Jim Cramer Discussed 10 Stocks Leading the Dow Higher in 2025

7. Visa Inc. (NYSE:V)

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 165

Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) is a payment technology company that offers a variety of services including transaction processing, credit, debit, and prepaid card products, as well as solutions for cross-border payments, fraud mitigation, digital services, and payment integrations for e-commerce platforms. During the episode, Cramer discussed the company and said:

“Here’s one that drives me crazy though, Visa. This stock and its doppelganger MasterCard, run payment networks that take no risk and make billions. Everyone wants to buy now, pay later. That’s what they want, right? You want the buy now pay later outfits.

And look, Affirm is up a lot, not tonight, it is a great company, but a lot of people, I think the big institutions want the Colossus. They want the kings, the credit card companies that can do no wrong with no risk and that are, those are Visa and MasterCard.”

Over the last year, Visa (NYSE:V) stock has increased over 24%.