We recently published a list of Jim Cramer Recently Looked Into These 8 Stocks. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) stands against other stocks that Jim Cramer recently analyzed.
Jim Cramer, the host of Mad Money, took to the airwaves last Friday to discuss the recent stir caused by DeepSeek in the tech world. Cramer highlighted that we’re in the midst of what he described as the most chaotic two weeks of earnings season.
He noted that last week alone, nearly 20% of S&P 500 companies reported their results, with another quarter of the index set to follow this week. On top of that, Cramer pointed to the selloff in AI stocks sparked by DeepSeek’s revelations, ongoing political turmoil in Washington, and a number of high-profile earnings reports, all of which have made it nearly impossible to keep track of everything happening at once.
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“We learned that maybe just maybe we don’t need to buy as many of those chips as we thought a Chinese outfit called DeepSeek has purportedly figured out a way to get much more out of NVIDIA’s cheaper, lower-end chips, which makes you wonder why should anybody buy the most expensive ones?”
Cramer noted that, according to DeepSeek, it managed to train an AI model for a mere $6 million, a fraction of the hundreds of millions typically required for such endeavors. DeepSeek’s claim was that their cheaper approach might even result in performance that’s as good, if not better, than what’s possible with the highest-end hardware available.
For Cramer, this announcement was unsettling. He reflected on how, for a brief moment, the tech world accepted DeepSeek’s bold claim as fact. The consensus seemed to be that DeepSeek, a company backed by a Chinese hedge fund, had effectively disrupted the semiconductor giant’s ability to command high prices for its products. However, Cramer began to question the full accuracy of this narrative. What if DeepSeek wasn’t being entirely transparent about the true cost of its hardware? What if the $6 million figure they reported was far lower than the actual expenses? He explained:
“And that’s what an article and a known authority called SemiAnalysis said today. This publication, which has covered DeepSeek for longer than most people knew it existed, speculates that the $6 million cost is highly misleading. They say DeepSeek’s real hardware spending, all in, could be more than $1.6 billion. Hmm, I wonder if the PRC’s subsidizing them.”
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 January 31. We listed the stocks in ascending order of their hedge fund sentiment as of the third quarter, which was taken from Insider Monkey’s database of 900 hedge funds.
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Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT)
Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 88
When a caller asked Cramer why Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) is not included in the Charitable Trust portfolio, this was his response:
“Okay, it’s just an honest, great question. I’ve said, I have talked about this with the Walmart people too. The answer is, I thought that if I had Costco and I had TJ, I shouldn’t have Walmart. And the answer is that was wrong. When you think of stock’s going higher, you should break discipline a little and buy the stock. Walmart is amazing and boy, do my kids and I love to shop there. Bargains. Hey, the clothing there by the way, fantastic.”
Walmart (NYSE:WMT) is a major retail and eCommerce brand that provides a broad range of products, including groceries, health items, electronics, clothing, and private-label goods. In November 2024, Cramer’s advice about the company was:
“Now Walmart’s had an amazing ride. It’s up 60% this year. It’s almost in a straight line. This is a big cap company, up 60%. Wait a second, that’s amazing. Now this is the kinda stock where we need to see some sort of pullback before we get too excited.
I think we reached a short term top this week in the stock so I don’t wanna plunge in and just start buying it right now. Even though the great ones like Walmart are going to continue to be good, don’t get me wrong. I bet the numbers will be excellent. Maybe they can even turbocharge the stock from here. But up here for me, you only have my blessing to put a small position on it.”
Since then, Walmart (NYSE:WMT) stock has been up over 16%.
Overall, WMT ranks 2nd on our list of stocks that Jim Cramer recently analyzed. While we acknowledge the potential of WMT 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 WMT but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about the cheapest AI stock.
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