“You won’t hear me criticize any large buyback companies”

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In the recent Mad MoneyTh In May, Jim Cramer discussed the recent market rally and encouraged his audience to stay invested. He also emphasized the importance of income, saying:

"Returns matter again, okay? That's what happened last night when the U.S. and China reached a temporary agreement to postpone the trade contest's deal. The high tariffs reached a more reasonable level, causing the stock market to explode."

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Although Cramer is happy with the market’s recovery, he reminds viewers that the S&P 500 is still from year to year and discusses performances in other regions:

"Don't get me wrong now, I'm glad it happened, but I've just been in Europe for a week and it's amazing how the market is doing better there."

His final reminder is that his audience just need to invest in the market and avoid trying to time the market, saying:

"The most important thing is: it's better to stay in, keep moving forward, and let her ride a bike than trying to choose a perfect moment to trade in and out of the stock market. By the way, this is not a strategy. It's not a chicken game without a winner, only losers think they're smarter than the average bear."

In this article, we compiled a list of 10 stocks discussed by Jim Cramer in the episode of the Crazy Currency series aired on May 13, 2024. We then calculated the performance of the past 12 months until May 13ThIn 2025, the market closed. We also include hedge fund sentiment for stocks, and we purchased databases of over 900 hedge funds from Insider Monkey’s Q4 2024 database. Stocks are listed in the order mentioned by Cramer.

Note that this article mentions Jim Cramer's previous opinions and may not consider any changes in his views on the reference to stocks. This is mainly a study on how he has provided previous opinions.

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Why has Autonation Inc (AN) soared so far in 2025?
Why has Autonation Inc (AN) soared so far in 2025?

A dealer of an automatic brand that displays a wide variety of new and used cars.

Number of hedge fund holders: 43 Cramer proposed Autonation, Inc. (NYSE:AN), to emphasize aggressive buybacks rather than explosive earnings growth, drove the stock's incredible results at the time. He pointed out:

“Autonation…reported a pretty good quarter that led to higher stocks. (...) I think it's a buyback for Autonation, which is getting higher and higher. (...) The company's stock volume has dropped from 90 million shares in 2020 to about 40 million shares now, and now there are about 40 million shares- they buy back half of the shares (...).

The stock has risen 13.01% since then. Autonation, Inc. (NYSE:AN) is one of the largest auto retailers in the United States, selling new and used cars and providing repair and maintenance services. In February this year, Cramer highlighted the strong used car market he shared:

"Automation, active attention today. Used cars are selling very well."

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