We recently published a list of Jim Cramer Reveals What’s Next After Tariffs & Discusses These 10 Stocks. In this article, we are going to take a look at where McKesson Corporation (NYSE:MCK) stands against other stocks that Jim Cramer discusses.
In his appearance on CNBC’s Squawk on the Street on Thursday, the day after President Trump unveiled his tariffs to reset America’s trade policies, Jim Cramer shared what will follow the tariffs. According to Cramer, the tariffs are just the first piece of the President’s economic strategy. He commented:
“I think that next is the tax cut that we get because there will be a lot of revenue because as David said they can’t move. No, look, when the mills come back, they’re made up of robots. That’s just the way it is.”
As to what consumers should do before the tariffs hit, Cramer believes that “You buy an iPhone. Yes. And you buy a car,” as these products are likely to see the steepest price increases once the rules make their way into supply chains.
The CNBC host also commented on what might happen to the auto industry as tariffs potentially raise prices and affect demand. According to Cramer:
“Well Q2 it depends on where we are in terms of the drop off. But autos, you know, you gotta buy a car now. I mean, it’s a great time to buy a car. Used car prices will spike.”
He also shared his thoughts on whether Deutsche was right about the tariff rollout and calculations presenting a larger risk about decision-making in the Trump administration “Well no, it’s just they don’t want you to, they want you to come back here as they just made it so that wherever you go, it’s bad,” said Cramer.
As to whether the tariffs are a negotiating strategy employed by the President to secure favorable trading terms, Cramer doesn’t believe so. “There’s no negotiations. You just, this is it. . . it’s not a negotiation,” he believes.
According to Cramer, firms that shifted manufacturing to Vietnam, he pointed out that businesses that shifted supply chains were proven wrong. “And I gotta tell you, that’s turned out to be the one that people thought if we go to Vietnam we’re safe. And it was just dead wrong,” he said.
Cramer also commented on whether Chinese companies putting factories in Mexico might let them evade tariffs. As he believes that the new rules are quite airtight, this won’t be the case according to him:
“No, they’re getting away with it right now. I don’t think they’re gonna get away with. Mexican parts is a really big flashpoint for the American companies and they don’t know the answer. Even the top people don’t know the answer about the Mexican parts. And how it’s gonna play out.”
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To make our list of the stocks that Jim Cramer talked about, we listed down the stocks he mentioned during CNBC’s Squawk on the Street aired on April 3rd.
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McKesson Corporation (NYSE:MCK)
Number of Hedge Fund Holders In Q4 2024: 78
McKesson Corporation (NYSE:MCK) is one of the biggest healthcare benefits management firms in America. Most of Cramer’s previous comments about the firm came during the tail-end of 2024 when the markets were quite ‘benign’ compared to 2025’s devastation. Back then, he discussed the stock in relation to rising consumer sentiment against healthcare benefit managers and wondered if McKesson Corporation (NYSE:MCK)’s scale would help it withstand government action. Here are his latest thoughts:
“Can I give you the number one stock today? That’s not up enough yet? But people could go buy? McKesson. Because they actually got, the two Democrats on the FTC against them, I don’t know if they’ve been seen lately. . .McKesson is the big winner. They’re not gonna have any investigation. They can jack the prices up all they want.” “McKesson’s an amazing company. Nobody likes them except for their shareholders.”
Overall, MCK ranks 2nd on our list of stocks that Jim Cramer discusses. While we acknowledge the potential of MCK, our conviction lies in the belief that AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns, and doing so within a shorter timeframe. 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 MCK but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about this cheapest AI stock.
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