Jim Cramer's Mad Money Review

Chevron (CVX): Cramer said the recent rally was only a “dead cat bounce” for the financials and would sell stock in that sector and buy oil stocks, such as Chevron and minerals.
Rio Tinto (RTP) and BHP Billiton (BHP), CVRD (RIO), Freeport McMoRan (FCX): Cramer was critical of Citigroup’s downgrade of RTP and BHP. He expressed his bullishness on both stocks and included RIO and FCX which he says is not a falling knife but a stopping knife.
KHD Humboldt (KHD) and AECom (ACM): Cramer notes ACM is down and says it is a buy. He also likes KHD.
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Merrill Lynch (MER): 'Last week Merrill had estimates cut by Golden Sachs and it's done going down. ... That's the bottom. ... I like Merril Lynch. Barrick Gold (ABX): 'Don't trade down to Northgate. Trade up to Barrick.' ValueClick (VCLK): 'My short-term and long-term outlook is the same. ... ValueClick at 24 is going to have to be acquired by someone. ... I do a triple-buy on ValueClick.' National City (NCC) Huntington (HBAN) Corning (GLW): 'Corning's got two businesses ... it's got the fiber business, which I like very much, and it's got the crystal liquid display business, which I also like very much. I'm looking for an upside surprise in Corning.' Cramer's Take – Enbridge (ENB): 'I think Enbridge is one of the great pipeline companies. ... I recommend Enbridge.' Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (RIO) China Mobile (CHL)
Bearish calls:
Ruth's Chris Steak House (RUTH): ' …it's a very well-run company ... But there is nothing that is setting the table. ... I think you should sell Ruth's Chris. ... It's just nothing special.' Cree (CREE): ‘It's been way too hard to trade, way too many disappointments. ... I want you to stay away from Cree.' Brunswick (BC): 'You cannot own that stock going into a slowdown. You have to sell that stock going into a slowdown.' Northgate Minerals (NXG): 'I owned the stock. ... They crushed me, I got beaten up…' First Bancorp (FBP)
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Bullish:

Excel Maritime (EXM): bullish on all dry bulk shipping companies.
Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (RIO): Cramer thinks this stock should go higher
Range Resources (RRC): Cramer likes this stock along with the other cheap oil companies
Quicksilver Resources (KWK)
Rosetta Resources (ROSE)
XTO Energy (XTO): his favorite in the sector
Celgene (CELG): one of the best picks he has ever made.

Bearish:

Navteq (NVT): Cramer thinks it's time to ring the register
Garmin (GRMN)
Urban Outfitters (URBN): Cramer's not a fan.
Western Union (WU): This stock doesn't have enough upside.
Nastech (NSTK): Wouldn't recommend buying it until it goes back to $12.
Citigroup (C): Undervalued, but he's not a fan of CEO Chuck Prince.
