Jim Cramer's Mad Money Review

Exxon (XOM), Conco-Phillips (COP), Schlumberger (SLB), Ultra Petroleum (UPL), Apache (APA), Anadarko (APC), XTO Energy (XTO), Arch Coal (ACI), Peabody Energy (BTU), First Solar (FSLR), Applied Materials (AMAT), MEMC Electronics (WFR), Mosaic (MOS), Deere (DE), CSX (CSX), Chicago Bridge and Iron (CBI), Jacobs Engineering (JEC), Shaw Group (SGR)
Contrary to popular belief, retail did not cause the rally in the Dow and the Nasdaq, but the culprit was oil, which is the umbrella that makes everything work. Not only did oil stocks like XOM, COP and SLB do well, but Cramer says oil will fuel other stocks the energy sector such as UPL, APA, XTO, ACI and BTU, as well as alternative energy plays FSLR (which reported a better-than-expected quarter and historically fabulous upside guidance), AMAT and WFR. Cramer considers ag stocks as members of the energy sector, given the development of ethanol, and would look at MOS, DE. He added rail such as CSX, and infrastructure, CBI, JEC and SGR will also rise with the oil umbrella.
Conviction Stock: FMC Corp (FMC)
A rally one day may spell a down day the next, and it is hard to know what a stock is really worth in this mad market, said Cramer. He was looking for a conviction stock which could give a little bit of certainty about what it was worth, and came up with FMC, a soda ash company in an underexposed sector which is currently enjoying a silent bull market. Soda ash is used to make glass, brick, water softener and most importantly, agricultural chemicals. Cramer says he feels certain that FMC will reach $70, a 30% upside.

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Cleveland Cliffs (CLF), BHP Billington (BHP), Freeport-McMoran (FCX), Boeing (BA), Potash (POT), Deere (DE), Schlumberger (SLB), XTO Energy (XTO)
Tuesday saw the return of Cramer's five long-term bull markets: aerospace, minerals and mining, oil and oil service, agriculture and infrastructure, and those who believe that recovery is coming ruled the day. Aerospace was lifted by BA's news that, after several delays, the delivery of the long-awaited 787 Dreamliner may come on time. News of coal and copper shortages was good for BHP Billington and Freeport-McMoran. Cramer also recommended Cleveland Cliffs. Potash rallied after a bullish interview with CEO Bill Doyle. Cramer also mentioned his favorite ag stocks, Deere, and suggested investors buy more rather than worry about the sector on the next down day. Oil is well after Bear Stearns' upgrade of SLB and XTO's strong earnings. Infrastructure got a lift from Buffett's bid to rescue bond insurers, but Cramer warned that all of these gains could disappear, given how quickly the market has been moving.
CEO Interview: David Novak, Yum! Brands (YUM)
Cramer said Yum is one of the most pro-shareholder and pro-growth companies he has seen and is impressed by YUM's aggressive moves into China. In 2007, one new store was opened in China every day and three a day were opened in December 2007. Novak said the company's performance reminds him of how McDonalds began its initial expansion in the States. Domestic growth has not been forgotten, said Novak, adding the company will concentrate on desserts, healthier offerings and new beverages.
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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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Shaw Group (SGR), ABB (ABB)
Infrastructure is one of Cramer's favorite bull markets, and nuclear energy, particularly for emerging economies like India and China, is the sweet spot. Cramer's pick in this sector is Shaw Group, which reported a "beautiful quarter" with a 40% increase in revenue and a backlog of projects which is up 57% since last year and is triple the size of the company. Cramer prefers Shaw to ABB and added, "Given its diminutive size, I would be shocked if it was independent a year from now. But anyhow we like this one for the long haul."
Good as Gold: Yamana (AUY) Barrick (ABX)
Cramer reiterated his two favorite gold picks, Barrick and Yamana, as insurance against inflation. He stressed these are stocks to hold onto and should not be sold if one doesn't see immediate results. He noted AUY has a large mine in China, and ABX succeeds finding and producing more gold when other companies in the sector have stalled.
Sell Block: Peabody Energy (BTU), Massey Energy (MEE), Arch Coal (ACI), International Coal (ICO), Apache (APA), XTO Energy (XTO) Andarko (APC), ConcoPhillips (COP)
King Coal has been dethroned by a recent bill in Congress which threatens to raise dramatically the costs of burning the fuel, and will render stocks in the sector as "untouchable." While investors have been "coining money" with BTU, Cramer would sell the stock, as well as MEE, ACI and ICO. At the same time, Cramer declared "2008 is going to be the year for natural gas," and recommended buying XTO, APC, APA and COP.
