We recently published a list of Was Jim Cramer Right About These 13 Stocks? In this article, we are going to take a look at where Five Below Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) stands against other stocks that Jim Cramer discusses.
During the latest episode of Mad Money, Jim Cramer expressed his frustration over the negative outlook he believes the White House is projecting about the economy. He explained that while he felt a sense of optimism and wanted to get excited about positive developments in the stock market, he held back.
“I wanted to get excited, but you know what I had to do? I had to hold my breath because when this market’s getting ahead of steam going, you know what you can bet on? The president will post something rancorous, dispiriting, and confusing and the market will immediately get put through the meat grinder…
It’s not necessary to do this, nor will they highlight anything good that’s going on here. It makes people feel like everything’s terrible, which isn’t true…
So here’s the bottom line: Every day there is something to celebrate in the business world because the business world is fantastic. We’d be in much better shape if the administration would highlight that. Believe me, the bad doesn’t need your help. It’ll get the word out all by itself.”
Methodology
For this article, we compiled a list of 13 stocks that were discussed by Jim Cramer during the episode of Mad Money on March 21, 2024. We then calculated their performance from March 21, 2024, market close to March 13th, 2025, market close. We have also included the hedge fund sentiment for the stocks, which we sourced from Insider Monkey’s Q4 2024 database of over 900 hedge funds. The stocks are listed in the order that Cramer mentioned them.
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A family happily shopping for everyday items in a specialty retail store.
Five Below Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE)
Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 48
Back then, Cramer saw Five Below Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) as a potential buying opportunity, but he also noted the challenges facing discount retailers. Here’s what he said:
“Five Below sank today after its latest earnings report, but is now the time to go shopping for the discount chain? […] This might be a terrific entry point, although it’s tough to own any of the discount retailers here.”
The stock has taken a massive hit since then. Five Below Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) is down by 59% since then.
Overall, FIVE ranks 8th on our list of stocks that Jim Cramer discusses. While we acknowledge the potential of FIVE as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns and doing so within a shorter time frame. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than FIVE but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about the cheapest AI stock.
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Disclosure: None. This article is originally published at Insider Monkey.