Sears (SHLD): Cramer isn't urging people to buy

Labels: C, CELG, EXM, GRMN, Jim Cramer, KWK, Lightning Round, Mad Money, NSTK, NVT, RIO, ROSE, RRC, SHLD, URBN, WU, XTO

Corning (NYSE: GLW - News): ' ... you should be buying Corning (NYSE: GLW - News), which was unceremoniously dumped after a good quarter.'Lundin Mining (AMEX: LMC - News): 'All mineral stocks are getting hammered here... every single one of them ... There was just a huge amount of takeovers in this industry. Now they're dying down... You accumulate LMC... We like the combination copper, the lead... We like their product portfolio ... We have been right to buy. It will be no different this time.'NYSE Euronext (NYSE: NYX - News): 'I have been wrong so far... I believe fundamentally in the story. I can't change my view, because the fundamentals have borne me out... I am sorry, and I too am in the house of pain. I still believe though.'Prudential Financial (NYSE: PRU - News): 'They knocked it down $3 bucks... There were some concentrated raids on all the insurers ... they've got a gigantic portfolio... PRU is a great company. And it will not founder on subprime... one of the few financials I want to own!'Honeywell (NYSE: HON - News): 'There's a guy who runs that company... his name is Dave Cote. That man inspires a tremendous amount of confidence ... He's a transforming manager. He's generating a huge amount of cash... His order book is full. And I want to buy that stock right here.'Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (NYSE: RIO - News): 'This is a company that has a hammerlock on all the nickel in the world! I would not give up on these guys... As a matter of fact, any weakness ... Stocks that are up huge are getting register rung. It's the summer. That's what happens every year.'BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP - News)Apple (NasdaqGS: AAPL - News): 'I think the raids are over. I think it's ready to resume its climb. I am not backing away from AAPL at $135. Now, when it got back to $145, please, let's do some schnitzelling (i.e., sell some).'Reliance Steel (NYSE: RS - News): 'I have been recommending Reliance Steel, which had a better quarter (than Nucor.'Chordiant Software (NasdaqGM: CHRD - News): 'They just reported a great quarter yesterday. It was great ... Let's ride that one a little bit more.'
Bearish calls:
Syntax-Brillian (NasdaqGM: BRLC - News): 'No, no! Don't buy, don't buy. Keep looking ... you should be buying Corning.'Kroger (NYSE: KR - News): 'Safeway, Kroger... They've not been recording good quarters. They've been hurt by food inflation... If it lifts, sell, sell, sell... I would trim it back.'Nucor (NYSE: NUE - News): 'I cannot get behind NUE. There are too many flies in the steel story now, with the potential slowdown in commercial real estate, if we don't get a Fed rate cut. 'Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (NasdaqGM: GLDD - News): ' ... that's one I can't go back to. That was a trade.'
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That 80s Show: ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP - News), Energizer Holdings (NYSE: ENR - News)
Continuing the series on his theory that stocks which reach $80 rise to $100 and then to $120 in a bull market, ConcoPhillips, Cramer's favorite integrated oil, was up to $84 on Tuesday, close to its 52-week high on the company's $15 billion buyback authorization. Although COP has jumped, Cramer says it is the kind of stock to buy high and sell higher. COP is an "anointed stock" which is down 3 points since the selloff, and will experience "smooth sailing" to $120. Energizer, just shy of $100 is headed to $120 because its iPod batteries will provide 46 more hours of playtime between charges, opined Cramer. In October, the company will introduce a charger that will revitalize "dead" iPod batteries. In addition, ENR is among the top 4 or 5 in share buybacks, and Cramer sees an ENR upgrade on the horizon.
Four Horsemen of Mining: CVRD (NYSE: RIO - News), BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP - News), Rio Tinto (NYSE: RTP - News), Teck Cominco Ltd. (NYSE: TCK - News)
Cramer added TCK to his three wise men of metals: RIO, BHP and RTP to form the four horsemen of mining. In spite of TCK's smaller size, Cramer thinks it will perform as well as the others. Although its specialty is zinc which is not so hot, Cramer notes inventories of this essential metal which is used to make steel and batteries are dwindling. TCK is diversifying away from zinc and has made a bid for Auy Resources, an acquisition which will dramatically increase TCK's exposure to copper and to China, which consumes 30% of the tawny metal. Cramer adds, with the addition of Auy, TCK will be a great way to play China without the risk of owning a Chinese stock.
CEO Interview: Christopher Clement of Savient Pharmaceuticals (NasdaqGM: SVNT - News)
Christopher Clement discussed gout drug Puricase which in in Phase III of its trials before going to the FDA for approval. The drug is expected to launch in 2009, and Cramer calls Puricase "gigantic ... I think you stick with SVNT, and buy it down on any weakness."
Tears for Sears (NasdaqGS: SHLD - News)
Cramer remarked he was disappointed about SHLD's 17 point decline and added the company has to start selling real estate. However, he would hold it for at least another 18 months.

