Monday, 02/25/08
Posted 02/25/08,  11:57 pm ET

(Scroll down to see Jim's comments below)

 
 
Today's date:  Monday, 02/25/08

  Dow Jones: 12,570    + 189
  NASDAQ:   2,327      + 24
  S&P 500:   1,371      + 18
 
 
 
 
     

Stock Snapshots - Includes all stocks from callers' questions

     
After this segment, you can see Jim's Closing Segment picks here...

 

 



See all of tonight's stocks' latest quotes on Yahoo! Finance


This holiday's hottest tech
item... The Flip!... Completely tape-free amazing 60-minute camcorder for less than $200 - great for young and old!
(and still in stock)
                      
more details >>

Most popular
investing books ordered:
(click any book to see at Amazon.com)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 


 

 

 

 

 


We need your help!
If you find our service valuable, your donation is critically helpful to support
our operating costs and is MUCH appreciated!
(click below to donate)

We are serving thousands of new visitors every day and our costs are growing as well.  Thank you for your support & generosity!


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

Jim
Cramer's
rating on
this stock

STOCK
SYMBOL

Closing
price
that
day

Opening
price
next
day

Full Company Name/Comments
(see comments above for each)

Jim had the following comments before starting the Lightning Round:

JJC:   Hey, before we get to the Lightning Round... another one bites the dust...
This guy (Gary Dunton, CEO of MBIA Inc. (MBI)... he was up there (i.e., on the CEO Wall of Shame) for about a nanosecond... Gary Dunton...  He was one of those guys who was here, and then he was gone... He'll be very missed... by someone... not by you, or by me...  A nice open space here... I've got a couple of guys in mind...  I bet you they last as long as Dunton did...  
 

SLE

13.00

13.00

Sara Lee Corp. (SLE)

SLE -  Hey sunshine, that's a real stinky one... I've given up on SLE...  This thing feels like, if you're sliding down on a sled... down the North Face of Everest... That thing is going absolutely nowhere.  Sell, sell, sell!...  I've got like 40 food companies that I like more than SLE...  
 

HUM

69.15

69.00

Humana Inc. (HUM)

HUM -  You say Humana, I say Yamana... I'm buying Yamana (AUY), I'm not buying HUM... HUM is the healthcare company that... let me just be very honest...  I think people are worried that Medicare Advantage is going to go away under the democrats...  It could conceivably happen...  But, here's the deal... I think HUM is going to have the best earnings momentum of anyone in that group, still, for at least another 18 months...  I own Unitedhealth (UNH*)... Why?... Because it's just too darn cheap, and the Justice Department just approved the Sierra acquisition...  I can't run away from HUM...  I am running toward - this is a two-fer - AUY, which I bought while I was allegedly on vacation last which, for my charitable trust...
 

UNH*

47.98

47.84

Unitedhealth Group, Inc. (UNH*)

See HUM comments above for:
UNH*
 

AUY

17.00

16.95

Yamana Gold Inc. (AUY)

See HUM comments above for:
AUY
 

XRAY

39.66

39.55

DENTSPLY International Inc. (XRAY)

XRAY -  Okay, not great... I've been having some real bad luck with teeth, as everyone knows - including my dentist - in Align Technology (ALGN).  I have to tell you, I'm not going to go there on this one... Don't buy, don't buy...  10 years ago, this was a great growth stock... I no longer feel that way... I just don't...
 

GRMN

62.78

62.05

Garmin Ltd. (GRMN)

GRMN -  Oh man!... Why do you hurt me?!... Here's the problem... GRMN has had it, it's finished, it's done...  Check out Novatel (NVTL)... The global positioning market is kaput, and it's going to be destroyed by Nokia (NOK)...  I don't even want you to get near GRMN... I am urging you to sell GRMN... Sell, sell, sell!...  GRMN is history.  Maybe it goes back to $70, and you can sell it...  That game is over my friend, over...  If you really need global positioning that bad, you can go buy NOK, okay?... 
 

GS*

177.36

175.48

Goldman Sachs (GS*)

GS* -  I don't know... Lloyd Blankfein (CEO)... They might as well just tar and feather the guy...  I mean, it's unbelievable... What do they think he's doing there?... Sitting there, burning up money?... I mean it's amazing how much he's now hated...  You would think that he's long on mortgage... you would think that he's Mr. Sub-Prime, for heaven's sake... I've got to tell you though, there's a problem... Sanford Bernstein is at $18 estimate.  The Street's at $19.30.  They're going to cut numbers... down to $18... There it's going to be... probably a decent stock...  I'm not buying anymore for (my charitable trust)... until everybody's lowered to $18...  When everybody's lowered to $18... between there and book.  Book (value) is $90.  Pay one and a half times book, you get $135.  So, between $135 and $170, there's a level where I will buy more.  But not yet.  Not until every single bear is flushed out and shot in the name...  and I hate the bears, and I believe in Lloyd, who's the most underpaid man on Wall Street, and I'm not kidding. 
 

SDXC

10.75

10.68

Switch & Data Facilities (SDXC)

SDXC -  I haven't looked at this thing for so long, this co-location business...  I actually once looked at these guys... I don't like this internet service provider business one bit, not at all... No, I'm not touching it.  Sell, sell, sell... co-location not for me... 
 

MTW

42.08

41.85

Manitowoc Co. Inc. (MTW)

MTW -  A very, very good company.  It had a beautiful quarter.  I'm watching, by the way... Matt Nesto's got this great series going on about American Industry... I am a team player from way back!... And I think MTW... I wish they'd get rid of the ice making machine, because the crane business is en fuego (i.e., on fire, doing well)...  A lot of Eastern Europe business... That company is great!
 

