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'Mad Money Lightning Round': Bank on Mastercard

Scott Rutt

Here's what Jim Cramer had to say about some of the stocks that callers offered up during the "Mad Money Lightning Round" Tuesday evening:

Mastercard (MA): "I like MasterCard. They delivered a great quarter. This is a company I think you can buy on the way down. Business is too strong there to ignore."

United Parcel Service (UPS): "I think you need to buy UPS. With gas prices coming down, that's good news, and the duopoly with Fedex Corp (Federal Express) (FDX) is solid. I'd wait for its dividend to hit 4%, then pull the trigger."

Enterprise Products Partners (EPD): "I want to buy this company. This stock yields 9%. I like Kinder Morgan (KMP) more, but I like Enterprise too."

Hercules Offshore (HERO): "No, no, no, no, no. Oil's going to $50 and we've got the wrong president coming into office. I need a dividend yield to make that one attractive."

Vodafone Group (VOD): "That yield of 11% is a reg flag for me. I'd go with their partner Verizon (VZ), which pays less of a dividend but is a lot safer."

Microsoft (MSFT): "If Microsoft does well, Intel (INTC) does well. Intel's got a better yield; I'd go with that one instead. "

Ecolab (ECL): "That one does not have a good yield or a good business anymore. That's not what I want right now. "

*For all you home-gamers, a 'mon-back opportunity means Cramer would back up the figurative truck and load up on a stock.

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