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Aruba Networks (NasdaqGM: ARUN - News): 'Blowout quarter last week ... How about we wait for a pullback, before we back up the truck... If it goes below $20, you've got to be willing to pull the trigger.'Merrill Lynch (NYSE: MER - News): ' MER is not going to have any problem going over $100.00 ... Because MER is incredibly well-run. The sub-prime problems are in the past ... That stock needs to go higher right now. Buy, buy, buy!'Level 3 Communications (NasdaqGS: LVLT - News): 'I think this stock is going to finish the year - yes, and if I may be so bold... - at between $7 and $8. So any one of these declines is just another opportunity to load the boat up with LVLT.'Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT - News): 'I got behind WMT in the mid-$40s, and I am not backing away now at $50. It's got much more upside.'Alcoa (NYSE: AA - News): ' I think Alcoa and Alcan are going to merge... You know I think that AA is not going to be public in a year if they don't get that deal...'Alcan (NYSE: AL - News)Dominion Resources (NYSE: D - News): 'I think that one may be a better diversified utility company than yours (Targa Resources). So let's make that switch.'Research In Motion (NasdaqGS: RIMM - News): 'That has the better fundamentals (than Palm.)'Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE: FCX - News)Qualcomm (NasdaqGS: QCOM - News): 'If you want to be in a semiconductor play that has to do with cell, I will send you to QualComm.'BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP - News) CVRD (NYSE: RIO - News): ' ... among the cheapest mineral stocks ... It's just too darn cheap, too well-run and, ever since they were able to buy the largest nickel company ... this thing wreaks of monopoly!'Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS - News): 'I actually like very much the Barnes & Noble quarter, and they're buying back a lot of stock.'
Bearish calls:
Target (NYSE: TGT - News): ' ... sell, sell, sell... let's take a little off the table, and go into Wal-Mart.Aluminum Corp. of China (NYSE: ACH - News) 'The Chinese market is overheated. I liked this stock initially as a dividend play. Now that it only yields 2%.'Targa Resources (NasdaqGM: NGLS - News)Palm (NasdaqGS: PALM - News): 'You got lucky. I need you out of PALM. I would rather see you in Research In Motion ... You just lucky with that Elevation bid... I want to head to the hills, PALM. Sell, sell, sell!'Scholastic (NasdaqGS: SCHL - News): 'Oh, way too inconsistent. It's really hurt a lot of people.'Tesoro (NYSE: TSO - News): 'I want you to sell that. That move has peaked. Those margins cannot be sustained ... 'Valero Energy (NYSE: VLO - News): 'I want TSO and VLO sold.'RF Micro Devices (NasdaqGS: RFMD - News): 'I am not going to bless RFMD. Not on this show. No way ... I understand the speculative desire for RFMD, but I am not going to tell you to stay with it.'
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Bullish Calls:Ameriprise (NYSE: AMP - News): 'I continue to try to buy ... It keeps getting away from me. But it's still dirt cheap. I think this is a real winner.'AeroVironment (NasdaqGM: AVAV - News): 'I thought unmanned aerospace was going to be the next thing. ... I would actually pull the trigger right here. I would buy AVAP.'Portfolio Recovery Associates (NasdaqGS: PRAA - News): ' I remain bullish on Portfolio Recovery because anything that preys upon that weakened American consumer who needs help is a triple buy.'Spirit Aerosystems (NYSE: SPR - News): 'I think it's run too much. Can we put it in the Don'tBuy camp?'BE Aerospace (NasdaqGS: BEAV - News): 'the answer is bullish!'AAR (NYSE: AIR - News)Precision Castparts (NYSE: PCP - News)Barnes Group (NYSE: B - News): 'It's got railroads, it's got precision instruments; in other words, it's got bulls running with it. I like letter B.'Rio Tinto (NYSE: RTP - News)Companhia Vale Do Rio Doce (NYSE: RIO - News): [RTP, RIO BHP and FCX are the] ' four horsemen of another era, and you need to stay long these until I tell you otherwise.'BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP - News)Freeport McMoRan (NYSE: FCX - News)Savient Pharmaceuticals (NasdaqGM: SVNT - News): 'You know this is one of my favorite stocks. Why would you leave it now?'Amazon.com (NasdaqGS: AMZN - News): 'I think Amazon's an up stock. ... I would continue to buy it.'Crocs (NasdaqGS: CROX - News): 'We're gonna get out of Crocs when we have four analysts recommending it. Right now we only have two. ... I'm staying long Crocs.'Bearish calls:Staples (NasdaqGS: SPLS - News): ' ... I have put people in this thing for a year now, and it hasn't moved. Sometimes you have to admit you're wrong and move on.'
