdaqGS: SHLD - News): 'I say, you know I'm sticking with Eddie. I own it for my charitable trust... I refuse to quit on it. I refuse to quit, because he's a winner, and he's made me money.'TBS International (NasdaqGM: TBSI - News): 'I like Expeditors in that category. I think that's a better one... 'Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS - News): 'Everybody hates Lloyd Blankfein. They think he's an idiot. They think my alma mater's moronic... I don't know. I'd like to buy the stock here.'
Bearish calls:
Harley-Davidson (NYSE: HOG - News): 'This stock has finally broken down from that $60 level... I think it's headed lower. I don't want to be there... Sell, sell, sell... I think you should sell it.'Optium (NasdaqGM: OPTM - News): ' ... that has been a tough one.'Evergreen Solar (NasdaqGM: ESLR - News): ' I'm going to have nix that one. Sell, sell, sell!... 'USEC (NYSE: USU - News): 'I don't want to own uranium. I think uranium is too far out in the future.'WCI Communities (NYSE: WCI - News): 'I looked at the balance sheet and I don't like it. Why don't I leave it at that. Sell, sell, sell....'
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PepsiCo (P'EP), Kellogg (NYSE: K - News), Nova Chemicals (NYSE: NCX - News), Schering-Plough (NYSE: SGP - News) and Celgene (NasdaqGS: CELG - News), EMC (NYSE: EMC - News)
In the aftermath 0f last week's carnage, Cramer urged investors to search in the rubble for damaged stocks but not damaged companies. One indicator that the damage is only skin deep is if the companies reported great quarters right before the selloff. However, financial and housing stocks are simply no good, according to Cramer. While Pepsi and Kellogg both reported great quarters, Pepsi jumped and then gave back its gain while Kellogg went flat. He prefers Pepsi to Coke and thinks this $66 stock is really worth $80. Cramer predicted Kellogg will have a great quarter. He considers both stocks to be an antidote for a slowing economy. Concerning NCX, Cramer said the quarter was strong and he thinks the company will be taken over. Cramer likes SGP and CELG, even though the latter stock is up. Cramer liked EMC's quarter so much, he bought the stock, and he says the company's spinoff of VMWare will be VMware "the sexiest initial public offering of the year."
Boeing (NYSE: BA - News) and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT - News)Cramer predicts BA and LMT will go to $120, since both had been at $80 and are now around the $100 mark. BA is producing fuel-efficient planes which hold more passengers and is not affected by the domestic economy. Cramer would buy a maximum of 100 shares incrementally. He adds LMT is a good play on the Iraq War, since the defense budget is "huge." Cramer added LMT is a good international stock and is a "buyback king."
Adobe (NasdaqGS: ADBE - News)
Cramer feels secure about the tech because the sector usuallly does well in the late summer and it has the least exposure to housing ills. He likes ADBE right now even more than Microsoft because he thinks the third and fourth quarter will benefit from sales of Creative Suite 3, the "best software for publishing."
Mad Mail: Transocean (NYSE: RIG - News) and Omniture (NasdaqGM: OMTR - News)
Cramer calls RIG the most creditworthy company apart from Schlumberger, but he would recommend selling some gains. He adds that he hopes those who saw a $4 jump for OMTR sold some stock.
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Novellus Systems (NasdaqGS: NVLS - News), Motorola (NYSE: MOT - News), Intel (NasdaqGS: INTC - News), EMC (NYSE: EMC - News), Microsoft (NasdaqGS: MSFT - News)Cramer would buy Novellus, which guided down its earnings, revenues and orders and still rose 10%. The stock is even up after missing its estimates, which demonstrates the health of the tech sector, according to Cramer. Similarly, Motorola is back up after reporting a disastrous quarter. He predicted Intel will reach $30 and investors will be safe to buy half their positions now "because you're immunized. I expect it will be contained either at the $25 strike or the $27.50 strike." Other great tech names are EMC, which is a buy at $19 ahead of VMware's IPO, MSFT, whose performance is sluggish but will still see $32. "This group is like oil was a year ago," Cramer said. "You just can't stop buying it."
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Bullish calls:
EMC (NYSE: EMC - News)Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT - News): 'How about taking a little bit of money out of Target and putting it into Wal-Mart?'Cisco Systems (NasdaqGS: CSCO - News): 'Move into the Cisco.'Acadia Pharmaceuticals (NasdaqGM: ACAD - News): 'Lots of ways to win. ... However, this group is under a cloud. ... You need to be patient, but I reiterate buy Acadia Pharma.'Omniture (NasdaqGM: OMTR - News): 'There is nothing like Omniture. It is the super-Nielsen of the Web. ... Stick with Omniture.'TOP Tankers (NasdaqGS: TOPT - News): 'All tanker stocks are hitting their 52-week highs. ... Yours doesn't pay the big dividend, but I'm not going to move away from that dry bulk group. It's really terrific.'Frontline (NYSE: FRO - News)Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD - News): 'I like semiconductors. ... Far be it from me to recommend selling any semiconductor stock.'Cal Dive International (NYSE: DVR - News): 'The perfect stock to own going into hurricane season. ... I like that stock, but people know I like the group.'Hercules Offshore (NasdaqGS: HERO - News): 'That symbol is HERO. It is my hero. ... As good as HERO is, I am still going to tell you that RIG, and Schlumberger are better.'Transocean (NYSE: RIG - News)Global Santa Fe (NYSE: GSF - News)Schlumberger (NYSE: SLB - News)Southern Copper (NYSE: PCU - News): 'It's a monster! It's on the move!'Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold (NYSE: FCX - News)
Bearish calls:
Target (NYSE: TGT - News): ' ... 52-week high, took everybody by surprise, up $4. ... I think it's time to do a little schnitzel. ... How about taking a little bit of money out of Target and putting it into Wal-Mart?'Juniper Networks (NasdaqGS: JNPR - News): ' ... 52-week high. ... Swap out of the Juniper. Move into the Cisco.'XM Satellite Radio (NasdaqGS: XMSR - News): 'There's no way we can be in that. ... I'm going to give you a Don'tBuy.'Sirius Satellite Radio (NasdaqGS: SIRI - News)Diageo (NYSE: DEO - News): 'I think Diageo is just okay here.'
