We recently published an article titled Did Jim Cramer Get These 10 Predictions Right or Wrong? In this article, we are going to take a look at where Maplebear Inc. (NASDAQ:CART) stands against the other stocks Jim Cramer recently talked about.
During the most recent episode of Mad Money, which aired on Monday, the 12th of May, Jim Cramer discussed the recent market rally and encouraged his viewers to stay invested. He also emphasized the importance of earnings, saying:
“Earnings matter again, okay? That’s what happened last night when the United States and China reached an agreement, however temporary, to hold off trade armageddon. The rollback of the exorbitant tariffs to much more reasonable levels caused the stock market to explode.”
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Although Cramer was happy about the market’s recovery, he reminded his viewers that the S&P 500 is still flat on a year-to-date basis and discussed how other regions are doing:
“Now don’t get me wrong, I’m glad it happened, but I just spent a week in Europe, and it is stunning how much better the markets are doing over there.”
His final reminder was for his viewers to just stay invested in the market and avoid trying to time the market, saying:
“Bottom line: It’s better to stay in, stay on, and let her ride than to try to pick the perfect moment to trade in and out and in and out of the stock market. By the way, that’s not much of a strategy. It’s more of a game of chicken where there are no winners, just losers who think they are smarter than the average bear.”
Our Methodology
For this article, we compiled a list of 10 stocks that were discussed by Jim Cramer during the Mad Money episode that aired on the 13th of May 2024. We then calculated their performance for the past 12 months, until May 13th, 2025, market close. We have also included the hedge fund sentiment for the stocks, which we sourced from Insider Monkey’s Q4 2024 database of over 900 hedge funds. The stocks are listed in the order that Cramer mentioned them.
Please note that this article mentions Jim Cramer’s previous opinions and may not account for any changes to his opinions regarding the stocks that are mentioned. It is primarily an examination of how his previously provided opinions have panned out.
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Maplebear Inc. (NASDAQ:CART)
Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 60
Maplebear Inc. (NASDAQ:CART), was the final gig economy stock Cramer reviewed that evening. The company had recently reported a strong quarter, but its stock dropped sharply, and Cramer expressed hesitation given competitive risks. He said:
“The plan worked because when Maplebear reported last Wednesday, the quarter looked awfully similar to the one everybody loved back in February. […] The company delivered another big surprise profit, making 43 cents of earnings per share when analysts were looking for a 2 cent loss. […] Management’s guidance for the current quarter was on the high end for gross transaction volume and was flat out better than expected for EBITDA — substantially so. […] But it eventually gave up those gains and then some, ending the day down 3.7% and then tumbling another 3.1% the following Friday. […] The real reason I hesitate to wholeheartedly recommend Instacart’s parent company is that I’m just not sure how the grocery delivery space is going to work out in the long run. […] They need to do that because three weeks ago Amazon announced a new low-cost grocery delivery subscription for Prime customers. […] I don’t think they’ll ever truly stop trying — and in the end, well, you don’t want to compete against Amazon. […] It’s still too early for me to get behind this one — especially with Amazon desperate to take over the online grocery delivery space, and I think they have the horses to do it. […] I’m kind of wary of Instacart.”
That wariness was unfounded, as the stock rose 27.51% over the next twelve months.
Maplebear Inc. (NASDAQ:CART), the parent company of Instacart, operates a grocery technology platform that provides online ordering and delivery from supermarkets and retailers.
Overall CART ranks 6th on our list of the stocks Jim Cramer recently discussed. While we acknowledge the potential of CART 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 CART but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about this cheapest AI stock.
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Disclosure: None. This article is originally published at Insider Monkey.