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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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Alcoa (NYSE: AA - News), Alcan (NYSE: AL - News), BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP - News), CVRD Rio (NYSE: RIO - News)
Cramer thinks AA bid for AL because it wanted to prevent rivals BHP and RIO from making an initial move. He comments AA has been desperately trying to raise its stock price by every means possible, including selling divisions, but it is still at $35 in spite of a great quarter. He added, "I think Alcan would put itself up for sale and have a real bidding auction rather than do a deal with Alcoa." If a deal does go through, Cramer says it is "worth watching" because it could spark an antitrust controversy.
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When it came to Brazil, it used to be the girl from Ipanema that had people saying "Ahhh." Lately, though, it's the country's hot economy that brings on sighs of satisfaction.
Right now, iShares MSCI Brazil Index Fund (AMEX:EWZ - News) reflects that. The exchange traded fund, which tracks the performance of the Morgan Stanley Capital International Brazilian Market Index, hit its all-time high of 52.28 on Monday. The 44-company fund has jumped 50% since January 2006.
Last week it was announced that iShares MSCI Brazil Index Fund options will open with position limits of 25,000,000 shares. The options will trade on the March expiration cycle. The specialist will be Susquehanna Investment Group.
South America's largest market has remained mostly bullish from late September through the first quarter of 2007. The country's debt has fallen. And GDP is up.
China Play
In addition to a surge in Brazilian energy and industrial markets -- Brazil exports tons of raw materials to building-hungry China -- the Ibovespa (an index of about 50 companies that trades on Brazil's Sao Paulo exchange) hit new highs 29 times in 2006, celebrating its most recent all-time high Dec. 27.
What's fueling the growth?
Partial credit can go to Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Since his election in 2003, Lula has helped boost the country's currency by 69%, begun a highly disciplined monetary policy and helped shift a trade deficit into a massive surplus.
But Brazil's current symbiosis with China also plays a hefty part. For most of 2006, Brazil was China's largest trade partner in Latin America.
It's a trend that shows no signs of slowing. When Brazilian sugar cane giant Farias announced last month that it will build new ethanol mills, Chinese investors were major backers.
Oil Prices
If energy needs remain stable, Brazil's future looks just as bright. Oil prices have been rising steadily as Middle East tensions rise, and Brazilian energy producers stand to profit strongly.
The fund's top holding, Rio de Janeiro-based Petrobras (NYSE:PBR - News), is reaping the benefits of the geopolitical situation. The company saw earnings per share climb 20% last year, from $9.13 in 2005 to $10.97 in 2006. In the last month, its low IBD Relative Strength rating jumped from a 46 to a 69.
Brazilian mining powerhouse Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (NYSE:RIO - News) has two share classes represented in the fund's top five holdings. The largest mining company in the Western Hemisphere suffered when the bottom fell out of the China market in February, but the stock hit a new all-time high of 40.49 on Monday.
Rio Doce's earnings per share jumped 27% for the year, from $1.92 in 2005 to $2.44 in 2006.