NYB

17.18

17.01

New York Community Bancorp (NYB)

NYB -  We don't play that game... It's unsportsmanlike to recommend that stock as an acquisition... just wrong.  Particularly because I don't like the fundamentals.  If you want to buy a bank in the New York area, may I suggest that you buy Hudson City Savings Bank (HCBK)... (buzzer sounds)...  which earlier in the year received my Bailey Building and Loan award for being right...
 

HCBK

16.36

16.30

Hudson City Bancorp (HCBK)

See NYB comments above for:
HCBK
 

SKX

22.25

22.11

Skechers USA Inc. (SKX)

SKX -  Delivered a good quarter... I've been behind SKX, I've been behind JAKKS (JAKK).  No one's listening on either one.  I think you can buy SKX, up to $25.  That's the kind of conviction I have.  I like that stock... Buy, buy, buy!... I would stick with SKX...

Price target to buy:  Under $25.00
 

JAKK

28.74

28.55

JAKKS Pacific Inc. (JAKK)

See SKX comments above for:
JAKK

       

[ end of lightning round ]

   
 
After this segment, you can see Jim's Closing Segment picks here...

Go to the CLOSING SEGMENT from tonight's show here >>

See current quotes on Yahoo! Finance from tonight's show stocks here >>


Netflix, Inc.


Symbol keys:

A Charitable Trust stock. - An asterisk next to a stock symbol indicates that Jim mentioned it is a stock that he manages within
his charitable trust portfolio.  You can see the complete portfolio
of stocks here >>

Thumbs up - indicates he would buy the stock or, at the very least, not sell the stock.  We do our best to interpret Jim's opinion on stocks, as we think it is indicated by his comments during the show.  Please read his comments to decide for yourself.

Thumbs down - indicates he has said not to buy or to sell the stock, based on his comments  We do our best to interpret Jim's opinion on stocks, as we think it is indicated by his comments during the show.  Please read his comments to decide for yourself.

Back up the truck - indicated by Jim, when he says the stock is so good, that he would do a 'mon-back' on the stock... In other words, this is the sound someone would say to a truck driver, "Come on back... " as he is "backing up the truck" to load up on his cargo.  Translation for buying stocks:  This recommendation by Jim indicates that, after you do your own homework on the stock, you should feel comfortable loading up on it, as it is in a good position to be bought at this point.

Stumped. - Of the 2,000+ stocks that Jim Cramer has in his head, for which he has an informed opinion, he sometimes comes across a caller with a stock he does not know well enough to opine on...  He then indicates he is stumped and will have to come back to it, after he does some homework of his own on the stock.  This usually occurs during the Lightning Round, when Jim does not know in advance who is calling, or what their stock question is about.
 

 
Definitions of key phrases used by Jim, known as "Cramerisms":

Definition:   'Pull the trigger' is Jim's phrase for making the decision at that point to trade - either to 'buy' or to 'sell' (although he usually uses the phrase for buying), as if to say you should feel comfortable enough to make the final decision without looking back...

Definition:   'Ring the Register' is Jim's phrase for selling a stock, and making it a final sale, that you should not look back on.  Put it behind you.

Definition:  'Let It Come In' indicates how you may wait for it to pull back, or have the stock price come down briefly, as your chance (after letting it come in) to buy the rest of your position (i.e., total number of shares you own in that stock).

Definition:  'backing it up' or 'doing a 'mon-back' is Jim's phrase for the metaphor of backing up a truck to load up on a stock by buying it.  'Mon-back is short for the imaginary worker saying, 'Come on back...' as the truck is backing up to receive its load... Notice that we use the little truck icon to indicate where Jim has mentioned this.  Translation for buying stocks:  This recommendation by Jim indicates that, after you do your own homework on the stock, you should feel comfortable loading up on it, as it is in a good position to be bought at this point.
  See more "Cramerisms" & other financial phrases here >>
   
Helpful Websites:
  See the stocks currently known to be in Jim Cramer's
Charitable Trust at:

jim-cramer-charitable-trust-stocks.com

 
See the stocks currently known to be in Warren Buffett's portfolio
of stocks at:

warren-buffett-portfolio.com

 
  Stock Homework 101:   This is an excellent upcoming site that provides resources and links to help you do that homework that Jim Cramer recommends after hearing his suggestions...

StockHomework101.com

This site is coming soon.   Thank you.

 
  FastMoneyRecap:   This site will be a quick summary of recommendations made by the great Fast Money TV show crew, that will offer you a unique service, to compare their picks to Jim Cramer's past comments about those stocks.

Fast Money Recap - Trades for next day...

Compare these picks to Jim's comments for the same stocks.

 

 

   
   
  © 2005-2007 MadMoneyRecap.com ■ Important disclaimer: This site is not affiliated with Mr. James Cramer, and is not associated with any television networks or broadcasts. Please note that all thumbs up or thumbs down indicators are not always clearly indicated on the show and are interpreted by us as accurately as possible. Some comments have been edited for brevity and clarity, and extraneous material omitted.  Please rely on watching the show yourself, doing your own homework, and reading the text of the comments to draw your own conclusions. Also, data presented on this site should not be used to make investment decisions and accuracy, although attempted, cannot be guaranteed.  Please consult with your own financial advisor for professional advice.
 
       

Feedback   ■   Terms of use   ■   Privacy Policy  ■   Keep this site Free