In this piece, we will look at the stocks Jim Cramer recently discussed.
In a recent appearance on CNBC’s Squawk on the Street, Jim Cramer commented on how day traders were trading the shares of Wall Street’s favorite AI GPU stock. He recalled a conversation that he had with Vlad Tenev, who’s the CEO of the most popular stock trading platform in the US. Cramer shared that the number of zero-day options that were actually being traded for the stock around the time of its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings release meant that the options, instead of the fundamentals, were driving the share price.
He also marveled at the fact that trading these options came with little risk. According to Cramer: “And what’s amazing is this it actually makes sense! I mean when I was with [Vlad Tenev], you don’t want, time degradations, you can actually put that bet on, this morning. And if it doesn’t work, doesn’t work.” He added: “There are many professionals who are using zero-day through Robinhood because they’ve got the most, they’ve got the cheapest market.”
The CNBC TV show host also commented on how the GPU company needed to “get away from this five clients syndrome.” He believes that if the firm’s only clients are going to be mega-cap technology giants then “We’re all gonna just keep saying, are they ordering? Are they ordering? If you have an order book that includes say, many countries, uh that’d be great.”
Cramer’s co-host David Faber asked him about his recent discussion with Trump advisor Peter Navarro, here’s what Cramer said:
“Okay, so it’s really interesting, really interesting to say that because the larger takeaway was missed. It was meant to be a stop to the Mag 7. It was meant to be, listen, we’re gonna protect you from the honey pot, that so many people, we wake up all the time and we see ‘oh, billion dollar fine by so and so’. . . so Peter thought that it would be welcomed by the tech companies because they’re the ones, they’ve been complaining about it endlessly, but it did not resonate like that. And I think that one of the part is because there was like, oh how about the copper tariff?”
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14. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE:BUD)
Number of Hedge Fund Holders In Q4 2024: 31
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE:BUD) is an alcoholic beverage company. Its shares closed 2024 after shedding 22% as the firm struggled with dropping demand for its products amidst rising prices and lower demand for its beverages. 2025 has been somewhat of a turnaround for Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE:BUD)’s shares. They have gained 23% year-to-date and marked 12% in gains following the firm’s fourth-quarter earnings. The results were nothing short of stellar as the firm’s $14.84 billion in revenue marked a 3.4% growth while analysts had penned a 2.9% drop to $14.05 billion. Here’s what Cramer said:
“Organic growth was good! I was surprised, now of course they missed the number.”
13. Sempra (NYSE:SRE)
Number of Hedge Fund Holders In Q4 2024: 34
Sempra (NYSE:SRE) is a struggling Californian utility that has struggled amidst dropping demand. The firm’s shares fell by 19% in February after it reduced its 2025 profit-per-share guidance to $4.50. Sempra (NYSE:SRE)’s earnings report was followed by a multitude of analyst downgrades, the most recent of which came when Jefferies cut the price target to $77 from $96 and dropped the rating to Hold from Buy. In its note, the firm pointed out risks from the California wildfires. In his earlier remarks, Cramer had also warned about these, before the Jefferies note. Here are his latest comments:
“And then last night, you know we had this yesterday, there was this piece from, but there was a, Sempra, got in trouble yesterday, it was down 20%. And, read between the lines, I think that it’s because California’s trying to make a decision, fires, uh, climate, rate payer, and I think, sotte voce, are we really going to favor the data centers and the companies that are behind them over the rate payers?
“Are we gonna let the shareholders have the advantage over the people who pay the electric bills? This is California.
“I think the utility holding commission is speaking about all the, there is tremendous demand and they need to be able to build a, what, what Sempra’s doing is building up. . . .they’re building up Texas. I think you could say they’re slightly in California. I don’t think any of this, Jeff Martin is a terrific guy, the CEO. But the stock’s down 20%, this is a utility. The reason I really mention is that there is no place to really, there’s not a lot of good yielders right now. And Sempra has been a good yielder, so many stocks down 20%.”