CEO Interview: Matthew O'Connell, GeoEye (GEOY)
Matthew O'Connell announced the launch of the company's third satellite, and mentioned Boeing, General Dynamics and ITT participated in the production and launch of the satellite. "We paid up to get a great team," said O'Connell. Cramer said GEOY is and will remain a great speculative stock.
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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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Bullish:
Schering-Plough (SGP): Cramer loves CEO and thinks stock is going higher.
Synchronoss Technologies (SNCR): Thinks it can go higher.
American Eagle Outfitters (AEO): Terrific stock
Bill Barrett (BBG): great oil explorer and well run company.
XTO Energy (XTO): Good explorer too
Deere (DE): thinks you should buy a small position here and then buy the rest if the stock pulls back.
Bunge (BG):
Monsanto (MON).
Bearish:
Hansen Natural (HANS): Doesn't have a good feeling about stock anymore.
Coldwater Creek (CWTR): Cramer recommended this stock at $25 to $30, and the stock plummeted to $9.10. Cramer admitted he was wrong and then said that he hates the stock.

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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

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Bullish:
PepsiCo (PEP), BEA Systems (BEAS), General Motors (GM), RRSat Global Communications Network (RRST), Zumiez (ZUMZ), Superior Offshore International (DEEP), Oshkosh Truck (OSK), Northrop Grumman, L-3 Communications (LLL), Lockheed Martin (LMT), General Dynamics (GD), Cisco Systems (CSCO), XTO Energy (XTO), GMX Resources (GMXR), Siemens (SI), Transocean (RIG), Schlumberger (SLB), Prudential Financial (PRU), MetLife (MET) and Halliburton (HAL).
Bearish:
Smart Balance (SMBL), Parametric Technology (PMTC), DirecTV (DTV), Parker Drilling (PKD) and Assurant (AIZ).

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Bullish calls:
Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT - News): 'I wish I hadn't talked about it, so I could have bought more... I urge you to buy that. I see an upside surprise.'Level 3 Communications (NasdaqGS: LVLT - News): 'We caught it at $3. It went to $6. It's pulled back. I don't know when the (bandwidth) shortage is going to flash, 'Shortage! Shortage! Shortage!,' but when it does, you can't wait and then buy it! You have to keep it now.'Allscripts Healthcare Solutions (NasdaqGS: MDRX - News): 'Hey, anything that does healthcare cost containment like Medco Health is just fantastic in this market. It's a triple buy!'Cheesecake Factory (NasdaqGS: CAKE - News): ' ... they have to put up more stores. I think it's a decent buy right here. It's come down a lot. Let's pull the trigger on some CAKE... even though the bears would say that no one is ever going to have cheesecake, because they can't afford it anymore...'Johnson Controls (NYSE: JCI - News): ' ... the lead just killed them! I think the lead price is coming down... I think JCI is going back up. I like the stock. This is a classic example of what you should be buying right now...'Amylin Pharmaceuticals (NasdaqGS: AMLN - News): 'I think biotech is precisely right going into the fall. AMLN is good ... new position. I have not liked that stock... 'Amgen (NasdaqGS: AMGN - News): 'Amgen is good...'Ladish (NasdaqGM: LDSH - News): 'I think that LDSH is a great buy, but the one thing I'd caution... How many stocks can say this?... 52-week high... but again, jet engines. That's a keeper.'Woodward Governor (NasdaqGS: WGOV - News)Sun Microsystems (NasdaqGS: SUNW - News): 'Unbelievable quarter ... This is a company I have hated for a decade! I got bullish on it about a quarter ago ... Don't run from SUNW. Run to it! Buy, buy, buy!'Ryerson (NYSE: RYI - News)Reliance Steel (NYSE: RS - News): ' ... as good as RYI is, Reliance Steel is even better!'Google (NasdaqGS: GOOG - News): ' GOOG's done going down. The bears are going to be trapped ... I think GOOG's going back to its high ... No one thinks that except for me... Buy, buy, buy!'Continental Resources (NYSE: CLR - News): 'I think you can stick with CLR.'XTO Energy (NYSE: XTO - News): 'I am sticking with, and buying for my charitable trust, XTO Energy, which is now the cheapest oil and gas company in the world!'
