Buy Mastercard - Cramer's Lightning Round (1/12/18)

Jan. 15, 2018 5:45 AM ETMA, BOC, CFG, JPM, EL, WM, OA, RTX, GD, GPOR, SLB6 Comments

Summary

  • Waste Management has a good dividend and stock buyback program.
  • The billboard business is not good.
  • Cramer prefers Schlumberger over Gulfport Energy.

Stocks discussed on the Lightning Round segment of Jim Cramer's Mad Money Program, Friday, January 12.

Bullish Calls

Mastercard (MA): Will have great earnings. Buy it.

Estee Lauder (EL): CEO Fabrizio Freda is doing a great job. Buy it.

Waste Management (WM): Announced a good buyback. Buy it.

Bearish Calls

Boston Omaha (BOMN): Cramer doesn't like the billboard business. Sell it.

Citizens Financial (CFG): It has moved up a lot. Swap that for JPMorgan (JPM).

Orbital ATK (OA): It's done. Buy Raytheon (RTN) or General Dynamics (GD).

Gulfport Energy (GPOR): No. Go for high quality stocks like Schlumberger (SLB).

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Mohit is the former Managing Editor for the Breaking News (India team) at Seeking Alpha. Currently working with Benzinga, he was with Seeking Alpha from January 2010 until August 2020. Before joining Seeking Alpha in January 2010, he worked with a start-up equity research firm in the capacity of a Team Leader tracking US company events and results.Born in the U.A.E, he spent most of my growing up years in Dubai. Currently, he resides in Mumbai, India.

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SymbolLast Price% Chg
MA--
Mastercard Incorporated
BOC--
Boston Omaha Corporation
CFG--
Citizens Financial Group, Inc.
JPM--
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
EL--
The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.

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