Jim Cramer's Mad Money Review

Bullish calls:
Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS - News): 'I'm a bull about Morgan Stanley.'Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS - News): 'When Goldman Sachs is down another 5, that, my friends, is better than Morgan Stanley.'Altria (NYSE: MO - News): 'This is a stock to buy on the way down. ... Let's hope that it comes down so we can buy more.'Wachovia (NYSE: WB - News): 'Wachovia Bank's OK here. I'm not going to rave about it.'Bank of America (NYSE: BAC - News): 'That's cheap!'Apple (Other OTC: APPL.PK - News)Amazon.com (NasdaqGS: AMZN - News)Research In Motion (NasdaqGS: RIMM - News)Google (NasdaqGS: GOOG - News)Celgene (NasdaqGS: CELG - News): '... down below 60 was just a gift. It was a gift that would keep giving.'GOL Linhas Areas Inteligentes (NYSE: GOL - News)McDermott (NYSE: MDR - News)Chemical & Mining Co. of Chile (NYSE: SQM - News): 'When it comes to fertilizer, I like to go to Chile. I like to go to SQM.'Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (NYSE: POT - News): 'Is okay.'Gilead Sciences (NasdaqGS: GILD - News): 'That one's coming down, and so is Celgene. This group does tend to go down when the interest rates go higher.'
Bearish Calls
Rackable Systems (NasdaqGS: RACK - News):' I believe that Rackable Systems represents really bad tech.'Annaly Capital Management (NYSE: NLY - News): 'This is a stock that needs interest rates lower ... At 14, I would buy more.'Foster Wheeler (NasdaqGS: FWLT - News)Knight Capital Group (NasdaqGS: NITE - News): 'I happen to like the management of Knight. ... I don't want to be in Knight ... I don't want to touch them until they're lower.'Rentech (AMEX: RTK - News): 'It is too speculative.'
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Bullish calls:
Penwest Pharmaceuticals (NasdaqGM: PPCO - News): ' ... had no idea that stock had fallen all the way to $12. They have got some great technology ... that's a good spec there. Remember, it is just a speculation though ... they're losing big money and they don't have a lot of revenues either.'Gildan Activewear (NYSE: GIL - News): ' ... it is a momentum name ... But, understand. Even though it's cheap on a multiple basis, it's had a big run. Maybe you buy a little, and then you wait for a little pullback.'GOL Linhas Areas Inteligentes (NYSE: GOL - News): ' ... they stole Varig. It's a Brazilian airline. It's up $4 since we mentioned it at $28-29. That's not enough. The stock's going to $40. $33... pick up $7. That's what I like!'Chesapeake Energy (NYSE: CHK - News): 'Natural gas is back! ... Aubrey McClennan [CEO] is one of the best. I am saying that CHK goes higher!'Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM - News): 'Now here is a stock I haven't talked about enough ... When the sub-prime loan market went kerplooey... FNM ... decided to buy $20 billion worth of liquidity ... FNM is not expensive, until it gets to $80 a share, and it's at $64.'Celgene (NasdaqGS: CELG - News): ' ... dramatically undervalued on the Revlamid news from the weekend,'Gilead Sciences (NasdaqGS: GILD - News)Fuel Tech (NasdaqGM: FTEK - News): ' ... I thought there was more than a 20% gain there, so I can't tell you to take some off, when I told you there was more to gain ... I'm not bailing. You shouldn't either.'Herbalife (NYSE: HLF - News): 'I became convinced that that company is not just a fly-by-night supplement company, but a company that really has a wellness principle.'Crocs (NasdaqGS: CROX - News) ' I think that CROX is a company that you can own until everyone has decided that every analyst and his brother has recommended.'Genesis Lease (NYSE: GLS - News): 'If you need to be in bundled aircraft, it's Genesis Leasing.'Boeing (NYSE: BA - News): 'If you've got to be in aerospace, it's Boeing.'Tesco (NasdaqGS: TESO - News): 'I have been working like a bow-wow to try to figure out when do we decide to get off the oil service game... and the answer is not yet. This group is still cheap!'Halliburton (NYSE: HAL - News)Input/Output (NYSE: IO - News): 'Seismic data. You know I like that very much. I think IO has been slighted by Mad Money.'Trinity Industries (NYSE: TRN - News): ' ... it's still so darn cheap, I don't think it can hurt you. ... We're under-railcarred in this country.'Marathon Oil (NYSE: MRO - News): 'MRO - even at $128 - is still cheap! Unbelievable! I'm pulling the trigger here for half the position, and then let it come in.'Haynes International (NasdaqGM: HAYN - News): 'I'm staying long it. We liked it 20 points below this.'Merit Medical Systems (NasdaqGS: MMSI - News): 'I'll buy that one too.'Cepheid (NasdaqGM: CPHD - News)Dynegy (NYSE: DYN - News): 'Oh man, down here at $9.50. C'mon let's pull the trigger. Bruce Williamson, CEO. Best in show.'