Bearish calls:
Whirlpool (NYSE: WHR - News): 'That was a bad quarter ... It wasn't saved by Brazil. I've got to give you a don't buy.'
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I'ts a Given: Given Imaging (NasdaqGM: GIVN - News)
Cramer's speculative pick on Friday was Israeli wireless medical imaging company, GIVN, which is perfecting a PillCam video capsules which are a more comfortable, convenient way of checking for gastronomical problems than traditional methods. He pointed out his track record of making viewers money with medical device companies such as Hansen Medical, Micrus Endovascular,Kyphon, and Intuitive Surgical, and he feels the technology behind the PillCam is much simpler than that of other devices. While investors are taking a "calculated risk" Cramer expects big earnings from Given and notes its guidance inspires confidence.
Big Brother is Watching You: Omniture (NasdaqGM: OMTR - News)
The next big thing in internet advertising is OMTR, according to Cramer, since the company monitors what people are watching online; "With Omniture, you can tell advertisers what is hot at the exact moment," Cramer said. The time for Yahoo, Google and Microsoft to buy this stock was yesterday, Cramer commented, and if OMTR's shares were valued the same as Microsoft valued aQuantive's before the acquisition, OMTR would be sitting at $35 instead of $2o.66. The company gave a secondary offering and sold 8 million shares at $18, which is an indication that " no amount of stupid sellers can knock this thing down ... There's too much demand." However, Cramer warned he is recommending this speculative stock on a takeover bid and not on its margins.
Game Plan for the Coming Week: Bear Stearns (NYSE: BSC - News), XTO Energy (NYSE: XTO - News), Medco Health (NYSE: MHS - News), Express Scripts (NasdaqGS: ESRX - News), Nike (NYSE: NKE - News), Kroger (NYSE: KR - News), Oracle (NasdaqGS: ORCL - News), McCormick (NYSE: MKC - News), Rite Aid (NYSE: RAD - News), Research In Motion (NasdaqGS: RIMM - News)
Cramer said the failure of two hedge funds does not spell bad news for BSC, which he would buy on Thursday. The cause was a hedge fund manager's "stupid mistake" and Cramer doesn't think BSC is dependent on the success or failure of the funds. He would pay attention to companies such as XTO, MHS and ESRX which are speaking at the Wachoviaand Jeffries conferences next week. He suggests setting up half a positon in NKE before its earnings report and the other half after a subsequent drop. Cramer would buy KR, since it doesn't get enough respect, as well as Oracle and thinks MKC is a good low-risk stock. He predicts RAD, which reports on Thursday, will continue to "motor up" and he would buy it on any weakness. For those who don't yet own RIMM, Cramer suggests picking it up after its earnings report.
Mad Mail: Posco (NYSE: PKX - News), Cummins (NYSE: CMI - News), Spartan (NasdaqGS: SPAR - News)
Although he didn't mention the PKX when he discussed 20 of Buffett's stock picks on Thursday's Mad Money program, Cramer thinks it is a good, inexpensive steel company. Cramer thinks CMI is still rising but would beware of SPAR, which is down a two points.
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A Reliab-Oil Stock: XTO Energy (NYSE: XTO - News)
Cramer says he has finally found the "perfect" oil company which takes advantage of high oil prices by exploiting new properties rather than just buying back stock. XTO has risen 14% since Cramer recommended it in March, and with its recent acquisition of Dominion Resources, it should see double-digit growth for four or five years, according to Cramer.
Interview with Duncan Niederauer, president and co-COO of NYSE Euronext (NYSE: NYX - News)
Cramer's growth stock for 2007, NYX, is down 15%, but he is not backing away. While Euronext is growing rapidly, Cramer admits NYX is turning into the "worst performing" stock he's seen. Duncan Niederauer commented NYX is the only multi-product exchange; "It's still a wonderfully scaleable business, and a lot of the market doesn't know how to evaluate us because we're not quite as attractive as the derivative-only exchanges," he told Cramer. However, he added that NYX is still more attractive than the equity-only exchanges. Concerning derivatives, Niederauer said, "The U.S. futures market is still a hole in our global footprint .... The only way in is an acquisition." Cramer commented on how rapidly NYX drops, and Niederauer conceded NYX "trades in a very choppy way for a large-cap company." Although he can't predict when NYX will start moving up, Cramer says he is sticking with NYX.
