Jim Cramer Discusses These 10 Stocks & Comments On Short Sellers

6. Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST)

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Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST) is a US discount retailer that’s one of Cramer’s top stocks in the sector. In his previous comments, the CNBC host praised the firm’s business strategy of forcing its suppliers to offer the lowest price possible. He believes that Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST) is key to reducing prices in America and lamented the fact that the former Biden administration did not closely work with the company to bring prices down. This time around, he commented on Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST)’s ability to withstand any storm ushered in by tariffs:

“Look I have not had Kirkland Vodka yet. But I am sure it is every bit as good as Tito’s. I’m not kidding. The price is very low. . .Remember they do four billion in liquor sales . . .I’ll have Kirkland Vodka. . .They have those premade drinks. You won’t know the difference. I’ll serve you one of those, why do I have to spend a lot of money on Tito’s?”

“You better have really big profit margins like Costco. Now they’re thin margins when it comes to the customer. But they have this huge growth in the cart where the money comes from. They import a lot of vegetables. And they’re not having problems because they’re powerful. You know you gotta be powerful.. . .This is about scale. The companies that are dealing and making, dealing right now in the fluid situation, are ones that have scale and they can basically say, guys, look, you’re not gonna, we’re taking your profit margin. Because we don’t know what’s gonna happen so it’s gonna come out of your hide. . .And that’s what Costco can do. I don’t know about the other guys. I feel bad for them. They’re at the mercy of this craziness.”