In this piece, we will look at the stocks that Jim Cramer recently discussed.
In a recent appearance on CNBC’s Squawk on the Street, Jim Cramer discussed how AI data centers were outpacing the rate at which the electricity grid in America was growing. Mentioning the electricity equipment provider Eaton, the CNBC TV host remarked that the growing AI data center construction also creates jobs. Cramer commented:
“It does because it’s a gigantic amount of money going into a concentrated area with a lot of different contractors and you need energy to get to the data centers which is part of the Eaton’s issue. You got the electric grid maybe growing 5%, that’s a giant issue. These are all things that make it so that anybody that can get a job if they have any sort of kind of a, I don’t know want to say handy, cause that sounds silly. But if you want a job, you’ll get a job. You’ll get a job.
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 July 15th.
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10. Cummins Inc. (NYSE:CMI)
Number of Hedge Fund Holders In Q1 2025: 53
Cummins Inc. (NYSE:CMI) is an industrial machinery firm slated to benefit from growing data center construction, according to Jim Cramer. The firm’s shares are down by 1.6% year-to-date as the firm has joined other vehicle companies to assess the impact of tariffs on its business. Cummins Inc. (NYSE:CMI)’s stock might have been worse off had it not been for surging interest in data center build out. Here is what Cramer said:
“No I mean data centers are the story again. Pennsylvania data centers. The building of them would be CoreWeave, the President’s going to Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania being a hub for all these. Everyone wants to play the parts of data center again. It really cooled in April. No one cared. The stocks got killed. . .I think that you can go back to these stocks. . . .Cummins is there.”
Previously, the CNBC TV host discussed Cummins Inc. (NYSE:CMI)’s share price movements after EPA announcements, which led to worries about advance demand for the firm’s products evaporating:
“[On stock moving after EPA’s latest comments] Well, they’ve always, anytime there has been like a tightening of the rules, they always, these companies have done well in pre buy. It’s like wow, I can go buy all the engines now before the tariffs so to speak of the EPA. And they lost that wind behind their back.”
“[On whether the share performance is a function of transport stocks] Well, the transport’s, are not good. Uh, look, you don’t know what the traffic’s going to be coming from Mexico or Canada. You don’t know who to, what the tariffs, is the tariff going to be at the border? Is the tariff going to be on what is the final sale? Well let’s just pull back.”
9. Dover Corporation (NYSE:DOV)
Number of Hedge Fund Holders In Q1 2025: 53
Dover Corporation (NYSE:DOV) is one of the largest industrial machinery providers in America. Cramer discussed the stock in the context of booming AI build outs in America. Dover Corporation (NYSE:DOV)’s shares are flat year-to-date as the firm has suffered from the uncertainty created by high tariffs. However, its stock has gained 4% over the pre-Liberation Day announcement high. Cramer’s earlier comments about Dover Corporation (NYSE:DOV) have dismissed market worries and advised viewers to buy. Here are his recent thoughts:
“No I mean data centers are the story again. Pennsylvania data centers. The building of them would be CoreWeave, the President’s going to Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania being a hub for all these. Everyone wants to play the parts of data center again. It really cooled in April. No one cared. The stocks got killed. . .I think that you can go back to these stocks. . .You just want to own Dover which is a stock we own for the charitable trust, besides Eaton which is there. You want to be there again, because the building is continuing and I just feel like, wow it’s a pretty good time.”
The CNBC TV host discussed Dover Corporation (NYSE:DOV)’s share price performance in June. Here is what he said:
“I look wrong right now on Dover for the club… but I think I’m going to be right. Why? Because I think that Tobin is very smart, the CEO and the stock should never have been thrown back, 19 times earnings. It even went down when steel tariffs went on. I say enough is enough. Buy Dover right now, tomorrow morning.”