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That 80s Show: Air Products and Chemicals (NYSE: APD - News)
Cramer discussed APD which he believes will follow the pattern of stocks that reach $80, catch momentum, gain institutional buyers, and continue to move higher to $100 and eventually to $120. In search of a bull market, APD was a simple gas business that moved into energy and electronics. Cramer notes APD is also an environmental play, since it is the world' s leading producer of hydrogen which refineries use to clean up oil.
E = MC Squared: EMC (NYSE: EMC - News)
Cramer likes EMC as an investment or a trade because it owns VMware, a company which produces money-saving products and has been described as "the next Google." He added, "I know the heart of Wall Street. That's why I am sure people are going to fall in love with the VMware story." EMC is spinning off VMWare at a range between $23 and $25, but Cramer thinks the range could increase by $10, because interest in the deal will "explode." Since EMC will still hold a portion of VMware, it will benefit from the IPO's success. Cramer believes EMC is undervalued, its estimates are too low, and it should rise on its July 24 earnings report. He suggests buying some on Thursday between 10 and 11 am, and picking up more when the stock dips.
CEO Interview: Theodore Solso, Cummins Engine (NYSE: CMI - News)
Theodore Solso wanted to corrrect a common misconception that Cummins is mainly a trucking play. CMI has moved beyond trucking, and "The investment community hasn't understood that until the first quarter of this year." Solso discussed organic growth domestically and abroad in China and India. Cramer commented CMI is "not done going up."
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Bullish calls:
Monsanto (NYSE: MON - News): 'I would rather see you buy a little MON at $65 bucks.'Volvo (NasdaqGS: VOLV - News): 'I think VOLV is pretty good. At $20 bucks, I like it. It's also got Europe going for it. They have a great engine.'Axis Capital Holdings (NYSE: AXS - News): 'Cheap life insurance ... I kind of like it. It's a specialty play ... the only financial part of the economy that doesn't have housing risk. I'm going to bless that stock.'Brookfield Asset Management (NYSE: BAM - News): ' ... you can buy right now - right now, even in this decline. A Canadian stock with a great management that has real estate interests and power interests... Yes! Nice call.'EMC (NYSE: EMC - News): 'EMC probably has the most momentum of any tech name, other than my Four Horsemen (Intel, Dell, Microsoft and Cisco) ... I want you buying EMC, and I like it so much, that I have to press 'buy, buy, buy!' Frontline (NYSE: FRO - News): 'The 11% yield is safe. I've been too negative. I want to pull the trigger now ... FRO, I stand corrected.'
Neutral calls:
B & G Foods (NYSE: BGF - News): ' ... why isn't it higher, frankly?... It's got good solid growth ... Memo to my fabulous staff... Let's call BGF and get the Chief Executive. I want to ask him why, why it's not up more, because I cannot opine on it, until I've spoken to him. Don't buy, don't buy.'
Bearish calls:
Texas Industries (NYSE: TXI - News): ' ... it's going to take it on the chin every single time you hear negative things about housing... Now, if you can't handle that ... I recommend that you swap out of it.'Potash (NYSE: POT - News): ' I don't regard this stock being down $1 from its 52-week high as being the kind of weakness that wants to get me in there.'MasterCard (NYSE: MA - News): 'Let's wait for that little pullback, and then pull the trigger.'Emergency Medical Services (NYSE: EMS - News): 'It sells at twice its growth rate ... sell, sell, sell'Terra Nitrogen (NYSE: TNH - News): ' ... the stock is up over 500%. Again, on a pullback, I am going to re-recommend the ag group, but this group has not corrected at all.'
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Live with Regis: Time Warner (NYSE: TWX - News), EMC (NYSE: EMC - News), Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE: ALU - News)
During Cramer's celebration of his 500th Mad Money program, he received a call from Regis Philbin who congratulated Cramer and asked him to comment on his portfolio. Concerning TWX, Cramer said he is still bullish; "We have to give Dick Parsons the chance to take it to $30" from $20.61. He added EMC is one of the few tech stocks he recommends, but suggested getting rid of ALU which has "hurt a lot of people."
Gaffes of Yesteryear: Dick's Sporting Goods (NYSE: DKS - News) and Montpelier Re Holdings (NYSE: MRH - News), Sealy's (NYSE: ZZ - News)
Recalling some of his errors along with his triumphs, Cramer revisited his recommendation to buy DKS right before its earnings report in August 2005 after which the stock got hammered. "This was an 18% loss overnight, and it doesn't get much worst than that," he said. He learned from this experience that buying before an earnings report may entail after-hours trading during which a stock can get slaughtered by the shorts. Cramer also recommended MRH, an insurance company focused on the Southeast region, as Hurricane Katrina was beginning. The stock was down on news of the impending hurricane, and Cramer thought MRH would have a bounce aftethe storm. However, no one quite understood how destructive Katrina would be, and the stock has yet to recover. In April 2006, Cramer recommended buying IPO Sealy at $18, but it fell to $12 two months later, because it was a "low-quality IPO."
Not the Chocolates: Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM - News)
While FNM has increased, Cramer would still buy, because he envisions "tons" of upgrades for this comeback stock. He calls FNM a "money machine" even though it is a "quasigovernment" stock and is a good way to play the Democratic Congress, since the Republicans were doing business with big banks rather than with FNM, "But the Democrats put a stop to that when they took both Houses last November," Cramer said. With government backing, FNM can issue bonds cheaply, and it has a great dividend and a solid insurance business, said Cramer.
Sell Block: Qwest Communications (NYSE: Q - News), Apple (NasdaqGS: AAPL - News)
Cramer would get rid of Q because of the unexpected retirement of Richard Notebaert, who was the reason Cramer was bullish on Q. He would sell and buy AAPL, which is down 4 points.

