Jim Cramer's Lightning Round
Cramer's 'Mad Money Lightning Round': Panera Bread Rises
10/19/05 - 07:46 PM EDT
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Here's what Jim Cramer had to say about some of the stocks that callers offered up on the "Mad Money Lightning Round" Wednesday evening: Wendy'sWEN: "Wendy's is last year's story, my friend." Panera BreadPNRA: "They guided people very low. And then they beat the number and beat the number. ... I think it goes to 60 and beyond." Countrywide FinancialCFC: "[CEO Angelo Mozilo] He's the real deal." Florida Rock IndustriesFRK: "I have been a bull ... and I am not backing away. I still believe that this part of the economy is not in bear market mode." NortelNT: "I think that Nortel has checked out [of the House of Pain]. ... When we get a new CEO that we just got at Nortel, I feel emboldened, no longer embittered. And I want to do a 'mon back*." Momenta PharmaMNTA: "This is not a worst of breed, but it's not a best of breed. ... I would buy some AmgenAMGN right here and some GenentechDNA." NvidiaNVDA: "Instead of Nvidia," Cramer said, "two thumbs up for TexanTXN and Nat SemiNSM." Hilb, Rogal and HamiltonHRH: "Very clean company, but I have to tell you, if I have to be in that game, I've been watching this AonAOC. I think Aon is the better buy." Occidental PetroleumOXY: "It is a high rise of pain. ... It may be the Empire State Building of Pain." AmgenAMGN: "I'm issuing a triple buy right here on Amgen. Like IntelINTC ... that's what I think for Amgen. Not pain ... but pleasure." Cal Dive InternationalCDIS: "I was itching to buy that. ... I'm saying the Oil Service Index is too low now. ... This group is measured as a 'mon back."
Lightning Round
Bullish Cramer was bullish on Darden Restaurants DRI, Yum! Brands YUM, Grey Wolf GW, Ameritrade Holding AMTD, E*Trade Financial ET, Charles Schwab SCH, Panera Bread PNRA, Countrywide Financial CFC, Florida Rock Industries FRK, Rinker Group RIN, Vulcan Materials VMC, Martin Marietta Materials MLM, Public Service Enterprise Group PEG, Nortel Networks NT, General Maritime GMR, Amgen AMGN, Genzyme GENZ, Genentech DNA, Yahoo! YHOO, Google GOOG, VeriSign VRSN, Texas Instruments TXN, National Semiconductor NSM, Aon AOC, Occidental Petroleum OXY, Cal Dive International CDIS, Lufkin Industries LUFK, Halliburton HAL and Skyworks Solutions SWKS. Bearish Cramer was bearish on Wendy's International WEN, OMI OMM, Momenta Pharmaceuticals MNTA, Internet Initiative Japan IIJI, Nvidia NVDA, Silicon Image SIMG, Hilb, Rogal & Hobbs HRH, Texas Roadhouse TXRH and Sealed Air SEE. *For all you home-gamers, a 'mon-back opportunity means Cramer would back up the figurative truck and load up on a stock.Interested in more Cramer? Check out Jim's rules and commandments for investing from his latest book by clicking here. It's a series of articles from Cramer on how to become a better investor. The following table lists some of the rules that Cramer dissects.
| 1. | Pigs Get Slaughtered | 2. | It's OK to Pay the Taxes | ||
| 3. | Don't Buy All at Once | 4. | Buy Damaged Stocks | ||
| 5. | Diversify to Control Risk | 6. | Do Your Homework | ||
| 7. | Don't Panic | 8. | Buy Best-of-Breed | ||
| 9. | Defend Some Stocks | 10. | Don't Bet on Bad Stocks | ||
| 11. | Own Fewer Names | 12. | Cash Is for Winners | ||
| 13. | No Regrets | 14. | Expect Corrections | ||
| 15. | Know Bonds | 16. | Don't Subsidize Losers | ||
| 17. | No Room for Hope | 18. | Be Flexible | ||
| 19. | Quit When Execs Do | 20. | Patience Is a Virtue | ||
| 21. | Be a TV Critic | 22. | When to Wait 30 Days | ||
| 23. | Beware the Hype | 24. | Explain Your Picks | ||
| 25. | Find the Bull Market | ||||
| Check back for more of Cramer's Rules | |||||
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