Jim Cramer Analyzed These 9 Stocks As He Said Tariffs Are Better Than CIA Coups

2. CSX Corporation (NASDAQ:CSX)

Number of Hedge Fund Holders In Q1 2025: 68

CSX Corporation (NASDAQ:CSX) is a sizable railroad company with operations in the US and Canada. Its shares have lagged peers in 2025 as they have gained a mere 4.9% year-to-date. CSX Corporation (NASDAQ:CSX)’s stock fell by 10% after April’s tariff announcements, but it has gained 26% since then. In his previous remarks about the company, Cramer has praised CSX Corporation (NASDAQ:CSX) ‘s CEO and outlined that despite weak earnings performance, Joe Hinrichs’ attitude assuaged investor fears and helped prevent share price losses. This time, he expressed hope that  CSX Corporation (NASDAQ:CSX)  wouldn’t be vulnerable to an acquisition because of Hinrichs:

“I think that Norfolk Southern could be vulnerable. I’d like to think that Joe Hinrichs at CSX, no.”

In April, Cramer had discussed CSX Corporation (NASDAQ:CSX)’s earnings and its CEO:

“You guys have CSX, Joseph Hinrichs, coming up, and, sometimes, with railroads so many things could go wrong, in infrastructure . . they have a . . .tunnel they have to worry about. And people are willing to forgive today. Because, Joe, the CEO, he’s going to be very repentant. He didn’t think he did a good job. And that the stock’s up. There is a bias today. Towards saying that things are a little bit better. This is not a bad day. . . So there is an element of forgiveness today that I want to note for the companies that are reporting.”