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Wednesday, September 05, 2007

Jim Cramer's Mad Money Stock Recap Sept. 4th

CEO Interview Mark Hurd, Hewlett-Packard (HPQ)
Tech has “convincingly moved into the leadership position,” commented Cramer adding that his often touted pick, Hewlett-Packard is head of the pack. The stock saw an upside surprise of 5 cents in the last quarter, and has H-P has benefited from the ongoing price war among component suppliers. Mark Hurd added “The best days of H-P are head of it, not behind it,” and credited the company’s success with growth and strong fundamentals. Concerning H-P’s $1.6 billion acquisition of $1.6 billion acquisition Opsware, Hurd said, "we buy companies that are leaders." Cramer likes the fact that 65% of H-P’s revenues are from overseas and at $50, he thinks H-P is the cheapest big-cap tech stock.
Bucking Starbucks: Peet’s Coffee (PEET)
With the passing of Alred Peet, Cramer paid tribute by touting his coffee company, Peet’s Coffee which pre-dated and perhaps inspired Starbucks. Unlike its more famous rival, Peet’s has enormous growth potential, according to Cramer. Peet’s plans to open 30 stores next year, and iat $25.75 is a safe, recession-proof stock.
Nothing Could Be Finer than to Be in Carolina Group (CG)
While many investors are busy choosing between Altria’s domestic and international company after its breakup, Cramer suggests looking at Carolina Group, which is a unit of Loews and owns Newport, the best-selling brand of menthol cigarettes. Newport accounts for 9% of the company’s sales volume, and while the sales of other cigarettes are declining, menthol is on the rise. Cramer notes after CG settles a class-action lawsuit, it is likely to raise its dividend from 2.3% to $6.4%. He not only likes CG’s yield, but he also believes in the company’s growth potential.
Mad Mail: Halliburton (HAL), Tim Horton’s (THI) Cramer agreed with a mailer who expressed doubts about Halliburton, and he added HAL did not spin of KBR correctly. In addition, Cramer was disappointed HAL missed the opportunity to buy Global Sante Fe, which was acquired by Transocean. When asked about Tim Horton, Cramer said it is too expensive and prefers Peet’s.
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Thursday, March 22, 2007

Jim Cramer's Mad Money Stock Recap Mar. 21

The Nightmare is Over: Boeing (NYSE: BA - News), United Technologies (NYSE: UTX - News), Deere (NYSE: DE - News), Ingersoll-Rand (NYSE: IR - News), Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE: FCX - News), Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT - News)
"The crisis - our short national nightmare - is over!" announced Cramer, reminding viewers of his prediction that the Fed would blink and cut rates. He felt that the removal of the line about "additional firming" from the Fed statement was responsible for the rally in the market on Wednesday and says the final third of the market, comprised of minerals, is hitting bottom. Cramer would aggressively buy cyclical stocks right now and named BA, UTX, DE, IR, FCX and CAT.
Gentlemen Prefer Haynes International (NasdaqGM: HAYN)
Cramer notes Haynes brought a secondary offering to the market, will be able to clean up its balance sheet and start moving. HAYN is a high-performance metals company, and is the cheapest member of the "red hot sizzling club" which includes Titanium Metals and RTI. Haynes is a fresh stock for analysts who are starved for a new name, said Cramer; "The demand for its product is only exceeded by the demand for its stock!"
Sugar-Free Danish: Novo Nordisk (NYSE: NVO - News)
Defensive stocks were performing "fabulously" on Wednesday, and Cramer would keep an eye on drug stocks, but not the American names. Cramer likes Danish company NVO which has 50% of the international market in diabetes treatment. NVO has "some of the best" insulin products, is selling human insulin inexpensively, has patent-protection and is not hampered by competition from generics. Cramer predicts the stock will move from $88.71 to $100.

Shopping for Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT - News) with stocks Sears Holdings (NasdaqGS: SHLD), JC Penney (NYSE: JCP - News), Kohl's (NYSE: KSS - News)
On Tuesday, a University of Texas student made the bullish case for Wal-Mart because of new store design in Plano Texas. Cramer gave his response on Wednesday, and said he is bothered by the fact that Wal-Mart is a stock analysts claim to hate, yet 16 out of 28 still like it. Cramer doesn't see the company remodeling stores aggressively, and while he admits WMT is cheap on a price-to-earnings basis, he can't accept the fact that WMT is so well liked and its stores are boring places to shop. However, he promoted WMT from a triple sell to a "don't buy, don't buy!" and recommended other retail stocks: SHLD, JCP, KSS.