12. Kontoor Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ:KTB)
Number of Hedge Fund Holders In Q4 2024: 38
Kontoor Brands, Inc. (NYSE:KTB) is an American apparel company. Its shares are up by a modest 3% over the past year after a shocking 29% drop between late February and early March. The selloff was triggered by Kontoor Brands, Inc. (NYSE:KTB)’s fourth-quarter earnings projecting higher costs for 2025. The firm guided full-year earnings at a midpoint of $5.25 per share while analysts had expected a reading of $5.40. Cramer apologized about missing Kontoor Brands, Inc. (NYSE:KTB)’s forecast during his earlier show:
“I got blown up there, I had them on to introduce the HH purchase. And it seemed really great and I got blown up, because I had the, they had preannounced the numbers but they didn’t talk the forecast so I apologize to anyone who watched the report. Because I didn’t know that the forecast was bad. And the forecast is, I always tell David, is the forecast.”
11. Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F)
Number of Hedge Fund Holders In Q4 2024: 45
Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) is one of the largest car manufacturers in America. Its shares have struggled throughout 2024 due to high costs stemming from inflation-driven warranty expenses. Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F)’s shares are down by 27.5% over the past year due to these troubles. In 2025, the firm has had to face off with the effects of President Trump’s trade war against Mexico. As Trump announced his tariffs against Mexico in February, Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F)’s shares bled 2.8%. Cramer isn’t a fan of the firm’s management as he believes:
“Ford can’t get out of its own way.”
10. Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMCI)
Number of Hedge Fund Holders In Q4 2024: 45
Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMCI) is a computer hardware and server equipment firm. It’s been one of the most turbulent stocks exposed to the AI wave. Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMCI)’s shares lost 19% in 2024 after a short seller report alleged accounting improprieties and the firm failed to file its 10-K. However, the trend has reversed in 2025 as the shares are up by 30% year-to-date. Cramer congratulated the firm on its turnaround:
“Although Super Micro by the way, congratulations on not being de-listed, has been putting a lot in.”
9. CAVA Group, Inc. (NYSE:CAVA)
Number of Hedge Fund Holders In Q4 2024: 47
CAVA Group, Inc. (NYSE:CAVA) is a Mediterranean restaurant chain that has been among the top-performing restaurant stocks. Its shares had gained 188% over the year ahead of the firm’s fourth-quarter earnings. However, between mid-February and early March, CAVA Group, Inc. (NYSE:CAVA)’s stock has bled 35%. The firm’s earnings report saw it struggle due to a weak Chinese economy which led it to forecast a midpoint of 7% growth in 2025 same-store sales while analysts had expected 8.1%. Here’s what Cramer said about CAVA Group, Inc. (NYSE:CAVA):
“I think CAVA’s interesting because when they reported the number, the stock was down 12. And then it rallied when it was on Squawk Box to up three and now it’s down three. But I do think that the, remember this is a day, everyone’s gonna be focused on NVIDIA but that does not bring out buying . . .”
8. Coterra Energy Inc (NYSE:CTRA)
Number of Hedge Fund Holders In Q4 2024: 48
Coterra Energy Inc (NYSE:CTRA) is a Texas-based oil and gas company. The shares are flat over the year due to multiple factors such as turbulence in the global oil market in 2024 due to weak global economic activity. However, a cold January has helped Coterra Energy Inc (NYSE:CTRA) since the stock has gained 12.7% over the past six months. In his previous remarks, Cramer has been optimistic about the firm’s operations. His latest take praised the firm’s CEO as he remarked:
“I had Tom Jordan on last night and I think Tom Jordan’s now the dean of the oil and gas business.
“Coterra, and they have a gigantic natural gas pipeline. By the way, a lot of it is in Pennsylvania, Marcellus. It’s LNG. What is the LNG for? Data center and also export.”
