Jim Cramer Notes Target Corporation (TGT)s the "Most Problematic of Retailers"

We recently published a list of 15 Stocks on Jim Cramer’s Radar. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT) stands against other stocks on Jim Cramer’s radar

On Friday’s episode of Mad Money, Jim Cramer reflected on this week’s market performance, with attention to upcoming earnings reports and broader market sentiment.

“Now we’ve been on a real rebound since post-Liberation Day meltdown back in the first week of April, with tech leading the way after really taking it on the chin.”

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According to Cramer, the rebound has been largely driven by tech stocks, which had previously been under pressure. However, he expressed uncertainty about whether that trend will hold, as he mentioned that the tech sector has been relatively quiet in terms of news, aside from a keynote from Jensen Huang. Looking ahead, Cramer noted that more retail earnings are expected this week.

“But here’s the bottom line: Unless we get news of new hostilities in the trade war with China, I think this market’s propensity will still be to go higher, even though we are overbought. And even with this late-night credit rating downgrade of the US debt, which is very quizzical to me, I think we’re containing the downside of the economy, and that means no recession, which tells me the negativity may be out of sync with the reality. That’s often the best kind of market…”

Our Methodology

For this article, we compiled a list of 15 stocks that were discussed by Jim Cramer during the episodes of Mad Money aired on May 16. We listed the stocks in the order that Cramer mentioned them. We also provided hedge fund sentiment for each stock as of the fourth quarter of 2024, which was taken from Insider Monkey’s database of over 1,000 hedge funds.

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Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT)

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 56

Cramer expressed his worry that while Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT) just might report an “okay quarter”, it might not report a forecast.

“Finally, there’s the most problematic of retailers of all right now, and that is Target. Now this one’s experienced a sharp downturn, totally out of step with the company and with the CEO, Brian Cornell. Target’s been luckless, a victim of protests that have hurt the business. Can you buy it now, knowing that the stock supports a 4.5% yield? My fear is that Target reports an okay quarter, but then says it can’t offer a forecast, at which point you’re sitting on a dead weighter. Now let’s say you put a gun to my head and ask me whether you should buy it or sell it. I’d say, what the heck are you doing with a gun to my head? It’s too hard.”

Target (NYSE:TGT) is a retailer that offers a wide range of products, such as clothing, beauty items, groceries, electronics, and home goods. The company also sells personal care products, baby essentials, pet supplies, and various household necessities.

Overall,TGT ranks 10th on our list of stocks on Jim Cramer’s radar. While we acknowledge the potential of TGT as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that some AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns and have limited downside risk.  If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than TGT and that has 100x upside potential, check out our report about this cheapest AI stock.

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