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Lundin (AMEX: LMC - News) and Rio (NYSE: RIO - News): Cramer would buy nickle miners LMC and RIO because, according to the Baltic Dry Index, there is no economic slowdown. He expects international growth, especially in China, to be beneficial for nickel as well as copper and zinc. Cramer notes that LMC is putting together an "unbelievable group of properties that will dominate minerals in Europe" and says he doesn' t understand why LMC hasn't been bought. Cramer thinks it has been hovering around $10 to $12 for too long and is "busting out."
Washington Mutual (NYSE: WM - News): Cramer suggests staying away from tech which he feels is as troubled as housing. Although he feels WM has sloppy lending practices, Cramer likes it a bit better than its rivals because of its large deposit base. He likes its 5.5 % yield but does not like the way subprime has been creeping up. Although he feels WM has been overdone to the downside, he cautions investors to watch out for charges for bad mortgages.
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CVRD (NYSE: RIO - News), BHP (NYSE: BHP - News), Freeport McMoran (NYSE: FCX - News), Phelps Dodge (NYSE: PD - News): Cramer urges investors who "have walked away from the table" because of subprime lending to take a look at RIO and BHP, because most of the demand for copper and nickel is coming from China, and the "America-centric" view will lose investors money. He comments BHP has "really found a floor here at $42" and is"very, very interesting." Cramer adds "with copper right here, the FCX/PD combination would go up." RIO will benefit from the very strong nickle demand in China.
Global SantaFe (NYSE: GSF - News),Transocean (NYSE: RIG - News) and Hercules (NasdaqGS: HERO): Although an analyst predicted an 80% jump for HERO, Cramer was positive yet lukewarm on the company. "The day rates for shallow are going to go down .... the day rates for deep are all going to go up." For this reason, Cramer said he likes RIG and GSF, both of which have "gigantic buybacks" and the "motivation to make a deal."

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Thornburg Mortgage (NYSE: TMA - News): Cramer comments some of the so-called "dirty dozen" which have been targeted by the shorts "didn't fall off the turnip truck." He points to TMA's CEO, Garrett Thornburg, who says the company is demanding more detailed documentation on the so-called Alt-A loans, which often don't receive enough scrutiny and which the bears say are often vulnerable to defaults and delinquencies. "Holy Cow!" Cramer exclaimed, "This guy is actually a legitimate lender!" He also found hope in strong insider buying.
Dow Chemical (NYSE: DOW - News), Alcoa (NYSE: AA - News), CVRD (NYSE: RIO - News), BHP Billington (NYSE: BHP - News): Cramer noted DOW rose 6% on rumors of an acquisition, and he would buy it at $43. Cramer predicts AA "won't be independent at this time next year, says BHP "really ramping" and rising nickel is good news for RIO; "That stock is just going nuts!"

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Getting Defensive: Kroger (NYSE: KR - News), Safeway (NYSE: SWY - News), Supervalu (NYSE: SVU - News), Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE: CL - News), Kimberly-Clark (NYSE: KMB - News)
"Subprime is the only problem," Cramer reassured investors after the "absolutely brutal" downturn on Tuesday which affected the whole market. While mortgage lenders should be suffering from subprime lending woes for awhile, Cramer remarks, "It is wrong for the Street to be so indiscriminate ... before we damn the whole market, let's remember what were damning." However, this widespread decline provides a buying opportunity in defensive sectors, such as food, drugs and utilities, sectors which historically perform well when housing is doing badly. Cramer suggests looking at KR, SWY, SVU, CL and KMB, but only after three days, since "the future on the commodity that has captured stocks -- the S&P 500 -- expires Friday, so I expect very little upside in this group until Monday."
