We recently published a list of Jim Cramer Discussed These 18 Stocks After Major AI Event. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Ulta Beauty, Inc. (NASDAQ:ULTA) stands against other stocks that Jim Cramer discussed after major AI event.
After the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Jim Cramer had a lot to talk about NVIDIA and other stocks. While you can take a look at what he had to say about Wall Street’s favorite AI GPU stock by opening our full list, Cramer emphasized that there is a clear division in the stock market. He pointed out “Well again I think that there’s two markets. There’s the healthcare market, the materials market, uh, the food and beverage market. David, that area is just wasteland.” He shared that safety isn’t on investors’ minds when understanding the current stock market. I learned from my friend Michael Haley who is a demolition man that safety never takes a vacation,” Cramer shared and added “He was not speaking about snacks. Because safety’s last!”
The CNBC host also commented on a recent report which shared that consumers might be able to save money by using GLP-1 weight loss drugs. According to him, “If you want to save some money, well, look it’s four hundred dollars. That they’re saving. And by the way, you know, the average person in this country, four hundred dollars, nice saving.”
Another segment that’s caught his attention recently is the alcoholic beverages market. The Surgeon General’s recent opinion of placing a cancer warning on these beverage bottles hasn’t escaped Cramer’s attention. However, he doesn’t think a warning label will deter consumers. Cramer commented that in the aftermath of the Surgeon General’s remarks, “liquor’s just being crushed.” He recalled the Prohibition and shared “All I can tell you is that, we did this thing in prohibition, we had this thing called prohibition, it didn’t work. That was a real way to wipe it out.” Yet, even though the stocks are down, they might not have seen different performance had the warning not been issued. According to Cramer “People don’t wanna own these stocks anyways because of interest rates. It’s just a double whammy.”
Following a comprehensive press conference by President-elect Trump, bond yields soared as investors fretted about political stability. Cramer believes technology stocks are more resilient to rising bond yields but other sectors like healthcare suffer. Yet, according to him “If you were in healthcare right now you’d be saying, what, if you’re Rob Davis at Merck, you say like listen, things aren’t that bad. But it doesn’t matter because it’s all caught up with bonds.”
One government official in Cramer’s crosshairs was FTC chair Lina Khan. Cramer commented on the increased frequency of mergers and acquisitions in the US this year. “I love these deals, David. They take out a competitor,” he shared. “You can raise numbers. It’s rationalizing the American industry. It’s everything that a previous guest [Lina Khan] on this network, hated,” according to Cramer. He also shared thoughts about Khan’s actions against Jeff Bezos’ eCommerce company. The case “is about hurting small businesses,” believes Cramer. However, he believes that it should have been about inflation instead. “Never did she [Khan] ever say that it was about keeping prices down for the consumer. But inflation is the single biggest problem that we have in this country economically. And so she completely missed that boat. And then she injected Reagan into that,” he opined.
Finally, while materials, industrial, healthcare, and alcoholic beverage stocks are struggling, the “Magnificent 7 is what moves things,” said Cramer. He also believes that “if Biden’s legacy is that the Magnificent 7 did really well, well I mean given that I’m a dollar sign represented by a man, I’m thrilled.”
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Ulta Beauty, Inc. (NASDAQ:ULTA)
Number of Hedge Fund Holders In Q3 2024: 40
Ulta Beauty, Inc. (NASDAQ:ULTA) is an American retailer that sells branded and other beauty products. Like other beauty companies, its shares haven’t performed well as they are down by 13% year-to-date. Ulta Beauty, Inc. (NASDAQ:ULTA) has struggled with slow demand for its pricier products, but the shares gained 3% in January after the firm announced that its chief operating officer Kecia Steelman would become its CEO. Here’s what Cramer had to say about the appointment at Ulta Beauty, Inc. (NASDAQ:ULTA):
“Ms. Steelman is just fantastic. This has been a terrific time, Mr. Kimball did a good job, in an area, and I want to point this out cause people they say well I have a chart, I don’t know. This area has been so under fire, the cosmetics area has been terrible. Look at Estee Lauder, one of the worst stocks that I’ve ever seen. If you look at ELF there’s a battle ground there. They’ve had competition from Sephora, which is open and close. David if you went with me to my Sephora, you would say holy cow it’s a totally changed store.
“So what I’m seeing here is a smooth transition from Kimball, to Steelman, and a better than expected holiday season. So this is a natural to buy. The fact that it is only up eighteen, I know that, that seems like a lot, but not when it comes to a raised forecast and a new CEO. Dave did a great job 11 years ago, fantastic, he spent a lot of time with me, he’s a great manager. Before that was Mary Dillon. And she did a great job. . . .But I like Ulta here, I like the new CEO, I like the old CEO, and I love upsides and positives for the holidays.”
Overall, ULTA ranks 12th on our list of stocks that Jim Cramer discussed after major AI event. While we acknowledge the potential of ULTA 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 time frame. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than ULTA but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about the cheapest AI stock.
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