Jim Cramer Blog

General Dynamics (GD), Alliant Techsystems (ATK), L-3 communications (LLL), Raytheon (RTN), Lockheed Martin (LMT) Northrop Grumman (NOC)
Faced with the prospect of an economic slowdown, investors should look to defense stocks which "are the darlings of Wall Street…regardless of how the economy is doing." Political considerations won't affect the stocks, since Republicans like to spend on defense and Democrats want to look strong. Cramer concentrated on RTN since his prior recommendations, GD, ATK, LLL, LMT and NOC have all gone up. Cramer thinks RTN can easily beat its lukewarm guidance and notes the company's "fabulous" buyback and international growth.
ConcoPhillips (COP)
The oils have crept down on news of new taxes for oil companies and are low at least compared to rising crude costs. Cramer would use any dip as a buying opportunity for a long-term investment because "there's a simple case for oil … We're running out of it." He prefers COP because it is inexpensive, sells natural gas (which Cramer believes is consistently undervalued) and is not exposed to corrupt Third World regimes.
Related: Kurt Wulff comments on COP's low price and strong cash flow.
CEO Interview: T.J. Rodgers Cypress Semiconductor (CY), Sunpower (SPWR)
Cramer said Cypress is a good stock for those nervous about semiconductors, and Rodgers discussed the company's "extraordinarily flexible" chip that can be used in an e-bike, a Nordic track and an iPod. CY recently reported a "blockbuster" quarter and is seeing an upswing in demand for its products. In addition, CY owns half of Sunpower and plans to find a way to allow shareholders to benefit from this holding after tax restrictions are removed. Cramer said CY is the "cheap way" to own Sunpower.
Related: Eric Savitz asks if Cypress'core value worth is less than nothing.
MBIA (MBI), MGIC Investment (MTG)
Cramer would be wary of making too much money at once, an indication that an investor is not diversified enough. He suggests anyone who profited from the rise in MTG and MBI last week should sell the stocks, since they are not going higher.
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Stocks were slammed today, as a late-afternoon sell-off was fueled by continued worries surrounding the financial and mortgage sectors. The Dow lost -237 points to close at 12,743 for the day. Meanwhile, the Nasdaq and S&P each closed down more than -2% to finish at 2,541 and 1,407, respectively. Light, sweet crude prices were down in trading with oil closing at $97.70 per barrel for January delivery. Treasury prices were higher on the day, while gold prices rose to close at $826.50 an ounce. The dollar fell against the euro, but remained relatively unchanged versus the yen.

In corporate news, Europe's largest bank HSBC Holdings (NYSE: HBC - News) announced today that it will bail out two of its bank-managed funds by transferring approximately $45 billion of the structured investment vehicles' assets onto its balance sheet. HSBC also said it will inject $35 billion into the company-managed funds in order to prevent liquidation of their assets. Shares of HSBC were down -2.6% at the bell.
Shares of SunPower Corp. (Nasdaq: SPWR - News) traded higher today, prodded by speculation that Congress may look to pass an energy bill favoring renewable resources before Christmas. The solar-panel maker's stock rose more than 5% during trading before pulling back to close up 1.9% on the day. Shares of SunPower's majority shareholder, Cypress Semiconductor (NYSE: CY - News) also climbed higher on the news and posted a small gain for the session.
On the M&A front, Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG - News) said that it will acquire light fixture company Genlyte Group (Nasdaq: GLYT - News) in a deal valued at $2.7 billion. According to details, Philips will pay $95.50 per share for Genlyte, representing a 52% premium over the company's closing price on Friday. Shares of Genlyte soared in trading and closed 50.7% higher on the day. Meanwhile, Philips' stock was off -1.9% at the bell.
Elsewhere, Sears Holdings (Nasdaq: SHLD - News) said it is prepared to make a cash tender offer of $6.75 per share to acquire Restoration Hardware (Nasdaq: RSTO - News), according to a SEC filing. Sears' bid trumps a previous offer of $267 million, or $6.70 per share, for the home-furnishings retailer made by an affiliate of private equity firm Catterton Partners. Restoration Hardware's stock was up slightly on the day, while shares of Sears closed down -4.3%.