7. Nucor Corporation (NYSE:NUE)
Number of Hedge Fund Holders In Q4 2024: 51
Nucor Corporation (NYSE:NUE) is the largest steel company in America. Its business model means the firm relies on robust economic activity to earn revenue. As a result, Nucor Corporation (NYSE:NUE)’s shares have lost 29% over the past year as weak economic activity has led to lower demand. Cramer, in tune with his teacher Peter Navarro, has also shared in his previous appearances that Nucor Corporation (NYSE:NUE) has struggled due to low steel prices because of cheap Chinese steel flooding the markets via Mexico. Naturally, his latest remarks revolved around tariffs and their effect on Nucor Corporation (NYSE:NUE):
“Well I think that’s one of the big problems is, the only company that is really in a position to, and they don’t really have something in Mexico, is Nucor. They can build, cause Nucor’s got the best capital structure. Nucor’s fantastic. And it’s been hurt. It’s been hurt by Chinese steel coming in from Mexico. And if they can cut that off, Nucor I think will put even more plants up. They put up plants in their ecosystem. They’ll put plants where there are no plants so to speak.”
6. Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL)
Number of Hedge Fund Holders In Q4 2024: 63
Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) is a diversified computer hardware company that caters to the needs of the personal and enterprise computing markets. Its share price performance has mirrored investor sentiment about the firm’s exposure to the AI industry. For instance, Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL)’s shares dipped by 12% in November after its third-quarter earnings disappointed investors seeking more AI revenue. Yet, the shares jumped by 15% in February after reports of a massive AI deal between Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) and Elon Musk’s xAI. Here’s what Cramer said:
“I think that Michael is the number one. He was the one that was at the GTC conference in the first row. That’s the conference last year and Michael I think has great confidence that things are booming. HPE, we’re not sure.”
5. Axon Enterprise, Inc. (NASDAQ:AXON)
Number of Hedge Fund Holders In Q4 2024: 64
Axon Enterprise, Inc. (NASDAQ:AXON) is one of the more interesting companies on Wall Street. It has diversified its business into the high-margin software industry after initially manufacturing equipment for police use. Over the year, Axon Enterprise, Inc. (NASDAQ:AXON)’s shares have gained 68% after having slipped by 29% in February. The shares dropped after the firm’s shares were downgraded to Neutral from Buy by Northcoast. Here’s what Cramer said about Axon Enterprise, Inc. (NASDAQ:AXON):
“You put up a chart just a second ago which talked about what stocks were up the most. The second one was Axon. Which is the older TASER but actually has now a fantastic system involving body cameras and being able to make it so that you don’t have to sit there and type reports after. And they had a magnificent quarter. And by the way one of the best conference calls I heard in a long time. Rick Smith is fantastic, he will be on Mad Money tonight.”
4. General Motors Company (NYSE:GM)
Number of Hedge Fund Holders In Q4 2024: 68
General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) is a traditional car manufacturer that managed to withstand the storm that hit the car industry amidst high inflation and interest rates in 2024. The firm’s shares are up by 11% over the past year due to surprisingly robust demand for its cars that management has ascribed to brand loyalty. General Motors Company (NYSE:GM)’s stock has held its ground over the twelve month period despite a changed environment in 2025 that has seen investors worry about the impact of Mexico tariffs on the firm. Here is what Cramer said about General Motors Company (NYSE:GM):
“GM has been executing rather well. I thought this was a very gutsy move. Phil had a great story this morning about how important this buyback is. The dividend boost, obviously dividend’s nowhere near as big as Ford, but Ford can’t get out of its own way. This is a challenged group, and people just decided, look, the tariffs are going to kill them. Period, end of story, because you can’t move the engines back and forth and back and forth. But, I don’t know, we haven’t heard more about the Mexican tariffs, the Canadian tariffs, very, very important. The only ones that I feel is definitely etched in stone is the steel from China. That’s the, Peter Navarro’s issue. David, I don’t think that you can own the auto stocks until you know more about the tariffs.”
3. Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (NYSE:LOW)
Number of Hedge Fund Holders In Q4 2024: 70
Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (NYSE:LOW) is a home improvement retailer that has managed to hedge against some of its industry’s slowdown through the devastation ushered in by hurricanes in 2024. Its shares are flat over the past year as the firm navigates the broader slowdown such as a 1.1% same-store sales drop in the third quarter. In his earlier remarks for Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (NYSE:LOW), Cramer has shared that the low valuation might prove to be an attractive entry point. Here are his latest comments for the firm:
“Marvin Ellison, go[ing] back and forth with him, this was an excellent quarter. Particularly considering rates, although the rates have come down a little bit. And the lack of housing turnover which is typically been the key metric because when there’s housing turnover you go to Lowe’s, you tend to rehabilitate, you make it so you renovate. I was struck by the fact that the numbers were [inaudible] are improving. Because Lowe’s is of the [inaudible] of do it yourself. We had good pro numbers from Home Depot, good pro numbers from Lowe’s, something could be on here David. It is not as bad as feared. These two companies are excellent.
“. . and their [Home Depot] numbers were good, in this environment. Now you gotta look, if you looked at Home Depot, or this, I mean, look everyone was, there was a lot of short money betting against these. I think that when you have a stock that goes down like this you should rethink. But I liked, I liked them.
“I’ve always liked . . .ever since Marv came in. And the Home Depot team, Ted Decker, look these teams, remember these guys take a lot of share too from the mom’s . . .there’s still mom and pop hardware stores that they take. And remember, you’re betting against now they’re Christmas Season, which is going to be, the garden season. Appliances still bad every where.”
2. The TJX Companies, Inc. (NYSE:TJX)
Number of Hedge Fund Holders In Q4 2024: 74
The TJX Companies, Inc. (NYSE:TJX) is an American off-price retailer that has thrived in the current inflationary environment. Its shares are up by 25% over the past year as the firm has performed well on the earnings front. The TJX Companies, Inc. (NYSE:TJX)’s fourth-quarter results saw it grow profit-per-share by 10% to beat analyst estimates of 1.16. The firm’s $16.35 billion in revenue beat $16.20 estimates and helped it hedge against weaker guidance. Here is what Cramer said about The TJX Companies, Inc. (NYSE:TJX):
“But I’m gonna talk about a place that David and I like, TJX. I want to show you something, this belt is fourteen bucks, I had a . . . belt for two hundred bucks, it broke. I didn’t want to come here without a belt, sans belt, so I went next door, I got one for fourteen, people say, well it’s nice. . .That’s why that stock is up big, and that’s why the comp stores were up five. I was looking for plus three.
“Now they always lowball the forecast and they did it again.”
“TJX, people are taking I think the, the prediction of negative comps seriously. They shouldn’t. Because this is an old game of having a very low prediction.”
1. Robinhood Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:HOOD)
Number of Hedge Fund Holders In Q4 2024: 79
Robinhood Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:HOOD) is a software company that runs the most popular retail stock trading platform in America. The firm’s fortunes have mirrored the growth in retail stock trading as its shares have gained 190% since being publicly listed last year. Robinhood Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:HOOD) has struggled in 2025 with the stock down by 29% since mid-February after the firm disclosed a $27 million hit to its net income due to a bid to grow users. Here’s what Cramer said about Robinhood Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:HOOD):
“Yes, I think that the predictive is very good . . .thinking about who do you think will win for President and have a deep market for that. . . .the bigger picture of Robinhood is one of great maturity. And they’ve developed a lot of products to be able to capture the eighty four to eighty six billion dollars that’s being transferred from Baby Boomers to the different other generations. They have been able to get clients, like the GameStop clients, and then, actually take them for many years and then move them up. They have fantastic 3% IRA match if you there. I was very impressed. And they’re engineers. And their site is so exciting not in the way it used to be with the balloons, but in terms of like if you want to understand futures, you want to trade on their site. Uh, there are many things that, crypto, you wanna trade on their site. But their options pages are magnificient and really simple. The other brokerages have really dropped the ball. They don’t understand you have to have superior engineering and that’s what Vlad understands.
“[When asked if was beyond just the marketing] I totally do. I think it’s, I think their website is fabulous. They’ve got so many good things. The gold part is good. They’ve got many smart things.
“I think you buy it. I think that that’s also, it’s also part of the, the Bitcoin trade because they have a lot of Bitcoin. They do trade a lot of crypto.”
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