We recently published a list of Jim Cramer Says Buy These 5 Industrial Stocks Before Rate Cuts — And 5 Other Stocks He’s Talking About. Since Eaton Corporation PLC (NYSE:ETN) ranks 2nd on the list, it deserves a deeper look.
Jim Cramer said in a latest program on CNBC that the NASDAQ has become an “annoying source of funds” for other indexes as mutual funds pull out of tech and growth stocks that would not benefit from rate cuts and funnel these funds into the companies that can “super-charge” their earnings amid the expected rate cuts in September.
Cramer said that the decline of tech stocks could be “painful” for many because while these companies do not benefit from rate cuts, their earnings are still strong. Cramer said there are two kinds of companies that will benefit from rate cuts: the ones with cyclical businesses that thrive during rate cuts and those with high dividend yields.
Cramer said that by the time the Fed would announce its first rate cuts, it would have been “too late” to buy the stocks that benefit from rate cuts.
“You have to let them recharge, let them come down and then you can pull the trigger,” Cramer said.
In a separate program a few days ago Jim Cramer specifically talked about five industrial stocks he’s bullish on before rate cuts. In this article we mentioned these five stocks along with a few other stocks Cramer is talking about during his programs these days. With each company we have mentioned the number of hedge fund investors. Why are we interested in the stocks that hedge funds pile into? The reason is simple: our research has shown that we can outperform the market by imitating the top stock picks of the best hedge funds. Our quarterly newsletter’s strategy selects 14 small-cap and large-cap stocks every quarter and has returned 275% since May 2014, beating its benchmark by 150 percentage points (see more details here).
Eaton Corporation PLC (NYSE:ETN)
Number of Hedge Fund Investors: 93
Cramer highlighted in a latest program yet again that Eaton Corporation PLC (NYSE:ETN) is a part of his charitable trust’s portfolio. He said the company makes electrical power management systems as well as components for autos and aerospace.
“These guys benefit as the government makes major investments in the electric grid which you know cannot handle all the power that needs to be produced right now. You also need their equipment to move manufacturing back to the US, that’s a megatrend, and of course their power management systems are essential for, yes, the data center.”
Cramer said that stock was off to a good start this year but has “stalled big time” because of worries about a slowing economy. Cramer said this stock has been down a “huge amount” from its highs and it’s a good opportunity for investors to buy it.
Ave Maria World Equity Fund stated the following regarding Eaton Corporation plc (NYSE:ETN) in its first quarter 2024 investor letter:
“Eaton Corporation plc (NYSE:ETN) is an intelligent power management company. The company is a long-term beneficiary in the trend towards electrification, energy transition and digitalization. Eaton is also benefiting from unprecedented global stimuli such as the Inflation Reduction Act, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the Chips and Science Act and the EU recovery plan known as the NextGenerationEU.”
Overall, Eaton Corporation PLC (NYSE:ETN) ranks 2nd on Insider Monkey’s list titled Jim Cramer Says Buy These 5 Industrial Stocks Before Rate Cuts — And 5 Other Stocks He’s Talking About. While we acknowledge the potential of Eaton Corporation PLC (NYSE:ETN), our conviction lies in the belief that AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns, and doing so within a shorter timeframe. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than PH but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about the cheapest AI stock.
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