Thank You for Smoking: Altria (NYSE: MO - News), Altria's When-Issued Shares MO-WI (MOWI), Kraft (NYSE: KFT - News), General Mills (NYSE: GIS - News), Kellogg (NYSE: K - News), Sara Lee (NYSE: SLE - News)
"There's nothing more defensive than cigarettes," says Cramer who recommends Altria's when-issued shares, MO-WI, which are comprised of pure Philip Morris stock without the Kraft spinoff. Cramer comments Philip Morris is best-of-breed and the MO-WI shares offer a higher dividend. He suggests buying before March 30th when MO-WI will rejoin Altria. Although Cramer doesn't dislike KFT, he prefers food stocks GIS, which has been "doing fabulously," K and SLE, which have more "consistent and exciting growth" than KFT.
Dow Chemical (NYSE: DOW - News), Alcoa (NYSE: AA - News), BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP - News), and Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (NYSE: RIO - News)
Cramer admits he has been waiting since February for DOW and AA to dip after takeover rumors which were printed a British newspaper. While he discourages speculation on potential buyouts if the fundamentals are not strong, "the fundies for both DOW and AA are pretty good." According to the rumors, Dow could be purchased by private equity firms at $60 a share, a substantial premium from its present rate of $42.94. He notes the company has a 3.5% dividend yield, has been raising prices and cutting costs. There is talk that BHP and RIO are eyeing AA at $40 billion, or $40.68 a share, while its current price is $32. The companies need the extra smelting capacity, and Cramer comments aluminum should perform better than it has been. "Buy Dow and Alcoa because when there's smoke, there's fire."
CEO Interview: Brian Roberts, Comcast (NasdaqGS: CMCSA) with Verizon (NYSE: VZ - News)
Cramer asked Brian Roberts if Comcast raised its capital expenditure in order to compete with rival Verizon, and he replied, "We upped our spending because people are buying our new products in record numbers. We're selling 50,000 phone subscriptions a week." This 30% increase "costs some money," although Roberts added these expenses will not interfere with Comcast's buyback plan; "We have bought back almost 10% of stock in the last two-and-a-half years, and we're going to continue buying back stock," Roberts said. Cramer would pull the trigger on Comcast and referred to Roberts as "money in the bank."
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Getting Defensive: Kroger (NYSE: KR - News), Safeway (NYSE: SWY - News), Supervalu (NYSE: SVU - News), Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE: CL - News), Kimberly-Clark (NYSE: KMB - News)
"Subprime is the only problem," Cramer reassured investors after the "absolutely brutal" downturn on Tuesday which affected the whole market. While mortgage lenders should be suffering from subprime lending woes for awhile, Cramer remarks, "It is wrong for the Street to be so indiscriminate ... before we damn the whole market, let's remember what were damning." However, this widespread decline provides a buying opportunity in defensive sectors, such as food, drugs and utilities, sectors which historically perform well when housing is doing badly. Cramer suggests looking at KR, SWY, SVU, CL and KMB, but only after three days, since "the future on the commodity that has captured stocks -- the S&P 500 -- expires Friday, so I expect very little upside in this group until Monday."

Thank You for Smoking: Altria (NYSE: MO - News), Altria's When-Issued Shares MO-WI (MOWI), Kraft (NYSE: KFT - News), General Mills (NYSE: GIS - News), Kellogg (NYSE: K - News), Sara Lee (NYSE: SLE - News)
"There's nothing more defensive than cigarettes," says Cramer who recommends Altria's when-issued shares, MO-WI, which are comprised of pure Philip Morris stock without the Kraft spinoff. Cramer comments Philip Morris is best-of-breed and the MO-WI shares offer a higher dividend. He suggests buying before March 30th when MO-WI will rejoin Altria. Although Cramer doesn't dislike KFT, he prefers food stocks GIS, which has been "doing fabulously," K and SLE, which have more "consistent and exciting growth" than KFT.

