We recently published a list of Jim Cramer Was Talking About These 10 Stocks Amid Trump’s Trade Wars. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Nucor (NYSE:NUE) stands against other stocks that Jim Cramer was talking about amid Trump’s trade wars.
Jim Cramer in a latest program on CNBC urged investors to start accepting the reality of the new economic system under President Trump and said the new tariffs will result in higher prices and more volatility. Cramer said Trump does not “care” about stock prices or inflation and wants to punish the country’s trading partners.
“Yes, I want this over. Yes, I want clarity. I want some sense of how this can all end, but that makes me a fool like the rest of us. We keep thinking that’s the point. That’s how… that’s not how Trump sees it. Here is the point: we should simply be looking at companies that cater to small- and medium-sized businesses that can’t be hurt by tariffs. We need to accept a higher level of inflation because it’s coming. We should take our out some money and put it on the sidelines, betting that this will end someday, even if we don’t know when. But right now, we have to get with the program and the president. The program is taking down our trading partners and hurting bottom lines all over the place. He doesn’t care. He demonstrated that tonight. So you better get used to it.”
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Nucor Corp (NYSE:NUE)
Number of Hedge Fund Investors: 32
Jim Cramer recently talked about Nucor (NYSE:NUE) during a program on CNBC. Here is what he said:
“Claudia Sheinbaum, the president of Mexico, is totally on board with Chinese steel. Now, the way they’ve been getting steel into this country, China is through Mexico. If she shuts that down, it really demonstrates that she shut it down. She’s going to be able to cut a better deal than anybody else in the world, and that means that steel prices are going to go up, no matter how soft you think the economy is. They’re using a 167 target. I would say this thing can go back to its high, maybe go to the 180s. So, if you—this is a great company, it’s the best steel company in the world, largest in America, and I just think if you really are bullish—not the put, the call, that’s whatever, I—that’s option talk—if you think that the president’s plan has gravitas, go buy NUE.”
Overall, NUE ranks 7th on our list of stocks that Jim Cramer was talking about amid Trump’s trade wars. While we acknowledge the potential of NUE, our conviction lies in the belief that AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns, and doing so within a shorter time frame. There is an AI stock that went up since the beginning of 2025, while popular AI stocks lost around 25%. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than NUE but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about this cheapest AI stock.
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