Mad Mail: Google (NasdaqGS: GOOG), Nastech Pharmaceuticals (NasdaqGM: NSTK), Wendy's (NYSE: WEN - News), Tim Horton's (NYSE: THI - News), McDonald's (NYSE: MCD - News), Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG - News)
Concerning Google, Cramer thinks its YouTube acquisition, far from being a sign of overexpansion, was “brilliant" and if it weren't for the Viacom lawsuit, the stock would be sitting at $470 or $480. Cramer would stay with NSTK at $10, noting it is the only company working on autism. When a caller asked about WEN and THI, Cramer suggested selling both and picking up MCD and especially CMG.
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Friday, February 02, 2007

Bullmarket.com Stock Market Wrap Feb. 2

Stocks wobbled to the finish line this afternoon, closing mixed. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was weighed down by weakness in Alcoa (NYSE: AA - News) and Merck (NYSE: MRK - News), but the Nasdaq and the broader market averages managed modest gains. The 10-year Treasury note also moved higher today, while crude oil futures resumed their upward march, settling at just above the $59 a barrel mark.
The economy strengthened heading into the conclusion of last year, according to the Labor Department's jobs report. The government said non-farm payrolls increased by 110,000 in January. While that figure was below the 155,000 new jobs forecasted by Wall Street economists, the Labor Department did revise its November and December jobs figures upward to 196,000 and 206,000, respectively, from the 154,000 and 167,000 initially reported.
In market news, one of the day's top gainers was Innovative Surgical (Nasdaq: ISRG - News), which shot up 18% after reporting a 56% increase in Q4 revenue. The company's profits fell -52% in the quarter to $23.6 million, or 62 cents a share, compared with $49.5 million, or $1.31 a share, a year ago. The year-earlier quarter included a $22 million tax benefit. Today's gain was spurred on by per share profits that topped estimates by 11 cents.
Internet retailer Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN - News) slid -3% after the company reported a -51% drop in Q4 earnings. Amazon reported a profit last night after the market closed of $98 million, or 23 cents per share, compared with $199 million, or 47 cents per share, in the final quarter of 2005. The company said higher taxes contributed to the profit drop as sales rose during the holiday season. Elsewhere, Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL - News) said in a regulatory filing that the government has informally requested documents related to its stock-option program and that the ongoing probe has become a distraction for management.
Wendy's International (NYSE: WEN - News) declined -2% after the company reported that Q4 profits declined by nearly -90% after completing the spin-off of its former Tim Hortons (NYSE: THI - News) subsidiary in September, and the sale of its Baja Fresh Mexican Grill unit in November. The #3 hamburger chain earned $3 million, or 3 cents a share, against $30 million, or 25 cents a share, a year ago. The company said same-store sales rose 3.1% in the quarter.
The drop in natural gas prices at the end of 2006 contributed to a -9% drop in the Q4 profits of Chevron (NYSE: CVX - News). The energy company reported a profit of $3.8 billion, or $1.74 a share, compared with $4.1 billion, or $1.86 a share, in Q405. Revenue dropped -11% to $48 billion from $54 billion. Chevron is the nation's second-largest oil company based on market value. The #1 oil company, Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM - News), advanced for the second-consecutive day after posting record annual profits on Thursday.
By the BullMarket.com Staff

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Saturday, January 06, 2007

Friday's Biggest Gainers

Atricure (NASDAQ:ATRC - News) shares rose 6.3% Friday after the company was initiated with a buy rating at Pacific Growth Equities.
Datatrack (NASDAQ:DATA - News) shares jumped 23.3% after the company said it received contracts worth a total of $4.7 million in December.
Dollar Tree Stores Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR - News) shares rose 4.5% after the company said its fourth-quarter sales are trending towards the upper end of its previous forecast of $1.28 billion to $1.31 billion.
Learning Tree International (NASDAQ:LTRE - News) shares climbed 9.3% after the Reston, Va.-based provider of education and training services said late Thursday it expects to report fourth-quarter income from operations of $200,000 on revenue of $38.7 million. For the fiscal year ended Sept. 29, the company forecast a loss from operations of $1.9 million on revenue of $154 million.
Network Equipment Technologies' (NYSE:NWK - News) shares added 7.7% after the Fremont, Calif.-based telecommunications equipment maker forecast fiscal third-quarter revenue of $21.6 million to $22.1 million. The company also said it now expects fiscal 2007 revenue growth of 17% to 20%, up from its previous forecast of 10%.
Protective Life Corp. (NYSE:PL - News) shares gained 4.9% after the company was upgraded to buy from neutral at UBS. The firm also lifted its price target on the stock to $57 from $53.
Saba Software Inc. (NASDAQ:SABA - News) shares moved up 11.3% after the company reported a second-quarter net loss of $1.01 million, or 4 cents a share. During the same period a year ago, the Redwood Shores, Calif.-based company posted net earnings of $131,000, or a penny a share. Pro forma earnings were $2 million, or 7 cents a share, compared with $694,000, or 4 cents a share, a year ago. Saba reported revenue of $26.2 million vs. $16.2 million. Analysts polled by Thomson First Call had forecast second-quarter earnings of 6 cents a share on revenue of $25 million. Additionally, Saba said it expects third-quarter per-share results to range from breakeven to a profit of 3 cents on revenue of $26.5 million to $27.5 million. On a pro forma basis, the company said it sees earnings of 7 cents to 10 cents a share for the quarter.
Tim Hortons (NYSE:THI - News) shares added 6.8% after the donut chain said its same-store sales rose 9.3% in the fourth quarter for restaurants located in Canada and 8.3% for U.S. locations. For December, the company said same-store sales increased 10.9% to 11% in Canada and 9.5% in the U.S.
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