Sell Block: Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC - News), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ - News), Guess? (NYSE: GES - News), Monster Worldwide (NasdaqGS: MNST - News)
While Cramer's predictions of NSC 's and JNJ 's declines were fulfilled, and GES jumped as he expected, Cramer admitted he missed "the big one" of the week, namely, the selloff and vitality in the bond market. The lesson from this error is "You ignore what the big institutional investors are doing at your own peril," Cramer said, and added investors should not overlook the bond market. Cramer is still hopeful that MNST will win a bid and believes the new CFO,Timothy Yates, will make moves toward selling the company.
Mad Mail: Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT - News), Target (NYSE: TGT - News), Lowes (NYSE: LOW - News), Verizon (NYSE: VZ - News)
Cramer says WMT's risk reward is superior to TGT's, which should be sold because it has increased substantially. Since WMT is not currently buildng new stores, the company can buy back stock and revamp its existing stores. Cramer adds he also likes LOW. He told another viewer Verizon has a solid yield and increasing growth. Concerning what action to take in the decline, Cramer coached his viewers; "Let it come in -- let the market open down ... If it opens up, do some selling. Don't do any buying. I'll tell you when I think it's overdone."
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Anadarko Petroleum (NYSE: APC): 'I like APC. They loaded the boat up with properties. They still have to pay down some things.'XTO Energy (NYSE: XTO): 'I think APC is good, but I think that XTO rocks the boat, and will beat APC - in the long term race - to $100.'URS (NYSE: URS): 'They finally did something. They bought Washington Group. They got it cheaply, and the stock is, at last, on the move ... Buy, buy, buy! ... Washington is historically not a great operator. But at least there is a pulse at URS.'Level 3 Communications (NasdaqGS: LVLT): 'LVLT is going to sink or swim on the fundies. I think the fundies are good. I want to back up the truck in the mid $5s... 'Olin (NYSE: OLN): ' OLN did not buy Pioneer, they stole Pioneer! ... OLN's on the move... They suddenly have religion. Buy, buy, buy!'Carmike Cinemas (CKE): 'This is the one to play. I would sell the others and buy that one, and that's new information from me.'General Maritime (NYSE: GMR): 'Peter Georgiopolous, CEO and founder of GMR is the guy we back... He spent a lot of money buying back stock. He's got the safest yield. That's who we're going with.'Edison International (NYSE: EIX): 'EIX is one of the great... The utilities had an unbelievable bull market, but that's just one of the effects of the utilities... they're reorganized, they're terrific.'Consolidated Edison (NYSE: ED)Dominion (NYSE: D)Cisco (NasdaqGS: CSCO): 'This is a stock that is growing at 15% that has a 20x multiple ... It just didn't say the right things on the conference call ... Let's buy some CSCO here.'Toyota Motor (NYSE: TM): 'The only stock I'm recommending over there [Japanese Market] is Toyota Motor, and even that's stalledthat's stalled. Although I do like that, and I own it for my charitable trust, and I continue to buy that stock.'Vodafone (NYSE: VOD): 'I'm going to send you to Vodafone after that beautiful quarter. VOD's got growth.'Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT ): 'You know I'm a backer of WMT down here... Good article about China and WMT in The Wall Street Journal.'Bearish calls:Stratasys (NasdaqGS: SSYS): 'Computer-aided design and automation for semiconductors. No thank you. I want you to take your money and run there. Sell, sell, sell!'Ultra Clean Holdings (NasdaqGS: UCTT): 'No ... if the semiconductor capital equipment business is in bear market mode, I don't want to touch it.'DivX (NasdaqGM: DIVX): 'We are not going back to DIVX. Sell, sell, sell! 'American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE: AEO): 'AEO is too hard for me, my friend ... I am strictly going to put it in the 'don't buy' category.'Cinemark (NYSE: CNK - News)Regal Entertainment (NYSE: RGC)Nippon Telegraph & Telephone (NYSE: NTT): 'I don't like the Japanese market at all... NTT does not have growth.'