Bearish calls:
AirTran Holdings (NYSE: AAI - News): 'No can do. I'm only using one airline right now, particularly with oil going up...and that is GOL Linhas.'Mylan Laboratories (NYSE: MYL - News): 'No, can't go there... I think these generic guys have never made me a lot of money.'Usana Health Sciences (NasdaqGS: USNA - News): 'too high risk for me.'JetBlue Airways (NasdaqGS: JBLU - News): 'No! Sell, sell, sell! Another airline that's problematic.'
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Matchmaker, Matchmaker! Yahoo (NasdaqGS: YHOO - News) and eBay (NasdaqGS: EBAY - News)
While Cramer does not suggest investing in either of these companies individually, he would buy Yahoo and eBay if they merged. They were both downgraded by Merrill Lynch, and with slowing growth, Cramer does not see much upside in the individual companies, but he doesn't think they will sink either. While both companies have been depending on buybacks to prop up their stocks, Cramer says eBay and YHOO sould grow together, since Yahoo has users and eBay has Skype and Paypal. A merger would create an "internet colossus" which would offer a credible challenge to Google.
Cleveland Cliffs (NYSE: CLF - News), CVRD (NYSE: RIO - News)
Takeover speculations are profitable for companies, even if the mergers don't happen, says Cramer, who discussed CLF, the largest iron ore pellet producer in North America. He thinks this stock will attract call options and experience a run-up on takeover rumors, and thinks a likely buyer may be RIO. Cramer predicts the company could be sold at $88 a share, which he says is a conservative estimate. Although the stock is up 10% from where he initially recommended it, Cramer says CLF has "tremendous upside."
CEO Interview: John McMahon: Genesis Lease (NYSE: GLS - News) with GOL (NYSE: GOL - News)
When Cramer asked why airlines would want to rent airplanes, John McMahon replied not all airlines can afford to purchase their own aircrafts. He commented on the new company's increasing client-base and is optimistic about future growth. Cramer commented that he would rather own GLS than any other airline except for GOL.
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Amgen (NasdaqGS: AMGN): 'Worst is over ... we've seen the stock go from 55 to 60 ... Let's buy some Amgen.'GOL Linhas Areas Inteligentes (NYSE: GOL - News): 'At 28, we got a gift here. ... Brazil is up 28% for the year. We had a little profit-taking. Pull the trigger. Make your move.'Bank of America (NYSE: BAC - News): 'Feels real good to me here. ... at 51 with a 4.3% yield, you are going to make money.'Jones Soda (NasdaqCM: JSDA): 'We have seen the stock triple. ... 20 it goes to 30. Down 4, do we start buying it again? Yeah, I would buy Jones Soda down here.'American International Group (NYSE: AIG - News): 'I own AIG, up nicely but not enough. Every day I go home and curse Hank Greenberg ... because he's constantly selling the stock. ... if he would ever stop selling, the stock would go to 75.'Flowserve (NYSE: FLS - News)Rigel Pharmaceuticals (NasdaqGM: RIGL)Nastech Pharmaceutical (NasdaqGM: NSTK): 'I would rather do Nastech.'Cemex (NYSE: CX - News): 'Cemex is going to have a monopoly on cement by the time they're done.'Homex Development (NYSE: HXM - News)PDL BioPharma (NasdaqGS: PDLI)United Online (NasdaqGS: UNTD)Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NasdaqGS: VRTX)Lundin Mining (AMEX: LMC - News): 'When that stock got to 10, once again the hate mail so thick that I was just swimming in it. ... I am just one first-class masochist. I backed the truck up to that name. And that's why it's at a 52-week high.'
