Get Even More Bullish on the Dow, Part 2

 

Editor's note: This is Part 2 of Jim Cramer's review of the prospects for the stocks that make up the Dow 30. Be sure to read Part 1, Part 3 and Part 4.

Caterpillar
Second-half surge
Caterpillar(CAT Quote): They killed CAT this year because of housing. I believe the first half of 2007 will look much like the last half of 2006, but this time with the engines business stalling out, too. That's because a change in environmental laws led to pullthrough of orders into 2006 in that important market. That, plus the leveling of oil at a price that doesn't spur enough alternatives, will weigh on Caterpillar. But the second half will be more bountiful because housing will have bottomed and the engine orders will flow back. Look for nothing until July and then a quick spurt to new highs, perhaps even $90, as the raw cost of steel, now that tariffs are removed, flows through to the bottom line.

Citi
Needs a new leader
Citigroup(C Quote): The rumblings of Citigroup will be heard, and Chuck Prince will be gone by year-end 2007. The market thirsts for a big-thinking banker at the helm of this ship to augment the new operations chief, and the market will get it. I believe Citigroup will trade to $63 on improved management and the concomitant prospects.

Coca-Cola
Fizzing up to $55
Coca-Cola(KO Quote): The new management at Coca-Cola actually has something going for it -- not something that can take the company up too much, but certainly something that can take it to the mid-$50s on solid single-digit growth and a buyback that never quits.

That dividend could be increased mightily, too. How about $55 at this time next year?


DuPont
Sticky situation
DuPont(DD Quote): This one's a quandary. The stock quietly moved up almost 20% when oil moved down, and its earnings flowed up because of price increases that stuck. That raw-cost win might not be repeated throughout 2007, but it will still help during the first half of the year. The stock also just got too cheap, with that juicy 4% yield that now gives you 3% because of price appreciation. I see only a 10% gain for DuPont in 2007, and that might even be repealed by year-end. How about $53?
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