Jim Cramer, the host of Mad Money, discussed Wednesday’s trading session and warned that several stocks may have run too far ahead of themselves.
“On a day like today, you get a sense that many stocks have indeed gotten ahead of themselves after a very strong rally. When you’ve had a major run and companies report terrific quarters, yet their stocks go down, that tells you something is wrong with those stocks, not with the companies themselves. A broken stock and a broken company are two very different things, and there are plenty of stocks today that broke.”
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Cramer noted that investors frequently struggle to separate the movement of a company’s stock from the company’s actual performance. He pointed out that the confusion often leads people to misread market behavior, especially on volatile days. He said that what happened in Wednesday’s session was largely a result of profit-taking, when traders lock in gains after a strong run.
“Bottom line: That’s why I keep urging you to trim the stocks of companies you own that are losing fortunes, the ones that will have to sell huge slugs of stock in order to keep operating… Many don’t even have revenues. I don’t see the speculative plays returning to their highs from 10 days ago. If anything, many of them might be headed for the new low list. It is still not too late to sell them on the coming bounce, of which there will be one.”
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13 Stocks Jim Cramer Put Under the Spotlight Recently
13. Rigetti Computing, Inc. (NASDAQ:RGTI)
Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 17
Rigetti Computing, Inc. (NASDAQ:RGTI) is one of the stocks Jim Cramer put under the spotlight recently. Cramer discussed the stock’s performance during the episode and said:
“Then there’s Rigetti Computing, a quantum computing company. Rigetti’s up 136% for the year. The company has declining revenues for the last few years. It’s losing gobs of money. Board member just sold $2.8 million worth of stock. Good for her or him. I don’t know. I don’t see how you can own a quantum computing play that’s losing tens of millions of dollars with the results far off in the future when there’s heavy insider selling.”
Rigetti Computing, Inc. (NASDAQ:RGTI) develops and provides cloud-based quantum computing systems and superconducting processors through its Quantum Computing as a Service platform. During the October 21 episode, a caller inquired about the stock, and Cramer replied:
“You mean the one that just had a giant seller, a giant insider selling, a director. No, I don’t want to be there. Giant insider selling does not work for me.”
12. Aurora Innovation, Inc. (NASDAQ:AUR)
Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 41
Aurora Innovation, Inc. (NASDAQ:AUR) is one of the stocks Jim Cramer put under the spotlight recently. Cramer highlighted that the company is losing money, as he commented:
“Then there’s Aurora Innovation. It’s a self-driving technology company. Trades at under $5. This is another company that’s never made money in the last five years. In fact, it’s lost hundreds of millions of dollars. Just go buy the stock of Tesla in the weakness.”
Aurora Innovation, Inc. (NASDAQ:AUR) develops autonomous driving technology through its Aurora Driver platform. When a caller inquired about the stock during the October 21 episode, Cramer responded:
“It can’t seem to make money. I can’t recommend stocks at this time that can’t seem to make money. And they are definitely, even with those bloodlines, not making money.”
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