We recently published an article titled Jim Cramer Says AI Is Back & Discusses These 10 Stocks. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) stands against the other stocks.
In a recent appearance on CNBC’s Squawk on the Street, Jim Cramer commented on how market sentiment towards AI appeared to be changing. “Yeah look, this is a moment where, if you have AI, we are now saying it’s good,” he said. “Remember we were sick of AI for a while and now AI’s back,” Cramer added.
He also commented on the current tensions between the US and China regarding AI and overall trade. The US has restricted sales of advanced AI chips to China, and to Cramer, the current environment “feels so much like Russia and United States from the Khrushchev time on, it really does.” He added that US technology was superior to the Chinese, and when co-host David Faber pointed out that China was pushing out a lot of STEM graduates, Cramer replied: “We’re four times smarter than they are. Our schools. Four times better.”
The US AI chip sanctions have included restricting all but 18 countries from being able to acquire the latest AI chips. The laws were introduced under the Biden administration and Cramer’s been their critic. When Faber asked him to explain the rules, called ‘Diffusion Rules,’ Cramer outlined:
“Okay so Biden picked 18 friends. 18 friendly nations that were allowed to get all the chips that they . . and then there was the next group, which was the not so friendly, which when look at, is a lot of EU countries which I always thought were friendly because of NATO, that kind of thing. . .Iceland, Mexico, not in there. And then there’s just the enemies list.”
Cramer added rather cryptically: “And some people now feel that they’re going to offer licensing for a country which would really be bad. Worse than what Biden did.”
He added:
“No they have got to get that changed because. . .if you go check, Jensen Huang did this . . .he did this huge tour, all around the world, to all these countries that are basically going to be denied and that are not friendly.”
As for the impact of tariffs on economic growth, Cramer believes: “Well, we gotta see, this next quarter is the quarter where, everyone is so concerned.”
Our Methodology
To make our list of the stocks that Jim Cramer talked about, we listed down the stocks he mentioned during CNBC’s Squawk on the Street aired on May 1st.
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Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA)
Number of Hedge Fund Holders In Q4 2024: 126
Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) is one of the largest pure-play electric vehicle manufacturers in the world. 2025 has been a tumultuous year for the firm as the stock has struggled due to weakening sales and CEO Elon Musk’s role in the US government. However, Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA)’s shares have gained 26% since the firm’s earnings solely on the fact that Musk indicated that he would cut down his government role. Cramer commented on a media report that the firm’s board had purportedly searched for Musk’s replacement:
“Well I mean look I think that there was a campaign that said I wanna be paid here. . .There’s a lot of what I regard as a false narrative here. David, the fact is, when you go and you look at the FT piece, alright ‘Tesla Board Denies Launching Search For Musk. . ” I love the FT, I say that, okay that’s what I called definitive.”
“But don’t you think at the board meeting, I think that we’re dealing with formalities. I think that obviously launching a search is different from, I turn to David and I say, hey David, man I don’t know, shouldn’t we be thinking about how much time he’s spending there? Is that considered to be a search?”
“I think that they, no a formal search no, like they didn’t call Spencer Stuart. They didn’t pick up, hey Jim Citron, I need someone right here. . .right, and I just feel like that what happened is just that, it’s not bad to have that story if you’re board. Because, I think that someone could sue him for not even thinking about it. This board likes to be sued.”
Overall TSLA ranks 7th on our list of the stocks Jim Cramer recently discussed. While we acknowledge the potential of TSLA as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that some AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns and doing so within a shorter time frame. There is an AI stock that went up since the beginning of 2025, while popular AI stocks lost around 25%. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than TSLA but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about this cheapest AI stock.
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