Jim's
rating on
this stock

STOCK
SYMBOL

Closing
price that
day

Full Company Name & Jim's Comments:

PM

44.04

Philip Morris International (PM)

Yeah, that should be bought. I was shocked. I mean, that stock got killed. I mean, the other day, that was down to $42. That was nonsense! At $44, this stock represents great value. Now look, I don't want my kids to smoke... I was "Man of the Year" from the D.A.R.E. campaign... Okay, I'm proud of that stuff... But, yeah, PM yields 5%... It's got great growth characteristics. I want to pull the trigger right here on PM.

MET

37.95

MetLife (MET)

No. It just had a monster move off that secondary that it did... and a panic secondary that was... You've got to wait for a pullback. Try to wait until it's under $30. I felt very bad. MET is a very good company... They were under the gun... they had a real Kesselschlacht going by the shorts that were trying to wipe them out, and they had to go raise money in a tragic low fashion. You've got to wait until it pulls back to that level.

Price target to buy:   Wait until it's under $30.00

EZPW

13.77

EZCORP Inc. (EZPW)

I see you on the EZPW, and I raise you with Cash America International, Inc. (CSH). I think that's a better one. That's the one you ought to swap into.

CSH

37.01

Cash America International, Inc. (CSH)

See EZPW comments above for:
CSH

IBM

93.60

IBM (IBM)

IBM, in the midst of one of the worst selloffs in history, reported a great number. No one seemed to pay attention. I think IBM is a serious buy. And, by the way, Intel (INTC) just blew out the numbers and had great profit margins. So maybe we see why tech had a little bit of a rally... I say IBM's fine!

NVR

534.00

NVR Inc. (NVR)

I don't know. It is a very good homebuilder, but the problem is that the home building industry as we know it is challenged. I have noticed that, every time Toll Brothers (TOL) comes back to the $20 level, I'd rather be in that one. This is really amazing... the homebuilders held the July 15th low, as did the KBW Bank Index (^BKX)... Those are two groups that are strong. I cannot believe that all these regional banks went up. It is really a very great plan that the government put in place to help the banks. Therefore, I think it helps the homebuilders.

TOL

20.03

Toll Brothers (TOL)

See NVR comments above for:
TOL

FE

53.63

Firstenergy Corp. (FE)

That's a good one, not a great one. I prefer Duke Energy (DUK), but FE is real good. I prefer Consolidated Edison Inc. (ED) too. So I would go ED and DUK, and swap out of yours. But it's not going to hurt you... it's just not going to go up as much as some of the others. It's a pretty well-run utility, though, after being a not-great one.

DUK

15.72

Duke Energy (DUK)

See FE comments above for:
DUK

ED

40.53

Consolidated Edison Inc. (ED)

See FE comments above for:
ED

[ End of the Lightning Round segment ]

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