Cramer's TheStreet.com TV

Try Jim Cramer's Action Alerts PLUS
CLICK HERE NOW

TheStreet.com TV Recap: Tech Signs

01/24/07 - 02:33 PM EST

TheStreet.com Staff

Moving on to the railroads, he said it's a "false tell" that Norfolk Southern (NSC - Cramer's Take - Stockpickr) is down because the company has "periodically screwed up on earnings and then ramped."

Cramer said he's been buying Union Pacific (UNP - Cramer's Take - Stockpickr) for his charitable trust and believes the stock should hit $110 to $115. Union Pacific was recently trading at $97.

"The secular story for rails, which is all about the infrastructure crumble for trucks, is just too great," he sad. "The long-term trend in rails is superior to almost any other trend I've got."

Concerning housing, Cramer told Task that he considers Centex (CTX - Cramer's Take - Stockpickr) "a bunch of idiots" because it got way too bullish at the top, as did Lennar (LEN - Cramer's Take - Stockpickr), Toll Brothers (TOL - Cramer's Take - Stockpickr), DR Horton (DHI - Cramer's Take - Stockpickr) and Pulte (PHM - Cramer's Take - Stockpickr).

"None of these companies distinguished themselves as good businessmen," he said. "None of them turned out to be cautious."

However, Cramer said what he likes about the homebuilders is that they're still not making more homes. He believes it's better to be long inventory of land than it is to be long inventory of homes because while the home inventory is being worked off, the land is selling much more profusely than he thought.

1 2
» Next
As originally published, this story contained an error. Please see Corrections and Clarifications.

At the time of publication, Cramer was long Yahoo! and Union Pacific.

Jim Cramer is a director and co-founder of TheStreet.com. He contributes daily market commentary for TheStreet.com's sites and serves as an adviser to the company's CEO. Outside contributing columnists for TheStreet.com and RealMoney.com, including Cramer, may, from time to time, write about stocks in which they have a position. In such cases, appropriate disclosure is made. To see his personal portfolio and find out what trades Cramer will make before he makes them, sign up for Action Alerts PLUS. Listen to Cramer's RealMoney Radio show on your computer; just click here. Watch Cramer on "Mad Money" at 6 p.m. ET weeknights on CNBC. Click here to order Cramer's latest book, "Real Money: Sane Investing in an Insane World," click here to get his second book, "You Got Screwed!" and click here to order Cramer's autobiography, "Confessions of a Street Addict." While he cannot provide personalized investment advice or recommendations, he invites you to send comments on his column by clicking here.

TheStreet.com has a revenue-sharing relationship with Traders' Library under which it receives a portion of the revenue from Traders' Library purchases by customers directed there from TheStreet.com.


Cramer's TheStreet.com TV


01/23/07
TheStreet.com TV Recap: Tech Exhales

Also, the homebuilder shorts get throttled.


01/22/07
TheStreet.com TV Recap: Tech Relief

Check out the consumer-products stocks.


01/19/07
Wall St. Confidential: Tech Trouble

Reasons to stay away from tech.



08/05/08
Three Internet Stocks That Could Double

These forgotten Internet stocks are being accumulated by hedge funds.


08/15/08
The Five Dumbest Things on Wall Street

Raspberries for Apple; You'll be sorry, UBS; Fortress or Fort Knox? Wholly unappetizing Foods; give Liberty AOL or give them...


08/15/08
McCain Fund-Raising Picks Up

The GOP presidential candidate raised $27 million in July.


08/15/08
Cash-Back Cards Aren't Money in the Bank

Some credit and debit cards give you some cash back on purchases. But you need to manage it well to benefit from it.


Your Recent Quotes: Quote Up0 | Quote Down0
Dow S&P 500 NASDAQ
Oil*
Gold
10 Yr
0.00%
%
%
%
Data delayed 20 min
Sign up for our FREE newsletters now. See All

  • Cramer's Daily Booyah!
  • Before the Bell

Premium Stock Ideas
Access Action Alerts Plus to find out Cramer’s latest picks now!