Cramer's 'Mad Money' Follow-Up: General Mills

Stock quotes in this article: GIS , LVS , UBS , GS , ARO , EK , SJM  

On Wednesday's "Mad Money" show, Jim Cramer said that the food and drug stocks had demonstrated remarkable momentum in Wednesday trading, when most of the market had fallen.

Even General Mills(GIS Quote), which is under FDA scrutiny for claims it makes regarding health benefits of eating its Cheerios cereal, rallied during the day before closing down just 19 cents.

On Thursday, General Mills lost 4 cents to close at $53.42.

In his "Lightning Round" segment, Cramer called JM Smucker(SJM Quote) "a great brand and a great company" and recommended buying the stock.

JM Smucker closed up 10 cents at $40.20 on Thursday.

He said Eastman Kodak(EK Quote) was a Don'tBuy, however, because of bad finances.

Eastman Kodak added 2 cents to $2.61.

Cramer recommended selling Aeropostale(ARO Quote) after its big run and letting it "rest awhile."

Aeropostale gained 84 cents, or 2.6%, to close at $32.79 on Thursday.

Cramer preferred Goldman Sachs(GS Quote) to UBS(UBS Quote), saying he'd rather buy Goldman, which he owns for his Action Alerts PLUS charitable trust, while UBS "gets its house in order."

On Thursday, Goldman closed up $4.34, or 3.4%, at $133.60, and UBS added 82 cents, or 6.3%, to $13.84.

Sell Las Vegas Sands(LVS Quote), Cramer said, to "lock in a profit." For viewers looking to speculate, he recommended leaving a quarter of the original position on the table.

Las Vegas Sands closed up 78 cents, or 9%, to $9.43.

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