Jim Cramer's Stop Trading! Clean Up on Coal

02/02/07 - 03:01 PM EST

TheStreet.com Staff

You can't go wrong buying U.S. coal miners Arch (ACI Quote - Cramer on ACI - Stock Picks) and Peabody (BTU Quote - Cramer on BTU - Stock Picks), Jim Cramer said Friday on CNBC's "Stop Trading!" segment.

Cramer said the coal stocks are cheap because they "already got killed once," so they aren't expensive. Cramer said Arch and Peabody are good bets as the nation mulls over its energy situation, though he'd stay away from Massey (MEE Quote - Cramer on MEE - Stock Picks), which he said is "poorly run."

Cramer also likes Chevron (CVX Quote - Cramer on CVX - Stock Picks), saying it's the best bet right now among the oil majors, though he also likes Mararthon (MRO Quote - Cramer on MRO - Stock Picks). Cramer said Chevron has "gotten religion" about expanding its reserves and is buying back stock. He believes the stock could go to $82-$85 from a recent $74.50.

Cramer took issue with a Wachovia call on the media sector that favored Viacom (VIAB Quote - Cramer on VIAB - Stock Picks) at the expense of rivals Time Warner (TWX Quote - Cramer on TWX - Stock Picks) and Disney (DIS Quote - Cramer on DIS - Stock Picks). Cramer said the fundamentals at Viacom are "blah," so he'd avoid that stock. But he is bullish on the other two, saying he likes what Disney chief Bob Iger is doing and that CEO Richard Parsons is "unlocking value" at Time Warner.

At the time of publication, Cramer had no positions in stocks mentioned.

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