Bearish calls:
First Marblehead (NYSE: FMD - News): 'Up 2 bucks in reaction to the big selloff yesterday, but SellSellSell.'Optium (NasdaqGM: OPTM): 'Like the high bandwidth, optical networking, but Don'tBuy. This group is too hard for me.'Peabody Energy (NYSE: BTU - News): 'Just went from 38 to 48. ... I think that BPU pulls back to 45, and that's where you do it .'
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CHANGE IN RATINGS
Arbitron (ARB - commentary - Cramer's Take - Rating) upgraded at Bear: ARB was upgraded from Peer Perform to Outperform, Bear Stearns said. Company is making progress in its PPM rollout, which should help drive the stock.
CACI International (CAI - commentary - Cramer's Take - Rating) downgraded at Wachovia: CAI was downgraded to Market Perform, Wachovia said. Sudden departure of the CFO increases concern about the company's near-term direction.
Gol Airlines (GOL - commentary - Cramer's Take) coverage resumed at Morgan Stanley: Morgan Stanley resumes coverage of Gol Airlines with an overweight rating and a $37 price target.
Level 3 (LVLT - commentary - Cramer's Take - Rating) rated new Outperform at Credit Suisse: Credit Suisse said it is initiating coverage on LVLT with an Outperform rating. Believes company will continue to see strong demand driven by higher data usage. Sets $7.50 target price.
MetLife (MET - commentary - Cramer's Take - Rating) upgraded at UBS: MET upgraded to Buy rating from Neutral at UBS. Price target lifts to $71 from $64. 2007 eps estimates bumps to $5.27 from $5.23.
Tidewater (TDW - commentary - Cramer's Take - Rating) coverage initiated at Goldman Sachs: Goldman said it is initiating coverage on TDW with a Sell rating. See lower utilization and declining dayrates for company's old fleet. Price target at $43.
United Surgical (USPI - commentary - Cramer's Take - Rating) downgraded at Deutsche: USPI was downgraded from Buy to Hold, Deutsche Bank said. $31 price target. Do not expect the company to receive a better takeover offer before next month.
STOCK COMMENTS / EPS CHANGES
Boeing (BA - commentary - Cramer's Take - Rating) numbers raised at UBS: BA numbers raised, UBS said. Price target jumps to $82 from $76. 2007 eps estimates lift to $4.85 from $4.80. Reiterates Reduce rating.
Conoco Phillips (COP - commentary - Cramer's Take - Rating) price target cut at Goldman: Goldman said it is cutting its target on COP to $76 from $83 after company reported disappointing year-end reserve data. Believe data supports long-term strength in oil prices, and that Conoco fundamentals remain strong. Maintain Buy rating.
Genentech (DNA - commentary - Cramer's Take - Rating) price target raised at Goldman: Goldman said it is upping its target on DNA to $102 from $95 due to strong sales of Lucentis, Rituxan and Avastin. Company guidance was above both Goldman and consensus estimates. Maintained Buy rating.
Guitar Center (GTRC - commentary - Cramer's Take - Rating) estimates cut at Piper: Piper said it is cutting its 2007 estimates on GTRC to $2.74 a share due to lower expectations for top-line growth following weak Q4 sales. Maintained Outperform rating.
j2 Global (JCOM - commentary - Cramer's Take - Rating) numbers lowered: JCOM numbers lowered, Jefferies said. Price target drops to $27 from $28. 2007 eps estimates lowered to $1.50 from $1.57. Reiterates Hold rating.
Urban Outfitters (URBN - commentary - Cramer's Take - Rating) numbers raised at Piper: Piper said it is raising its target price on URBN from $17 to $28 to reflect improved earnings outlook. Maintained Market Perform rating.
Waters (WAT - commentary - Cramer's Take - Rating)numbers raised at UBS: WAT numbers raised, UBS said. Price target jumps to $57 from $52. 2007 eps estimates lift to $2.60 from $2.54. Reiterates Neutral rating.
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