We recently published an article titled Was Jim Cramer Right About These 12 Stocks? In this article, we are going to take a look at where Uber Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:UBER) stands against the other stocks.
Back then, Cramer was focused on the impact of future rate cuts and how different stocks would react. He argued that the market had become simple:
“Stocks that benefit from rate cuts get bought. Stocks that don’t benefit get sold.”
At that time, Cramer pointed to McDonald’s as an example of a rate-cut winner, despite the company having weak earnings at the time, saying:
“This market doesn’t care that it’s doing badly. It just treats the Golden Arches as a rate-cut winner.”
Meanwhile, he appeared rather bearish around big tech at the time. He warned against buying the “Magnificent 7”, saying that while they had thrived despite rate hikes, they wouldn’t necessarily benefit as rates came down. Here’s how he put it back then:
“For years now, the market has been rallying on companies that don’t need to borrow money, that don’t need rate cuts. But the flip side is that they won’t really benefit as rates come down.”
Tech stocks were under pressure at that time, and Cramer saw no short-term relief:
“For tech, the watchword is three words my staff loves to say: get out now.”
Cramer expressed some interesting opinions in that particular show. Let’s see how each prediction unfolded 7 months later.
Our Methodology
For this article, we compiled a list of 12 stocks that were discussed by Jim Cramer during the episode of Mad Money on July 30, 2024. We then calculated their performance from July 30th, 2024, market close to February 14th, 2025, market close. We have also included the hedge fund sentiment for the stocks, which we sourced from Insider Monkey’s Q3 2024 database of over 900 hedge funds. The stocks are listed in the order that Cramer mentioned them.
Note: This article covers Jim Cramer’s commentary from July 30, 2024, and does not account for any changes in his opinions regarding the stocks mentioned. Therefore, the commentary should not be mistaken for his latest opinions on any of the stocks that are mentioned.
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Uber Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:UBER)
Number of Hedge Fund Investors: 163
Cramer saw Uber Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:UBER) as a long-term winner despite near-term stock weakness.
“Uber is trading as a function of multiple contraction. People are just willing to pay less for the losses that Uber might have.”
He made it clear that the decline had nothing to do with Uber Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:UBER)’s business performance, advising the caller to hold:
“When that occurs, what you have to do is just kind of hold your nose and hold it.”
Cramer compared Uber’s situation to Airbnb, which had also experienced sharp declines before bouncing back.
“Take a look at the way Airbnb managed to get through a couple of declines; that’s what I think can happen with Uber.”
This seems like a very good call by Cramer, as the stock has surged by 26% since the July show.
Cramer maintains a bullish stance on Uber Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:UBER), having said this more recently on February 2, 2025, after the company’s earnings:
“Same thing with Uber, and you see, you see Uber won the war of pickup and deliver. The numbers reported at this point were extraordinary, but the experts found a line or two they didn’t like. Next thing you know, they kick it to the curb, and you get an opportunity to buy some at a discount. I am confident about this one after interviewing CEO Dara Khosrowshahi this very morning on Squawk on the Street… I think this is a good one.”
Overall UBER ranks 10th on our list of the stocks Jim Cramer recently discussed. While we acknowledge the potential of UBER as an investment, 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 UBER but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about the cheapest AI stock.
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Disclosure: None. This article is originally published at Insider Monkey.