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Labels: CY, GLYT, HBC, PHG, RSTO, SHLD, SPWR

Crude oil closed at another record high at $97.10 and finally finished Tuesday at $96.70. Adami tells viewers they can play Valero (VLO) on valuation or go with Tesoro (TSO).
Finerman offers EnergySolutions (ES) as an idea since it is scheduled to IPO next week. She would also consider Cameco (CCJ) but only with options. Najarian continues to favor Cypress Semiconductor (CY).
Auto Stocks
General Motors (GM) is set to report earnings Wednesday morning before the bell and Ford Motor (F) is set to report earnings on Friday before the bell. Adami likes Ford Motor. General Motors traded down 3% after hours on news that the company will take a $39 billion non-cash charge on financial assets in the mortgage arm. Macke says that Toyota Motor (TM), Honda Motor (HMC) and Hertz Global Holdings (HTZ) all lose from the continued improvements at Ford and General Motors.
Financials: Macke says we saw a counter trend rally on Tuesday and everything worked accept Citigroup (C) and the retailers. Goldman Sachs (GS) denies write-down speculation for the fourth time on Tuesday.
Google (GOOG) continues to surprise investors with news like the recent entry into the mobile handset market. Najarian thinks the trade is Focus Media Holding (FMCN), which is a China play that sells advertising space on mobile handsets. Google, Apple (AAPL), Intel (INTC), Cisco (CSCO) and Research In Motion (RIMM) all hit 52-week highs Tuesday. Yahoo (YHOO) shares took a hit Tuesday. Cisco Systems (CSCO) is set to report earnings Wednesday.
Adami thinks if the Fed is done cutting rates then Public Service Enterprise Group (PEG) will go lower and you can buy it in the low $80’s.
Pops & Drops
Pops- Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) traded up 7% on a strong profits report.
Jacobs Engineering Group (JEC) traded up 5% after profits rose 43%.
XM Satellite Radio (XMSR) traded up 12% on speculation that the merger with Sirius could get done by year end.
IndyMac Bancorp (IMB) traded up 10% after the CEO said the company would survive the mortgage blowup.
Church & Dwight (CHD) traded up 9% after posting a 34% jump in profits.
MasterCard (MA) traded up 7% after Deutsche Bank upgraded the stock and slapped a $250 price target on the credit card name.
Beazer Homes USA (BZH) trades up 10% after shareholders demand the CEO be fired.
Tenet Healthcare (THC) popped 22% as revenues per patient rose 8%.
Drops- NBTY (NTY) fell 5%.
Cooper Tire & Rubber (CTB) fell 14% as sales and profits missed estimates.
Molson Coors Brewing (TAP) fell 2% after third quarter profits fell amid charges.
Final Trade
Najarian recommends shorting MBIA (MBI).
Macke grabs buy tickets for Intel (INTC).
Adami picked Ford Motor (F).
Finerman advises shorting Lehman Brothers Holdings (LEH)

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On Tuesday’s show, Cramer focused on green stocks that are good investments. Cramer reviewed his green picks from back in April to see how they had done since then.
Shaw Group (SGR): It is up 143% from about $30 to $74 since April.
Foster-Wheeler (FWLT): It is up 99% since April and had great earnings last quarter.
BorgWarner (BWA): It is up 38% since April, and Cramer thinks it will go higher because it has an increasing backlog.
OM Group (OMG): This is the only stock that is down since April, falling 5%. Cramer thinks the stock has started to bounce back from its lows already.
First Solar (FSLR): The stock has climbed 171% and Cramer is still bullish, but wants you to wait until after it reports earnings on Wednesday before buying more.
Fuel Tech (FTEK): This stock is up 35%, but guided down after reporting earnings Tuesday morning.
MEMC (WFR): This stock is up 20% since April and Cramer thinks the company will grow 52% over the next two years.
Tatra Tech (TTI): It is up 14% since April, and Cramer thinks it will keep going up slowly but steadily.
Cramer thinks every one of these stocks will go higher, and thinks that going green is good for business.
Cramer then went to the phone lines. The first caller asked about Zoltek (ZOLT), and Cramer said that although he recommended this stock a while ago he pulled out because he thought he was getting greedy. He now thinks this stock will keep going up. The second caller asked about BP (BP), and Cramer doesn’t think you can own this company because of its green initiatives. The next caller asked about SunPower (SPWR) and Cypress (CY), and Cramer said that Cypress is safer, but he likes both stocks.
The CEO of Wells Fargo (WFC) was on the show to talk about their alternative energy investments and positions, as well as the prospects. Cramer said this is the only banking stock he wants you to buy.
“Am I Diversified?”
The first email asked about UBS (UBS), and Cramer said that he has messed up with every financial pick he had made recently, and thinks you should wait until the stock hits $45 before you buy. The next email asked about Oceaneering International (OII), and Cramer said he didn't like the most recent earnings call. The next email asked if the recent investment in Tesoro (TSO) by Kirk Keorkian's was a bet that oil will drop, and Cramer said that could be right, but that TSO could drop if oil prices decline. The final email asked about lululemon (LULU), and Cramer said he wants nothing to do with the stock since it has gone up so much.

