We recently published a list of Jim Cramer Discussed These 10 Stocks Recently. In this article, we are going to take a look at where The Trade Desk, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTD) stands against other stocks that Jim Cramer discussed recently.
Last Friday, Jim Cramer, host of Mad Money, raised an interesting point about the state of IPOs and their potential growth, had the new administration approached tariff policies more thoughtfully.
“It’s worth thinking about this week for a moment and what it would’ve meant just a few months ago if things hadn’t gotten so far off the rails. What would’ve really happened? What would we have been talking about if it hadn’t been about these ephemeral issues of trade and tariffs?”
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He questioned what the conversation would have been like if the White House had taken a more balanced and measured stance in negotiations with trading partners, one that would not have negatively impacted the stock market or shaken consumer confidence. He speculated that if that had been the case, we might have been celebrating our tenth multi-billion dollar IPO by now.
“Except unfortunately the new president and antitrust regulators are much tougher than anybody expected, even if they’re tough in a different way from the Biden people. Turns out the Trump regulators share the same anti-business philosophy as the Biden people.”
He also discussed how recent IPOs, which were once among the most talked-about stocks, have now turned into disappointing performers in just a month. Cramer noted that when fear takes hold of the market, investors often panic and sell off even the most promising stocks. In fact, he pointed out that many of the recent IPOs have been hit hard, as nervous investors are quick to cash out.
“Now here’s the bottom line: Even after today’s rebound, tons of stocks are still so far down from their highs and I think we’ve reached a point where you can hunt for opportunities in the hardest hit names assuming you stick with the best operators.”
Our Methodology
For this article, we compiled a list of 10 stocks that were discussed by Jim Cramer during the episode of Mad Money aired on March 14. We listed the stocks in the order that Cramer mentioned them. We also provided hedge fund sentiment for each stock as of the fourth quarter of 2024, which was taken from Insider Monkey’s database of over 1,000 hedge funds.
Why are we interested in the stocks that hedge funds pile into? The reason is simple: our research has shown that we can outperform the market by imitating the top stock picks of the best hedge funds. Our quarterly newsletter’s strategy selects 14 small-cap and large-cap stocks every quarter and has returned 373.4% since May 2014, beating its benchmark by 218 percentage points (see more details here).
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The Trade Desk, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTD)
Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 63
Discussing The Trade Desk, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTD), Cramer said:
“We need them to come on. I’ll tell you, we need Jeff to come on. I’m kind of blown away about how badly the stock acts, but I know when I read the quarter, he was very upset with himself. We get him on, maybe we can get some answers. Otherwise, it’s gonna keep going down I’m afraid.”
The Trade Desk (NASDAQ:TTD) provides a self-service cloud-based platform that allows users to manage and optimize digital advertising campaigns across various formats and channels, offering data and supplementary services to enhance ad performance. Rowan Street Capital stated the following regarding The Trade Desk, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTD) in its Q4 2024 investor letter:
“The Trade Desk (TTD): Investment Initiated: March 2020
Internal Rate of Return (IRR): 54%
The Trade Desk has been our most successful investment to date. March 2025 will mark five years since we opportunistically initiated our position at a cost basis of $17.40 (split-adjusted). Since then, TTD has appreciated more than sevenfold, delivering an annualized return of approximately 54%.
These exceptional results far outpace the company’s strong fundamental growth, with revenues and earnings compounding at approximately 25% annually over this period (refer to the table below). The primary reason for this outsized return lies in the price at which we were able to acquire TTD during the early days of the pandemic, when market fears briefly drove it down to just 10x revenues. Today, the valuation has expanded significantly to approximately 25x revenues, amplifying our returns…” (Click here to read the full text)
Overall, TTD ranks 5th on our list of stocks that Jim Cramer discussed recently. While we acknowledge the potential of TTD 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 TTD but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about the cheapest AI stock.
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Disclosure: None. This article is originally published at Insider Monkey.