Jim Cramer's Stop Trading! Eyeing Apple

04/20/07 - 02:56 PM EDT

TheStreet.com Staff

IBM (IBM Quote - Cramer on IBM - Stock Picks) could pick up a quick 15 points with a long overdue CEO change, Jim Cramer said Friday on CNBC's "Stop Trading!" segment.

Cramer said Big Blue chief Sam Palmisano is on "a permanent intellectual vacation" and that the stock could easily drop 20% from a recent $94.50 if a new leader isn't selected. Cramer suggested helpfully that "maybe IBM could get a board of directors," since he said it's clear the Armonk, N.Y., company must not have one given Palmisano's continuing employment in spite of his sorry track record.

Cramer said the one tech stock he's looking at right now is Apple (AAPL Quote - Cramer on AAPL - Stock Picks) ahead of Wednesday's postclose earnings report. Cramer said this is the last quarter before Apple's release of its much-anticipated iPhone, and buying the stock at a recent $90 is a good move considering the weakness of the competition. Cramer said Nokia (NOK Quote - Cramer on NOK - Stock Picks) has tacked on 6 points from its January lows largely because Motorola (MOT Quote - Cramer on MOT - Stock Picks) is sputtering and misfiring.

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

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. Watch Cramer on "Mad Money" weeknights on CNBC. Click here to order Cramer's latest book, "Mad Money: Watch TV, Get Rich," click here to order his 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.

Your Recent Quotes: Quote Up0 | Quote Down0
Dow S&P 500 NASDAQ
Oil*
Gold
10 Yr
0.00%
%
%
%
Data delayed 20 min
Free Newsletters from TheStreet

Cramer's Daily Booyah!
Highlights of Jim Cramer's videos
on TheStreet.com TV & his
"Mad Money" TV show.
Before the Bell
All the information you
need to position yourself
for the day ahead.
Submit
We respect your privacy.

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