Dow Chemical (NYSE: DOW - News), Alcoa (NYSE: AA - News), BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP - News), and Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (NYSE: RIO - News)
Cramer admits he has been waiting since February for DOW and AA to dip after takeover rumors which were printed a British newspaper. While he discourages speculation on potential buyouts if the fundamentals are not strong, "the fundies for both DOW and AA are pretty good." According to the rumors, Dow could be purchased by private equity firms at $60 a share, a substantial premium from its present rate of $42.94. He notes the company has a 3.5% dividend yield, has been raising prices and cutting costs. There is talk that BHP and RIO are eyeing AA at $40 billion, or $40.68 a share, while its current price is $32. The companies need the extra smelting capacity, and Cramer comments aluminum should perform better than it has been. "Buy Dow and Alcoa because when there's smoke, there's fire."
CEO Interview: Brian Roberts, Comcast (NasdaqGS: CMCSA) with Verizon (NYSE: VZ - News)
Cramer asked Brian Roberts if Comcast raised its capital expenditure in order to compete with rival Verizon, and he replied, "We upped our spending because people are buying our new products in record numbers. We're selling 50,000 phone subscriptions a week." This 30% increase "costs some money," although Roberts added these expenses will not interfere with Comcast's buyback plan; "We have bought back almost 10% of stock in the last two-and-a-half years, and we're going to continue buying back stock," Roberts said. Cramer would pull the trigger on Comcast and referred to Roberts as "money in the bank."

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Bullish calls:
Denny's (NasdaqCM: DENN): 'I want to be candid. They did not have a good month. I am sticking by them because, what I liked them for is the restructuring that's fixing their balance sheet ... it's part of my little under-$10 package that I think is ramping, and that I think goes still higher. DENN is fine with me. I want to hold it.'Blockbuster (NYSE: BBI - News)Dynegy (NYSE: DYN - News)Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (NYSE: RIO - News): 'This company accomplished something that no other company could do in the western hemisphere... It literally merged with its #2 competitor ... and it has created a mineral powerhouse ... I think it's got $45 written on it. I have liked this company for 10 points. I bet you I like it for another 15! But, I've got to tell you - let's understand - it's had a big run. It is up 68% year over year. It goes to $40, and goes to $45. It probably pulls back a little, and ultimately goes to $50.'NYSE Group (NYSE: NYX - News): 'I think this is the most undervalued stock on the New York Stock Exchange - how ironic... I just bought some again for my charitable trust last week, and I am anxious to pull the trigger again, because I just think it is so darn undervalued versus when that Euronext deal closes. This one is a keeper.'Yahoo! (NasdaqGS: YHOO): ' ... there was an article in the Wall Street Journal that really said that the Yahoo AT&T relationship is ka-put, that it's just a trainwreck ... Now, over the weekend, YHOO and AT&T put out a series of releases that basically said that the Journal was dead wrong. Maybe it's something in between, but the people who tossed this stock out on Friday overreacted to what I think may have been a lot wrong in that article. I'm staying with YHOO.'eBay (NasdaqGS: EBAY)Big Lots (NYSE: BIG - News): ' ... As soon as I saw the Dollar General buyout, I said that someone is going to bid for this BIG, so I hit it up. Sure enough, 52-week high but, you know what? It probably has a little bit more to go. Now, let me caution... If I owned it, it's up 120% year-over-year, and that means bulls make money, bears make money, but hogs get slaughtered. So, if you owned it for the last year....'BEA Systems (NasdaqGS: BEAS): 'I recommended it at $12. Right now, I'm giving myself 30 lashes... I am disappointed in how this company reported. I still believe that Oracle could take them out ... I want to stick with it for now.'
Neutral calls:
Ford (NYSE: F - News): 'I don't mind the company, but the stock is wrong ... I think that Ford will be successful in its turnaround, but I like to play it with the right piece of paper - the convertible bond.'
