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With AI stocks and the broader markets struggling during June’s end, CNBC’s Jim Cramer didn’t hold back when discussing the latest events. Even though he was on vacation last week, Cramer found some time to tweet about the latest equity movements. On June 26th, Cramer tied the weak share price to aggressive spending by hyperscalers:
The market is telling the hyperscalers no more money for you. You are reckless. These companies think they are paragons and fabulous stewards of our capital. If that’s the case why are they spending more money on the lowest part of the tech food chain?”
This tweet wasn’t the end of it, as the CNBC TV host asserted that payoffs from aggressive investments were necessary:
“We keep hearing ‘genius, this’ and ‘genius’ that about these ai people; it doesn’t take a genius to see that wrecked balance sheets aren’t signs of success if there is NO payoff in sight. Either merge–this government will bless it–or slow it or stop it. That’ what this week’s about.. Can’t you see it?”
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To make our list of Jim Cramer’s hottest stock picks, we made a list of AI stocks that he was optimistic about in January 2026. Then, their performance since the comments were made was calculated, and the stocks were ranked accordingly. Additionally, the number of hedge fund investors back then was also mentioned. Finally, the number of investors as of the first quarter of 2026 was also mentioned for additional context.
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20. Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO)
Number of Hedge Fund Holdings in Q3 2025: 183
Number of Hedge Fund Holdings in Q1 2026: 173
Performance Since Cramer’s Remarks: 4.6%
Date/Month of Cramer’s Remarks: January 5th, 2026
Chip designer Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO) is one of the most important firms in today’s AI era, courtesy of its ability to design custom AI chips. Its shares are up by 30% over the past year and by 3.7% year-to-date. Since Cramer discussed the firm, the stock is up by 4.6%. Additionally, since his remarks, Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO) has seen significant turmoil on the market. One notable period was between 3rd and 5th June, which saw the stock lose 19.51%. The shares dipped after the company’s latest earnings report saw it maintain, and not raise, its AI chip revenue guidance. Here is what Cramer had said about Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO) in his morning appearance:
“This is the software getting eaten by hardware, which is a little bit of a change. I come back and say, that Salesforce is going to fight. I think we should be buyers of Salesforce, because they have an agentics business. But at the same time, I’d rather own Broadcom, which is Hock Tan, potential winner.”
19. Affirm Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:AFRM)
Number of Hedge Fund Holdings in Q3 2025: 60
Number of Hedge Fund Holdings in Q1 2026: 61
Performance Since Cramer’s Remarks: 3.8%
Date/Month of Cramer’s Remarks: January 5th, 2026
Cramer has discussed Affirm Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:AFRM) several times over the past couple of months. Its shares are up by 23% over the past year and by by 13.8% year-to-date. A key player in the buy-now, pay-later (BNPL) industry, Affirm Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:AFRM) announced a new pilot program in January to allow renters to break their payments in equal halves. The Wall Street Journal also reported earlier this year that the firm had managed to line up $750 million in funding from Liberty Mutual Investments. June 2026 was a key month for Affirm Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:AFRM) as it was dropped from the Russell 1000 Value Index, the Russell 3000 Value Index, the Russell 3000E Value Index, and the Russell 2500 Value Index. Cramer commented on the firm in his appearance on Mad Money:
“Oh, you should buy more…. I think that stock is going to par, which is genuine Wall Street gibberish for $100. It’s at $80 right now. Max Levchin, genius. He’s a funny guy, too. Come on, man.”
18. Dover Corporation (NYSE:DOV)
Number of Hedge Fund Holdings in Q3 2025: 55
Number of Hedge Fund Holdings in Q1 2026: 45
Performance Since Cramer’s Remarks: 7.4%
Date/Month of Cramer’s Remarks: January 5th, 2026
Dover Corporation (NYSE:DOV) is one of the largest industrial products manufacturers in America. The shares are up by 13% over the past year and 9% year-to-date. Since Cramer discussed Dover Corporation (NYSE:DOV) in his morning appearance, several analysts have discussed the firm. For instance, Oppenheimer raised the share price target to $250 from $242 and kept an Outperform rating on the stock. The financial firm remarked that the industrial products company had delivered a strong set of first-quarter results and added that Dover Corporation (NYSE:DOV)’s current valuation was satisfactory. The firm’s first quarter earnings saw it post $1.87 billion in revenue and $2.05 in earnings per share to meet analyst estimates for revenue and beat them for earnings. Here is what Cramer said about Dover Corporation (NYSE:DOV) in January:
“My charitable trust owns Dover, it’s the lowest multiple of those, I was always surprised at how terribly it traded last year. Could be different this year.”
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