Jim Cramer’s Surprised About US Travel As He Discusses These 18 Stocks

15. The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR)

Number of Hedge Fund Holders In Q4 2024: 60

The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR) is an American retailer. Its stock has bucked the market’s poor performance in 2025 as the shares have gained 13% year-to-date. The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR) has benefited from investor flight to safety particularly due to its domestic exposure. Cramer has commented previously that rival Costco might be a better buy. This time around he wondered whether The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR) has benefited from a weary consumer deciding to eat at home:

“When I listened to that I said okay now I know why Kroger goes up every day. . . . There, Scott Boatwright had a very, this was the Chipotle call, it was a very straightforward call basically just saying, they didn’t mention the actual price of different things, but people would rather just have a couple of meals at home. Where it’s just cheaper.”