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Bullish Calls:
FedEx (NYSE: FDX - News): 'Now, this number wasn't that great, and the commentary wasn't that great but, you know what? I still think that FDX is a company worth owning long term, because it does not have a multiple on its growth rate, and because the management is superior to everyone else in the industry...'Bear Stearns (NYSE: BSC - News): 'You're still down 20 points from the high. Jimmy Kane is a great CEO... BSC... sells at a ridiculously low multiple to book. How can people not understand that this man knows the mortgage market nine ways to Sunday, and yet they still try to slam it. They're wrong ... that stock goes higher. I say 'all aboard!'Flow International (NasdaqGM: FLOW): 'FLOW is the best in show. Ultra-high water pressure, water jet... I think FLOW goes higher.'XTO Energy (NYSE: XTO - News): ' ... you move into my favorite, XTO!... 52-week high.'Dean Foods (NYSE: DF - News): 'I think the world of DF... I believe that you get long, you get that dividend, and then the stock goes right back up. DF - pull the trigger right now, ahead of the dividend! I want people in D.'Clearwire (NasdaqGS: CLWR): 'I am telling people to buy more CLWR... I have tremendous, tremendous faith in the management. And, if they hadn't priced it [the IPO] so darn high, I think we'd already be making money on the darn thing. So I say stick with it.'Nastech Pharmaceutical (NasdaqGM: NSTK): ' ... go into that NSTK. They have got a better chance of hitting it out of the park...'Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG - News): ' ... the highest hospitality quotient of any company I deal with...'Heinz (NYSE: HNZ - News): ' ... offering you both capital appreciation and capital protection Two thumbs up for HNZ. It's a reinvented company with 200 new products. HNZ rocks!'Garmin (NasdaqGS: GRMN): 'There'll be a selloff in the market, and you'll be able to buy GRMN cheaper than it is... I happen to like the stock, but I'm not paying $55 for it... It's too high. I like it. Let's be patient.'Mosiac company (NYSE: MOS - News): 'The way you buy a MOS is you wait for a big selloff. MOS happens to be my favorite fertilizer company. MOS can go back to $25 in a pullback and, only then do I advise that you pull the trigger!'Crown Castle (NYSE: CCI - News): 'CCI's my favorite; that's best of breed.'SBA COM (NasdaqGS: SBAC): 'SBAC is a good stock too.'
Bearish calls:
Usana Health Sciences (NasdaqGS: USNA): 'I wouldn't want to own USNA... 'Cabot Oil & Gas (NYSE: COG - News): 'COG is a really good company ... You've had a big run in COG. You ring the register, and you move into my favorite, XTO!... 52-week high.'People's Bank (NasdaqGS: PBCT): 'This is actually a tough one ... even though I know it's a well-run bank, I am going to have to put yours in the 'don't buy, don't buy' camp.'Empire Resorts (NasdaqGM: NYNY): ' ... I am saying don't buy, don't buy, to NYNY.'Fuel Tech (NasdaqGM: FTEK): 'I believe in this company, but I cannot get behind a company that sells at a 90x multiple. It's too rich for me.'Applebee's (NasdaqGS: APPB): 'I think APPB is going to be put for sale ... But, you know what? APPB is not that great a company ... swap out of APPB, and get into CMG.'Acadia Pharmaceuticals (NasdaqGM: ACAD): ' that is a dice-roll company - I am going to say ix-nay on the ACAD.'SBA COMM (NasdaqGS: SBAC): ' I like CCI more, but your SBAC is a good stock too.'
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The Best of Texas: J.C. Penney (NYSE: JCP - News), Transocean (NYSE: RIG - News), XTO Energy (NYSE: XTO - News) and Temple-Inland (NYSE: TIN - News)
For Cramer's Back to School show at McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin, Cramer discussed his four favorite Texan stocks. First was JCP, "the best and most consistent retailer in the country," which has been unfairly "hammered" after executives admitted the product mix needed alteration. Second was RIG, the "biggest and among the cheapest" drillers which lacks exposure to the weak markets in the Gulf of Mexico and Canada but has the freedom to raise rates because of intense demand. Cramer also mentioned XTO which he would buy aggressively because it uses reserves efficiently and knows how to trade oil. In addition, XTO has 12% reserve growth, unlike other oil stocks. Cramer's favorite Texan pick is TIN which, aided by Carl Icahn's influence, is finally going to break up and is due for "27 points of upside." Cramer would buy any of these stocks "right here, right now."
Any Questions: Cisco (NasdaqGS: CSCO), Dell (NasdaqGS: DELL), Hewlett- Packard (NYSE: HPQ - News), ITT Corporation (NYSE: ITT - News)
While Cramer thought one student's question about Cisco was challenging, since the stock has moved from $18 to $29, he answered, "When you have a best in show stock like CSCO, you can't give it up." He recommended holding Cisco and buying more if it fell below $25. While Cramer says he respects Michael Dell, he adds the fundamentals of the industry have changed and others have stolen Dell's model; "Fabulous company, not a great stock." While Cramer likes water pumping as a concept, he doesn't see how a company like ITT can make money.
