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 Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) 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 wide view of an Apple store, showing the range of products the company offers.
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)
Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 167
Back then, Cramer remained unwavering in his long-standing bullish stance on Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), once again reiterating his well-known advice:
“Now you know me as someone who said for ages and ages not to mention a gigantic amount of points that you should own Apple, don’t trade it. […] Own it; don’t trade it, because it’s the most innovative consumer product technology company ever, creating things we know and love, and trust. Apple never creates anything unless it is as perfect as it can be made.”
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is up 22.36% since these comments. In the most recent Mad Money episode on the 13th of March, Cramer addressed investors’ worries about the recent dip, saying:
“‘I hear that people are cutting back. They are scared and they’re worried. I have to get these tariffs home because we are being abused by everyone. Just turn to my webpage. You can see all the tariffs that they’re forcing us to pay. If you have a better way to get these trade barriers down, tell our team we’re and put your name on.’ As it is, I’m surprised Trump doesn’t post, ‘This is the first 10% correction in two years, I told you there would be pain. What a terrible streak for Apple. They are killing that one.’ Doesn’t seem right long term, we all use the phones… Periodically, we’re going to have some down markets, sell-offs, corrections, bear markets, look, they’re fine because maybe sometimes they’re deserving. We’re gonna see some stocks sink, even favorites like Apple because they might have trouble making the quarter.”
Overall, AAPL ranks 12th on our list of stocks that Jim Cramer discusses. While we acknowledge the potential of AAPL 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 AAPL but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about the cheapest AI stock.
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