Jim Cramer on Verizon (VZ): "This Is Verizon - Not NVIDIA - And It's a Taker of These Products"

We recently published a list of Jim Cramer Hints at a Bigger Agenda Behind Tariffs and Breaks Down These 7 Stocks. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) stands against other stocks that Jim Cramer discusses.

In his latest appearance on CNBC’s Squawk on the Street, Jim Cramer suggested the recent tariffs might not simply be about economic leverage. He hinted at a deeper agenda within parts of the administration that goes beyond trade policy:

“There’s plenty of sense that something’s going to happen that’s going to take this away. In fact, just because of what we saw the other day with it going to 10 percent, I don’t see that at all. I think these are very different kinds of tariffs. I mean, this is a tariff where I think there’s some people with the administration who actually ultimately have a goal of regime change.“

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Discussing the likelihood of a negotiated settlement between Washington and Beijing, Cramer expressed deep skepticism that China would retreat under pressure. Instead, he described a Chinese leadership that had long prepared for confrontation:

“When do the Chinese back down? Right now they’re not, but I don’t know. I think the Chinese have been ready for this since first Trump. I think that they are ready for tariffs. I think they’re going to build coalitions worldwide. I do not think they’re paper tigers. I think that they’re a strong country and they’re ready. They’re ready for the fight. And I’m afraid that we have many divisions that were behind enemy lines before this war started, including Apple.”

Our Methodology

To make our list of the stocks that Jim Cramer talked about, we listed down the stocks he mentioned during CNBC’s Squawk on the Street aired on April 11th.

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Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ)

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 74

Cramer identified a new group of “anointed” stocks. Those are the companies he believes are safe havens in this unpredictable macro environment. Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) stood out as one of the few domestic companies that benefit from trade decoupling and aren’t exposed to China. Here’s what he said:

“I’m putting together a list every day of the companies that are now, I’m calling the anointing company. You can call them the sainting companies. These are the companies that are what you have to buy here. And David, one that I think you and I are both kind of in awe is the turnaround of Verizon. Look at this. This is Verizon. This is not NVIDIA. This is Verizon. And it’s a taker of these products.”

Overall, VZ ranks 4th on our list of stocks that Jim Cramer discusses. While we acknowledge the potential of VZ as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that some 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 VZ but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about this cheapest AI stock.

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Disclosure: None. This article is originally published at Insider Monkey.