Cramer's 'Mad Money' Recap: Time to Leave Home

08/01/07 - 07:30 PM EDT

TheStreet.com Staff

Cramer called Pfizer his "least favorite" drug stock and called out a tech pair in eBay and Microsoft.

The last caller said his portfolio was made up of these five picks: AT&T (T Quote - Cramer on T - Stock Picks), EMC (EMC Quote - Cramer on EMC - Stock Picks), Sun Microsystems (SUNW Quote - Cramer on SUNW - Stock Picks), NYSE (NYX Quote - Cramer on NYX - Stock Picks) and Sears (SHLD Quote - Cramer on SHLD - Stock Picks), the latter three of which Cramer owns for his charitable trust, Action Alerts PLUS.

Cramer said the player had a pair with EMC and SUN. "Sell Sun Micro and pick up Raytheon," he said.

Mad Mail

In his "Mad Mail" segment, Cramer told a mailer that Hoku Scientific (HOKU Quote - Cramer on HOKU - Stock Picks) has slid from $11 to $8 since he recommended it on his show, calling it too speculative now. However, at $6 to $7, HOKU should start moving back up, Cramer said.

Responding to another mailer, Cramer said he likes Genzyme (GENZ Quote - Cramer on GENZ - Stock Picks) but would rather be in Celgene (CELG Quote - Cramer on CELG - Stock Picks).

During the "Sudden Death" round, Cramer was bullish on Boardwalk Pipeline Partners (BWP Quote - Cramer on BWP - Stock Picks). He was bearish on ZymoGenetics (ZGEN Quote - Cramer on ZGEN - Stock Picks).

Lightning Round

Cramer was bullish on Corning (GLW Quote - Cramer on GLW - Stock Picks), Lundin Mining (LMC Quote - Cramer on LMC - Stock Picks), NYSE Euronext (NYX Quote - Cramer on NYX - Stock Picks), Prudential Financial (PRU Quote - Cramer on PRU - Stock Picks), Honeywell (HON Quote - Cramer on HON - Stock Picks), Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (RIO Quote - Cramer on RIO - Stock Picks), BHP Billiton (BHP Quote - Cramer on BHP - Stock Picks), Apple (AAPL Quote - Cramer on AAPL - Stock Picks), Reliance Steel (RS Quote - Cramer on RS - Stock Picks), Chordiant Software (CHRD Quote - Cramer on CHRD - Stock Picks) and Amazon.com (AMZN Quote - Cramer on AMZN - Stock Picks).

Cramer was bearish on Syntax-Brillian (BRLC Quote - Cramer on BRLC - Stock Picks), Kroger (KR Quote - Cramer on KR - Stock Picks), Nucor (NUE Quote - Cramer on NUE - Stock Picks) and Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (GLDD Quote - Cramer on GLDD - Stock Picks).

For more of Cramer's insights during the Lightning Round, click here.

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At the time of publication, Cramer was long NYSE Euronext, EMC, Sears Holdings and Corning.

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