We recently published a list of Jim Cramer Latest Portfolio: 10 Stocks to Buy and Sell. Since Reddit Inc (NYSE:RDDT) ranks 5th on the list, it deserves a deeper look.
Jim Cramer in his latest program talked about how the China factor is affecting US stocks. He said that companies that have exposure to China are getting hammered and he does not see that changing “anytime soon.”
Cramer said that currently there are many “pernicious forces working against the bulls.” The CNBC host said many growth stocks are declining right when interest rates are around the corner. He said that companies that don’t benefit from rate cuts are going down. Cramer also mentioned weak earnings reports which show companies having challenged client bases. Cramer mentioned a consumer products company that was recently hammered because of weakness in China.
Cramer thinks the problem in China is twofold: there’s a government that does not like America or American businesses while the population is “cash-strapped” even if they “like our country.”
Cramer said “China is so darn complicated.” He said at one point the Chinese government was “so business friendly” that Western companies thought it’s “insane” not to go there. But since the Trump administration, the country has been engaged in trade wars with the US.
Cramer said the Chinese government “took advantage of us on trade.”
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Reddit Inc (NYSE:RDDT)
Number of Hedge Fund Investors: 31
Jim Cramer in a latest program said Reddit is one of the “new companies” investors should be “in” because of their “advertising dollars.”
With over 80 million daily active users, Reddit Inc (NYSE:RDDT) remains one of the fastest-growing social media platforms in the world. While Facebook and Twitter show signs of maturing growth, Reddit Inc (NYSE:RDDT) still has huge upside potential as more and more people flock to Reddit discussion boards for authentic opinions and discussion. User input from millions of people on various topics freely accessible to anyone is Reddit Inc (NYSE:RDDT)’s moat. As of 2023, users posted 16 billion comments on the platform, according to the company. That’s why companies are flocking to pay money to Reddit to use its data to train their AI models. Reddit Inc (NYSE:RDDT) has licensing agreement with Alphabet Inc.’s Google worth $60 million to help train large language models. Reddit Inc (NYSE:RDDT) has signed licensing agreements totaling $203 million, with terms lasting two to three years. The company generated approximately $20 million from AI content deals last quarter and expects to exceed $60 million by year-end. Reddit Inc (NYSE:RDDT) has signed licensing agreements totaling $203 million, with terms lasting two to three years.
During the first quarter Reddit Inc (NYSE:RDDT) revenue soared 40% year over year. Wall Street expects the company’s fiscal 2025 revenue to rise 21% on a YoY basis. Daily active users in the first quarter jumped 37% y/y.
Overall, Reddit Inc (NYSE:RDDT) ranks 5th on Insider Monkey’s list titled Jim Cramer Latest Portfolio: 10 Stocks to Buy and Sell. While we acknowledge the potential of Reddit Inc (NYSE:RDDT) 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 RDDT but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about the cheapest AI stock.
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