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Labels: AAPL, ALU, DKS, EMC, FNM, Jim Cramer, Mad Money, MRH, Q, TWX, ZZ

Dell (NasdaqGS: DELL): Cramer would buy Dell on its strong quarter and believes 8,000 firings will bring the stock up for three more quarters.Nokia (NYSE: NOK ): This stock has "momentum. .. you give Nokia the ball," says Cramer.EMC (NYSE: EMC): Cramer applauds EMC's plan to split itself up and predicts it will reach $20 from $16.89.Sears (NasdaqGS: SHLD): After a rough patch, Sears is still healthy, commented Cramer, since CEO Eddie Lampert is buying back stock. "This is a big tell," Cramer said. "... When he buys, the stock goes higher."

Labels: Dell, EMC, Jim Cramer, Jim Cramer's Stop Trading, NOK, SHLD

A Second Look at Cigna (NYSE: CI - News)
Although Cramer has not liked Cigna in the past, he is taking another look at the non-pharma health care company because of its serious buyback plan. "Nothing is more reassuring than a company that believes in itself," said Cramer, noting that Cigna bought back 20% of the company since 2004 and is shrinking its number of shares so rapidly, it is "practically going private." Cramer declared, "The single biggest bull market is in the nonpharmaceutical health care sector," and he would buy Cigna.
Volcano (NasdaqGM: VOLC), Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX - News), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ - News), and General Electric (NYSE: GE - News)
A great way to play fears over drug-coated stents is to buy Volcano, a company that makes intravascular ultrasound catheters which examine the inside of arteries, according to Cramer. Although this technology is not new, it has been underused until the recent stent controversy. Volcano's largest rival is BSX, which Cramer calls "the Citigroup of healthcare" and Volcano has partnerships with JNJ and GE.

Beware of Tech: Oracle (NasdaqGS: ORCL), Microsoft (NasdaqGS: MSFT), EMC (NYSE: EMC - News), SanDisk (NasdaqGS: SNDK), Seagate (NYSE: STX - News), Western Digital (NYSE: WDC - News), Komag (NasdaqGS: KOMG), IBM (NYSE: IBM - News), Micron's (NYSE: MU - News), Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN - News), Intel (NasdaqGS: INTC), Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE: AMD - News), Garmin (NasdaqGS: GRMN), Qualcomm (NasdaqGS: QCOM), Cisco (NasdaqGS: CSCO), Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ - News), eBay (NasdaqGS: EBAY), Apple (NasdaqGS: AAPL), Yahoo! (NasdaqGS: YHOO) and IAC/InterActive (NasdaqGS: IACI)
Cramer devoted his Sell Block segment to warning investors not to touch tech until summer, with a few notable exceptions. "Don't be bamboozled by hopeful analysts," he said, and added