We recently published an article titled Jim Cramer Discusses These 11 Stocks & Says Trump’s In “Accelerated Computing” Tariff Mode. In this article, we are going to take a look at where The J. M. Smucker Company (NYSE:SJM) stands against the other stocks Jim Cramer recently discussed.
In his recent appearance on CNBC’s Squawk on the Street, Jim Cramer commented on the devastation from the California wildfires and its impact on the services business. Cramer wondered “whether we’re supposed to be thinking about how much business was really, service business was hurt because of California.” He also contemplated whether wealthy people who were invested in the “service part of the economy” seemed to be “just, not spending, because they don’t know what their situation is.”
One of Cramer’s favorite barometers of the stock market performance is his bear-bull indicator. The show marked a rare occasion this year when the CNBC TV show host mentioned this indicator. Cramer shared that “The bull indicator is the lowest since June 2022, and bear’s the highest since September 2022. So you got, it’s reflected everywhere. The level of confusion that’s turning into negativity.”
One sector that came to his attention during the show was the alcoholic beverages industry. According to Cramer, “The stoners aren’t making money. Beer’s not making any money. Hard liquor’s not, oh my god the browns, people talk about the browns. They’re down so much.”
He shared some of the reasons behind why alcohol stocks might be suffering. Cramer outlined:
“The numbers are just incredible. People just have shifted to food. What it really is this they want one beer instead of two. They want, instead of having two margis they’ll have one margi. And that’s the big change. It’s moderation. And that is amazing because we’ve never seen moderation. We’ve seen people just drink more and more and more. And then the price went up very big. None of these liquor companies are willing to cut prices. I don’t know why they’re not. They’ll all break one day. They’re just going to break. They’ll break.”
As markets opened during his show, Cramer commented that they were struggling after President Trump’s latest tariff announcements. “It’s a fraught moment,” he outlined and added, “I don’t want anyone to think that we’re minimizing it. It’s a very fraught moment. Because the President is in accelerated computing mode on tariffs.”
Continuing with the analogy of the AI GPUs, Cramer shared:
“Between, yes, pre-train and post-train, I don’t know. I mean look I try to be constructive about this stuff. Last night I couldn’t be, because I said look, these are great American companies and they have no idea . . . they don’t know what to do. They just don’t know what to do.”
Our Methodology
To make our list of the stocks that Jim Cramer talked about, we listed down all the stocks he mentioned during CNBC’s Squawk on the Street aired on February 27th.
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The J. M. Smucker Company (NYSE:SJM)
Number of Hedge Fund Holders In Q4 2024: 37
The J. M. Smucker Company (NYSE:SJM) is an American food products company that sells frozen food, pet food, snacks, and other items. Its shares have been on somewhat of a turnaround in 2025 as they have pared back their earlier losses of 22% over the year to 10% over the year. The J. M. Smucker Company (NYSE:SJM) jumped by 12% in February after the firm navigated a tough 2024, which saw cost-conscious customers trim their purchases. Here is what Cramer said:
“One that I think you want to watch is Smucker. Smucker had fantastic Uncrustsble’s numbers. Okay. But then they had not so great, the Hostess numbers, and you can see it’s a tug of war between how great Uncrustables is and how, whether they can get this Twinkie acquisition that they made together. And it is interesting to see a company that has a product that has set the world on fire which is Uncrustables. I don’t use it, but I know the NFL likes Uncrustables.”
Overall SJM ranks 9th on our list of the stocks Jim Cramer recently discussed. While we acknowledge the potential of SJM as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that some 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 SJM but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about the cheapest AI stock.
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