Jim Cramer Commented On These 6 Stocks Recently

2. United States Steel Corporation (NYSE:X)

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 63

A caller mentioned what Cramer thought of investing in United States Steel Corporation (NYSE:X) with everything that is going on in the market and Cramer said:

“Now, if you’re gonna own a steel company, you have to own the best. We’re best of best people in this. We are best-of-breed people in this, and that is Nucor. At $131, I think it’s a great buy. That’s the one I want you to buy, and I will always want you to buy.”

United States Steel (NYSE:X) is a leading manufacturer of flat-rolled and tubular steel products, operating mainly in North America and Europe. Even when Cramer was asked about the company in November 2024, he expressed a similar opinion and stated, “Cleveland-Cliffs and US Steel should do well too. They’re not as good as Nucor, but they’re good.”

For context, United States Steel (NYSE:X) stock went down more than 23% over the past 12 months while Nucor stock declined over 28%.