Jim Cramer’s Biggest Winners to Buy: Top 20 AI & Other Stocks He Got Right in 2026

16. The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS)

Number of Hedge Fund Holdings in Q3 2025: 75

Number of Hedge Fund Holdings in Q1 2026: 83

Performance Since Cramer’s Remarks: 7.5%

Date/Month of Cramer’s Remarks: January 5th, 2026

Throughout 2026, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS) has remained one of Cramer’s top stocks in the sector. Its shares are up by 41% over the past year and by 11.7% year-to-date. Since the CNBC TV host discussed the firm in January, the investment bank has experienced key developments. For instance, just as Cramer outlined, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS)’s key role in the mergers and acquisitions industry allowed it to benefit from the rise in dealmaking. For instance, a Reuters report outlined that the bank grew its market share in the Europe, Middle East and Asia region’s M&A activity to 44% from the year-ago figure of 42%. It also hiked its dividend and beat earnings and revenue estimates for the first quarter. Here is what Cramer had said about The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS) on Mad Money:

“Take Goldman Sachs. I’ve been shouting from the rooftops that this will be the year of mergers and acquisitions, not to mention gigantic equity offerings. Goldman stock opened almost unchanged. It sells at just 17 times earnings, less than the average S&P 500 stock, even though it’s much better than they are, and it’s a huge player in M&A and issuance IPOs. That’s worth buying. The stock ended up rallying nearly 4% after it caught fire. You could have made all that today, and I think it’s still got lots more room to run. Not a trade.”