Cramer's Take on Top 10 Most Searched Stocks from 5-16-08
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This portfolio gives Jim Cramer’s recent take on the Top 10 Most Searched Stocks on TheStreet.com from the prior trading day.

symbol name last price % change open
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  • YHOO
    Yahoo! Inc.
  • $14.99
  • -1.32%
  • $N/A

In a recent post, Cramer warned that Carl Icahn should not be taken lightly by Yahoo. “Yahoo! (YHOO), be prepared to get pantsed. Carl Icahn has spent much of his life working just on the kind of situations that CEO Jerry Yang just engineered -- a situation where entrenched management doesn't own a lot of stock but doesn't want to lose its job and is willing to screw all of the other shareholders. I have believed from the beginning that Yahoo! did not deal in good faith with Steve Ballmer of Microsoft (MSFT). I believe that every time Ballmer tried to reach a deal, Yang went higher. He wasn't a seller because he believed he owned the company. Now Icahn has put together a slate that I think can be a winner. I think he knows that you can buy the stock at $23-$25 and flip it to Microsoft after the election. I think he is right. And I think he will have the support of a lot of shareholders, new and old alike, who feel like they've got a great opportunity or they have been wronged. I imagine that Capital World, which just disclosed a big holding, isn't a Yang supporter. The day this deal broke down, the stock should have broken to $22. It didn't, I believe, because Icahn saw this kind of hubris and wanted to get to work. I predicted it immediately on "Squawk Box" and on video because Icahn lives for these situations. Icahn's a pro, Yang's an amateur. Any weakness down to $25-$26 and this is a buy. Why not here? Time value of money -- this is going to take some time, and if the deal ultimately gets done at $33-$34, you are going to have a long time waiting, and the spread needs to be bigger.”

People owning YHOO also tend to own: CBSDISGOOGNWSTWXVIAAAPL

TheStreet.com Rating: C What is this?

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  • DBD
    Diebold Inc
  • $27.56
  • +1.14%
  • $27.20

From a recent Mad Money show: "You have to sell. Once we get a bid, we take it off the table and start looking for the next one. Sell that one Monday morning."

People owning DBD also tend to own: CHKGGLGFNBRPVRRTKSHLD

TheStreet.com Rating: C What is this?

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  • HBI
    Hanesbrands Inc.
  • $21.80
  • 0.00%
  • $N/A

From a recent Mad Money show: "That's a remarkable turn-around company. I think it's a good company."

People owning HBI also tend to own: AIFLY.PKBIOSDFCMWA-BVIMCHIGID

TheStreet.com Rating: C- What is this?

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  • POT
    Potash Cp Saskatc
  • $101.51
  • -1.90%
  • $105.00

From a recent Mad Money show: "Potash is not just about renewable energy; they're about getting more out of an acre of land. I'm not backing down from this one."

People owning POT also tend to own: AMTANFAVIDCNOCOHCOSTESI

TheStreet.com Rating: B What is this?

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  • GVA
    Granite Construc
  • $29.43
  • +0.41%
  • $29.30

From a recent Mad Money show: "You sell that sucker. It's had a little spike here. You ring the register and sell."

People owning GVA also tend to own: ABAXANFBLKBBLUDGEOHCSGIIVI

TheStreet.com Rating: C+ What is this?

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  • RHT
    Red Hat Inc
  • $27.19
  • 0.00%
  • $N/A

From a recent Mad Money show: "Oh boy. I have never called this one well. It's on my restricted list. I have never been right on this one. I'm not going to give you an opinion."

People owning RHT also tend to own: ADTNALGNAMLNBEASCCMPCKFRCRL

TheStreet.com Rating: B What is this?

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  • FTE
    France Telecom Ad
  • $22.50
  • -0.27%
  • $22.78

From a recent Mad Money show: "I don't think you can go wrong with that one. I'd hold onto it."

People owning FTE also tend to own: GGBTNEBNGHMCTTMVOLVCECO

TheStreet.com Rating: No Rating What is this?

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  • CPST
    Capstone Turbine
  • $1.12
  • +0.90%
  • $N/A

From a recent Mad Money show: "This one is an interesting speculation. It's gone up a lot, but I like it."

People owning CPST also tend to own: MMMMOTAMSCAYICBICMGEME

TheStreet.com Rating: D- What is this?

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Q. is MMR a good spec trade on oil
02.09.10 | 20:35 PM Asked by BS7518

A. One of the best of breed oil service
sector stocks would have been a better
bet during this most recent market
correction.

MMR does have strong strength in
ownership; however, the stock price run
up has already been 158% in the last 12
months yet has had a stock price
decrease of 24% in the past 3 months.

Serious consideration to buy MMR must
include being honest with a current PE
that is negative and more than one
analyst has significantly decreased
quarterly earnings estimates . . . which
leads to uncertainty, lack of
consistancy, predictability or stability
of what you are really buying.

The risk does outweigh the reward. . .
meaning it would be as you are phrasing
your question, a speculative play. . .
so how much are you willing to lose vs
how much are you hoping/anticipating to
gain?

Further, should you go with MMR, might
want to look at the charts for entry
point for partial position, followed by
adding partial position(s) with the
consideration of placing and using
mental stops to protect
investment entry points . . . Then
consider how much are you anticipating
to gain on the upside in anticipation to
taking a partial or total profit. . .
Thought being, keep a keen eye on MMR if
you put it into play and have your
finger on the trigger to sell in case
the price goes south (below support) or
hits the exit number (for profit).

In short, I have no personal position as
to why there would be any reason to dive
into MMR whole hog with the belief it
will be easy money. . . and that is
likely the real hard information or
supporting documentation you are hoping
to secure to feel confident in making a
more than certain profit with the
probability of low risk.

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