'Mad Money Lightning Round': Don't Sleep On Riverbed

02/07/08 - 07:18 PM EST

TheStreet.com Staff

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

Boston Scientific (BSX Quote - Cramer on BSX - Stock Picks): "It's not my favorite heart play. My favorite is St. Jude (STJ Quote - Cramer on STJ - Stock Picks). Say yes to St. Jude." Cramer owns St. Jude for Action Alerts PLUS.

Avery Dennison (AVY Quote - Cramer on AVY - Stock Picks): "I like it very much. it's well run and should work its way higher."

Cypress Semiconductor (CY Quote - Cramer on CY - Stock Picks): "This stock has had a terrible spiral down. I've been wrong; we need the CEO back on the show to find out more."

Infosys Technologies (INFY Quote - Cramer on INFY - Stock Picks): "Indian consulting is not working right now. I like Accenture (ACN Quote - Cramer on ACN - Stock Picks) better."

Akamai Technologies (AKAM Quote - Cramer on AKAM - Stock Picks): "I played Akamai last year. They reported a great quarter. I like them."

China Life Insurance (LFC Quote - Cramer on LFC - Stock Picks): "That's not my favorite Chinese play. I like Focus Media (FMCN Quote - Cramer on FMCN - Stock Picks) and Baidu (BIDU Quote - Cramer on BIDU - Stock Picks) here."

Riverbed Technologies (RVBD Quote - Cramer on RVBD - Stock Picks): "Riverbed reported a great quarter, but the guidance was down. I still believe. I want to buy Riverbed."

American Express (AXP Quote - Cramer on AXP - Stock Picks): "That's one of my least favorite horses. I prefer Capital One (COF Quote - Cramer on COF - Stock Picks) more than American Express. Hudson City (HCBK Quote - Cramer on HCBK - Stock Picks) is still your safest bet."

Triumph Group (TGI Quote - Cramer on TGI - Stock Picks): "Ever since Boeing (BA Quote - Cramer on BA - Stock Picks) has been having problems with the Dreamliner, I have been negative on everything that goes into it."

JetBlue Airways (JBLU Quote - Cramer on JBLU - Stock Picks): "I want you to SellSellSell JetBlue."

ITT Educational Services (ESI Quote - Cramer on ESI - Stock Picks): "I like it, but Apollo Group (APOL Quote - Cramer on APOL - Stock Picks) put up better numbers. Stick with Apollo."

*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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At the time of publication, Cramer was long St. Jude.

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