CEO Interview: William R. Johnson, HJ Heinz (NYSE: HNZ - News)
Cramer invited McCombs School of Business alumnus, William R. Johnson, onto the show and asked whether HNZ is a good defensive play or whether the Chinese and Japanese are going to put their ketchup brands on the table. "No, we have our bottles on their tables," said Johnson. When asked if the company was nervous about shareholder like Nelson Peltz showing up unexpectedly, Johnson replied that it is natural to resist a boss when the company's many "bosses" are their consumers, but added, "It's a normal resistance, but it's a mistake because these guys do bring value." He also identified "innovation" as the HNZ's theme and Cramer gave the company a triple buy, commenting Heinz "defines the most defensive business possible."
Pitching to Cramer: Schlumberger (NYSE: SLB - News), Broadcom (NasdaqGS: BRCM), Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT - News)
Students from McComb's MBA Investment Fund pitched their stocks to Cramer. The first student touted SLB as a value pick, which was down but would come back on macroeconomic trends and the high price of oil. Cramer commented the student was "dead right," and while the stock isn't cheap "sometimes you've got to pay a premium for a great stock ... I would buy it aggressively." A second student liked BRCM because of its diverse product portfolio, accelerated revenue growth and improved inventory management. She added its options backdating problems are behind it, because of its clean balance sheet. While Cramer agreed with her fundamental analysis, he would put BRCM on hold until August because he doesn't like tech here. A third student said Wal-Mart management is "finally focused on what it needs to do" and is a stock people will be satisfied with in 12 to 18 months. While Cramer has been bearish on WMT, he told the student he would visit three Wal-Mart stores in 72 hours before makng a decision.
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Bullish calls:
Barclays (NYSE: BCS - News): ' It's got a nice yield. It's got a good pastiche of businesses. I guess what I'm saying is, BCS is included in my package of solid bank stocks worth owning.'Bank of America (NYSE: BAC - News): ' ... but I would still prefer to own BAC [To BCS].'Coldwater Creek (NASDAQ: CWTR - News): 'I've been to the website at least five times this week to check it out, to be sure I'm not dreaming. I believe CWTR may have a good quarter, but the next quarter's going to be even better. This is a regional-to-national story. CWTR - Three analysts upgraded this week. They're right. The bears are wrong. Stick with CWTR!'Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT - News): ' ... this is one of the absolute toughest stocks out there, because the housing business is definitely slow but, you know, you take a look at the mineral business, and we know that it's really good ... but we also know that there's supposed to be a worldwide slowdown coming, and therefore, CAT has to be caught up in it. The bottom line for me is that ... CAT is a buy here. As a matter of fact, let me give you a range. I think CAT has 2 down, and 10 up. That's a risk reward that I want. As a matter of fact, I want it bad. That's the sound of a Caterpillar backing up (doing a 'mon-back)...'Terex (NYSE: TEX - News): 'TEX, which is smaller than CAT, but has just been on a tear, because it was added to the S&P 500 ... is a buy here.'Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (NYSE: RIO - News): 'Here's what I would do: If you bought, say, 200 shares on my advice - here it is 60 cents from its 52-week high - I would sell 50, because the mineral stocks are going down. But, you know what? If that stock got back to where I recommended it, I woud pull the trigger (i.e., buy it) again, because that, along with BHP and RTP, are the three best mineral companies in the entire world. How can you not own one of them?'Rio Tinto (NYSE: RTP - News)BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP - News)XTO Energy (NYSE: XTO - News): 'The best independent oil company ... It is too expensive to be acquired, because it's got a very high multiple. Why? Because it has so consistently found oil.'Honeywell (NYSE: HON - News): ' I think that that dividend boost - that stock's been rocking ... Big dividends are growth. HON gave us one. HON's going to $50. I would not sell HON, even though it's at its 52-week high.'Time Warner (NYSE: TWX - News): 'We have now been behind Dick Parsons for 4 and a half points. You do not sell TWX here. That stock is just visiting the 22-23 level. It's a way station on the way to what surely is the promised land of $28-$30. You stay with TWX.'
Bearish calls:
Aventine Renewable Energy (NYSE: AVR - News): 'AVR is a sale. Sell, sell, sell. You don't want to be near it. It's a trainwreck. That whole ethanol group is no good.'

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