We recently published a list of Jim Cramer Commented on These 8 Stocks Recently. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Stryker Corporation (NYSE:SYK) stands against other stocks that Jim Cramer commented on recently.
On Wednesday, Jim Cramer, the host of Mad Money, shared his thoughts on a few major market developments, including the future of AI infrastructure and Dollar Tree’s decision to sell its Family Dollar division.
“After visiting the GTC event last week, I came away with a feeling of confidence about the growth of AI even though I’m not sure the AI infrastructure buildout can continue at the same rapid pace. Today’s market certainly said that things are slowing and some people think it’s slowing dramatically. I don’t see that.”
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In addition to his comments on AI, Cramer weighed in on the discount variety store operator’s announcement that it would sell off its Family Dollar division for $1 billion. He could not help but criticize the deal, pointing out that the company had initially acquired Family Dollar for approximately $9 billion in cash and stock a decade ago. He went on to say:
“So now that we know that they never had a plan, there was no integration, they were run as two separate outfits, even as Family Dollar seemed like a doomed chain on its own, descended from mediocrity… to tragedy, what do we have to say here? Could there never be any accountability for this lame brain obliteration of capital?… But hey, you know what? At least we won’t have Family Dollar to kick around anymore.”
Our Methodology
For this article, we compiled a list of 8 stocks that were discussed by Jim Cramer during the episode of Mad Money aired on March 26. We listed the stocks in ascending order of their hedge fund sentiment as of the fourth quarter of 2024, which was taken from Insider Monkey’s database of over 1,000 hedge funds.
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Stryker Corporation (NYSE:SYK)
Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 70
Remarking that Stryker Corporation (NYSE:SYK) would do well in “this environment”, Cramer said:
“Stryker is a good company and I think that a medical device company in this environment will do well. Now, there’s some people that are gonna say, listen, they’re going to be tariffs on that company. I’m not sure whether they’ll really matter. I think Stryker works in an environment where we’re putting 25% tariffs on all foreign cars. As I’ve been saying to you, Germany, Japan and Korea have to pay. I’ve been saying it and saying and saying it and it happened tonight. And people say, why didn’t we know? I don’t know what else I could do.”
Stryker (NYSE:SYK) is a company specializing in medical technology, providing a variety of products such as joint replacement implants, spinal systems, surgical instruments, patient safety solutions, and neurosurgical equipment, along with other medical devices. In January, Cramer enthusiastically said:
“And David, by the way, Stryker, wow. This is gonna be Stryker’s, able to get beyond what it’s doing with just the head and shoulders, knees and toes! Knees and toes!… That’s fabulous for Stryker!… I wanna buy the stocks of every single of these acquirers.”
Overall, SYK ranks 3rd on our list of stocks that Jim Cramer commented on recently. While we acknowledge the potential of SYK as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that 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 SYK but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about the cheapest AI stock.
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