Jim Cramer’s Take on These 10 Stocks

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1. Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY)

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 115

A caller asked if it was a good time to start a position in Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY). Here’s what Mad Money’s host had to say in response:

“I think that Eli Lilly is probably one of the least tariffed, least dangerous stocks. It does have a high dollar amount, $818, but I remember what Ken Langone told us, he’s the greatest, greatest investor that I’ve ever dealt with. He says, own Eli Lilly, going to a trillion dollars… I am with Ken Langone.”

Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY) focuses on researching, developing, and selling a wide range of pharmaceutical products, including treatments for diabetes, cancer, autoimmune diseases, pain, and migraines. Parnassus Investments stated the following regarding Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY) in its Q4 2024 investor letter:

“Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY) stock declined following worse-than-expected third quarter results for its weight-loss drug segment. We initiated our position partway through the quarter, after the drawdown and in time for a partial rebound, and our average underweight for the quarter led to a relative contribution.

In the Health Care sector, we added drugmaker Eli Lilly, which has an exceptional GLP-1 franchise and a strong track record of innovation, which position the company for long-term growth. A rare revenue miss and President-elect Trump’s health secretary nomination sparked a sell-off, providing a window of opportunity to gain exposure to the drugmaker’s attractive product suite and pipeline at an attractive valuation.”

While we acknowledge the potential of Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY) as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that 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 LLY but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about this cheapest AI stock.

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