Bearish calls:
USG (NYSE: USG - News): 'USG is a really interesting situation, because it never seems to ever go right where Warren Buffet says that he would buy the rest of it, which is mid-40s... Now, USG in the end, is deeply levered to the housing market, and you know that I am a bear on housing.'Heelys (HYLS): 'I think that HLYS is over-valued ... I went recently to a couple of sporting goods stores. They're stocked to the gills with Heely's. I don't like to see that. Sell, sell, sell!'News Corp. (NYSE: NWS - News): 'We're a dollar away from register ringing on NWS. It doesn't mean I dislike it. It does mean it's had a really big run.'Quiksilver (NYSE: ZQK - News): 'Awful. Awful. I've got to tell you. This is one of the worst quarters I have seen from any apparel company, and they're blaming the warm weather ... I hate those kind of excuses. In other words, what I'm saying is, it's probably too late to sell right now but, if that stock rallies, sell, sell, sell!'
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Bullish calls:
Schlumberger (NYSE: SLB - News): 'I'm steering people toward SLB.'Transocean (NYSE: RIG - News): ' ... that's the cheapest international driller, now that SLB has run so much. That's a better buy.'Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (NYSE: RIO - News)Allegheny Technologies (NYSE: ATI - News)Wachovia (NYSE: WB - News): 'This is a 4% yielder with decent growth. Good quarter today. You know I like the regional banks. I say it's okay. I prefer BNS.'Bank of Nova Scotia (NYSE: BNS - News): ' I prefer BNS [to WB].'Ford (NYSE: F - News)Marvell Technology (NASDAQ: MRVL - News): 'I am going to recommend - even at the price of perhaps a shortfall near term - MRVL. I think that's one down and 10 up. That's my gift to you.'Charles Schwab (SCHW): 'SCHW's good. ETFC's good. AMTD's good. They all trade more expensively, though, than the full-service brokers.'Ameritrade (NASDAQ: AMTD - News)E*Trade (NASDAQ: ETFC - News)Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS - News): 'I have been recommending GS. The stock's been down for two days and, you know what? (motions to back up the truck for a 'mon-back) - even that short of time, and I want to buy GS, because I'm using a $300 price target and it's one of my stock picks of the year - my value stock pick...'Johnson Controls (NYSE: JCI - News)Adobe Systems (NASDAQ: ADBE - News): 'I think ADBE is unfairly being brought down. I think ADBE is right here ... I'd like to buy this one for my charitable trust. That's how great I think it is down here ... It's a triple buy. Buy, buy, buy! ... I want you to stay with it.'@Road (NASDAQ: ARDI - News): ' Good speculative play on the net. I like it, I'll endorse it.'Darden Restaurants (NYSE: DRI - News): 'Yes! That's a well-run company!'
Bearish calls:
Talisman Energy (NYSE: TLM - News): 'I don't want to be in TLM. I want to be in RIG.'Zoltek (NASDAQ: ZOLT - News): ' I don't like ZOLT. I think it's played out. We recommended it on this show at $12. When it doubled, we took our profits. And I'm not going back. I do not want to own ZOLT.'Syntax-Brillian (NASDAQ: BRLC - News): 'No can do, my friend. That's like hamburger helper. I'd rather go for the real thing; I'd rather go for the filet mignon [MRVL].'Fuel-Tech (NASDAQ: FTEK - News): 'I like pollution control stories somewhat ... I'm concerned that this is one of those 'State of the Union' plays, where it drops down tomorrow, so let's take profits today.'Visteon (VC)SAIC (NYSE: SAI - News): 'There is a sense that the consulting companies that report to the government for military purposes aren't doing well ... I think that SAI - which I liked a little too much, I now say - is just 'don't buy, don't buy' ... New position for me - new negativity.'Evergreen Solar (NASDAQ: ESLR - News): 'Another one of these (bear)... I am not going to countenance any of these solar plays with energy going down!'Baker Hughes (NYSE: BHI - News): 'BHI has a decent product portfolio, but RIG* is the name of the game ... because it's an international driller. 'Complete Production Services (NYSE: CPX - News): 'No, we're going to RIG.'
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