We recently published a list of Jim Cramer’s Latest Lightning Round: Top 10 Stocks. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Ralph Lauren Corporation (NYSE:RL) stands against other top stocks from Jim Cramer’s Latest Lightning Round.
Jim Cramer in a recent program on CNBC recommended investors to avoid worrying when others are anxious or get too excited about something when others are also doing the same. Cramer said by the time an idea is common among investors, its price already reflects its potential.
“Stocks don’t quite travel at the speed of thought but they come pretty close. So the moment a preponderance of hedge fund and mutual fund managers decide that the economy is slowing, speeding up, or flatlining, stocks start trading like that’s already the case. Usually, it takes some time to build that kind of consensus, which is why you rarely see these moves happening instantaneously. But once the big institutional portfolio managers are on the same page about something, you can be pretty darn confident that it’s baked into the averages. This is some basic economics 101 stuff.”
If every piece of news is priced in, does that mean it’s meaningless to invest in stocks and you are better off putting your money in broader market funds? Cramer calls this idea “bogus” and says the market is pretty irrational at times and stocks are incorrectly priced, giving investors an opportunity.
“The simple truth is that markets are not perfectly efficient. In fact, frankly, they’re often irrational. They ignore things, make mistakes, misvalue information every day. And that’s a major reason why anyone can make money picking individual stocks. These anomalies are everywhere, and they can be great for your portfolio,” Cramer added.
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For this article, we watched the latest programs of Jim Cramer and picked 10 stocks he is talking about these days. With each stock, we have mentioned the number of hedge fund investors. Why are we interested in the stocks that hedge funds pile into? The reason is simple: our research has shown that we can outperform the market by imitating the top stock picks of the best hedge funds. Our quarterly newsletter’s strategy selects 14 small-cap and large-cap stocks every quarter and has returned 275% since May 2014, beating its benchmark by 150 percentage points (see more details here).
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Ralph Lauren Corporation (NYSE:RL)
Number of Hedge Fund Investors: 30
Jim Cramer was recently asked about Levi Strauss. He said the stock is “intriguing” but Ralph Lauren Corporation (NYSE:RL) is better.
“People magazine says they make the best jean jackets. I didn’t know anyone else made jean jackets. I think the product is terrific. The stock itself, with a 3% yield and 13 times earnings, is intriguing, but Ralph Lauren Corp (NYSE:RL) is better—RL.”
For fiscal 2025, Ralph Lauren’s revenue is expected to keep growing, though at a slower pace. RL anticipates revenue growth of 2-3% at constant currency (CC), a slight dip from the 3% growth seen in FY24. Despite ongoing weakness in its largest market, North America, which accounts for 40% of its revenue, RL is managing to grow. In Q1 FY25, North America shrank by 3.7% YoY. Reported revenue growth remained positive thanks to Europe, where revenue rose by 6.3% YoY.
Overall, RL ranks 10th on our list of top stocks from Jim Cramer’s Latest Lightning Round. While we acknowledge the potential of RL, our conviction lies in the belief that under the radar AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns, and doing so within a shorter time frame. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than RL 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.