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Cramer started off Monday's show by recommending a stock that he thinks is inexpensive relative to its earnings and growth. The stock is Google (GOOG), which reported huge earnings on Thursday, and Cramer thinks it is cheap because the drop in the market on Friday kept investors from pricing the growth into the stock.
Cramer then went to the phonelines. The first caller asked about Celgene (CELG), and Cramer said to back up the truck since it's down 6 points. The next caller asked about SINA (SINA), and Cramer said that Baidu.com (BIDU) and Focus Media (FMCN) were better China plays.
Apple (AAPL): Next Cramer said Apple is cheap after the earnings they reported today, but the cheap stock that he really likes is Intuitive Surgical (ISRG). Cramer thinks that this stock is even cheaper than Google, and it also did well on Friday due to strong earnings. He thinks they will continue to grow, and that earnings will stay strong as they sell replacement parts for their surgical instruments.
After the lightning round, Cramer went over another stock that he thinks will benefit from another trend he found in the book "Microtrends." Also skin cancer has been increasing rapidly, and Schering-Plough (SGP) owns Coppertone, making it the best play on this trend. SGP's CEO was on the show to talk about the most recent earnings report and the future prospects of the company.
Cramer then did a segment on Seaspan (SSW), a container shipper. He discussed the company with the CEO, and then said that he thinks the dry bulk shipping stocks are best, but this is a good container shipper.
Sudden Death. The first caller asked about Unit (UNT), which Cramer doesn't like because it's a domestic oil driller. The next caller asked about Cypress Semiconductor (CY), which Cramer likes because it has SunPower (SPWR) as a subsidiary. The last caller asked about MedcoHealth (MHS), which Cramer gives two thumbs up.

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A Family Affair: William Wrigley Jr. Co. (NYSE: WWY - News)
Most of the companies Cramer has featured in his series on "transformational CEOs" have brought the businesses back from oblivion. However, William D. Perez, CEO of WWY had a different challenge, because he was faced with having to make changes at a decent company without ruffling the feathers of the Wrigley family. While WWY was stagnant for years, Perez helped move the stock from $46 to $57 and introduced 80 new products last year. Although the stock is expensive at 25 times earnings, Cramer expects a huge upside and gives the stock a triple buy, adding " ... you can buy the stock and chew gum at the same time!"
Sell Block: IBM (NYSE: IBM - News), Bausch & Lomb (NYSE: BOL - News), Syntax-Brillian (NasdaqGM: BRLC), SunPower (NasdaqGM: SPWR), Evergreen Solar (NasdaqGM: ESLR), Trina Solar (NYSE: TSL - News), First Solar (NasdaqGM: FSLR), Cypress Semiconductor (NYSE: CY - News)
Beginning this week's Sell Block with CEO Wall of Shame, Cramer exonerated Sam Palmisano, CEO of IBM, because he is buying back shares and the stock gained 10%, and Ron Zarrella, CEO of BOL, who is making the right move by selling the company. His new inmate is Vincent Sollitto, because he "comes on our show, says everything's great... files an equity offer... tells us not to worry... says that I'm being a 'meany' because I highlighted him... and then he reports a miserable quarter." Moving on, Cramer would say goodbye to sun power stocks, because, like the dot.com craze in the 90s, "I think you are going to get a textbook case of oversupply." Cramer would sell every solar stock including SPWR, ESLR, TSL and even his favorite FSLR. The only company with a solar connection Cramer likes is CY, a semiconductor company which is aggressively buying back shares and owns "the lion's share" of Sunpower. He feels the company could be split in two and urges investors to "buy CY before it buys itself."
CEO Interview: Steven Ells, Chipotle Mexican Grill's (NYSE: CMG - News)
Steven Ells discussed the company's great quarter; "We think we do something differently, and people are really catching on." He feels his restaurants provide a fresh alternative to typical fast-food service, products and atmosphere, and focus on healthy choices. Providing quality is "the right thing to do," he continued, "and once people are turned on to it, they'll appreciate it." Cramer says CMG and Ells are "the real deal" and would buy the stock every time it declines.
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SunPower Corporation (NasdaqGM:SPWR - News). SPWR's PowerRating is 7.
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Cypress Semiconductor (NYSE:CY - News). CY's PowerRating is 6.
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Fremont General (NYSE:FMT - News). FMT's PowerRating is 3.
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