Jim Cramer has probably received more acclaim for helping individual investors than anyone. His show Mad Money is very popular and he gets praise for his Lightning Round segment. On that segment, callers ask him about a stock and gives a very quick answer as to his thoughts. I am not interested in criticizing Mr. Cramer for his quick appraisal as I think that this type of analysis is always a challenge. I am consistently amazed at his ability to give good advice on the fly.
I thought it would be interesting to compare my thoughts to Mr. Cramer’s Lightning Round. I am not going to do the full analysis like my traditional stock review posts but rather just say if I agree or disagree with him. Here are last weeks picks and my thoughts. If this article is well received, I may continue this as a regular feature.
The Lightning Round picks came from the Mad Money page on The Street.
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Company |
Date |
Segment |
Jim Cramer’s Call |
Confident Investor Call |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Capital Agency (AGNC) | 11/08 |
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Not good enough |
| Align Technology (ALGN) | 11/05 |
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Not good enough |
| Yamana Gold (AUY) | 11/05 |
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Worth considering |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY) | 11/09 |
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Not good enough |
| Boardwalk Partners (BWP) | 11/07 |
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Not good enough |
| Caterpillar (CAT) | 11/09 |
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Already on Watch List |
| Chevron (CVX) | 11/09 |
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Worth considering |
| Changyou.com (CYOU) | 11/08 |
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Not good enough |
| CYS Investments (CYS) | 11/08 |
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Not good enough |
| Caesars Entertainment (CZR) | 11/09 |
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No- not profitable |
| Facebook (FB) | 11/09 |
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Not good enough |
| Frontier Communications (FTR) | 11/07 |
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Worth considering |
| SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) | 11/05 |
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I don’t analyze SPDR |
| Generac Holdings (GNRC) | 11/08 |
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Not good enough |
| Google (GOOG) | 11/09 |
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Already on Watch List |
| Harley Davidson (HOG) | 11/09 |
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Worth considering |
| Intel (INTC) | 11/05 |
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Worth considering |
| JC Penney (JCP) | 11/07 |
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No – not profitable |
| Nordstrom (JWN) | 11/09 |
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Worth considering |
| McDonald’s (MCD) | 11/05 |
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Not good enough |
| MGM Resorts (MGM) | 11/05 |
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No – not profitable |
| Microsoft (MSFT) | 11/09 |
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Not good enough |
| Matrix Service (MTRX) | 11/05 |
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Worth considering |
| Protein Design Labs (PDLI) | 11/05 |
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Worth considering |
| PPL Corp (PPL) | 11/08 |
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Worth considering |
| Sears Holdings (SHLD) | 11/07 |
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Not good enough |
| Skyworks Solutions (SWKS) | 11/08 |
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Not good enough |
| VIVUS (VVUS) | 11/07 |
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No – not profitable |
| Walgreens (WAG) | 11/05 |
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Not good enough |
| Wynn Resorts (WYNN) | 11/09 |
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Worth considering |
| Yahoo! (YHOO) | 11/09 |
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Not good enough |
As you can easily see, I am a bit more conservative on my choices than Mr. Cramer. I really want a company to be growing well and be profitable in order for them to be on my list.
This was very interesting! Thanks for sharing!!