Mad Money Lightning Round: Jim Prefers MRK, SYK, INTC, AAPL To COMS, ZMH, EBIX, MSFT, MOT
In his "Mad Money Lightning Round," host Jim Cramer said that he would want investors to hold on to Merck (NYSE: MRK). He prefers Stryker (NYSE: SYK) to Zimmer Holdings (NYSE: ZMH). While ZMH fell 1.70%, SYK slipped 1.17% and MRK lost 2.20% today.
Jim advised investors to take profit in 3Com Corporation (NASDAQ: COMS) as soon as possible. For Ebix (NASDAQ: EBIX), Jim said that investors believed that the company had a whisper number, which it missed. This usually results in a stock plummeting. While COMS gained 0.40%, EBIX’s shares have lost 0.14%.
Jim was expecting Obama to address the natural gas issue, which would have given a boost to the sector. Since that did not happen, Jim is no longer enthusiastic about Clean Energy Fuels (NASDAQ: CLNE). CLNE has jumped 3.47% today.
Although Cramer thinks Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is a good stock, he would prefer Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), which have a lot of catalysts. While MSFT has moved up 0.21% and AAPL has climbed 1.72%, INTC has lost 1.03% today.
Cramer believes that Motorola (NYSE: MOT) is not a good buy. However, investors who already own the stock can hold it. MOT has moved up 2.75%.
