Cramer's Take on Top 10 Most Searched Stocks from 6-6-08
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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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  • PG
    Procter Gamble
  • $70.44
  • -1.37%
  • $71.16

In the recent post below, Cramer breaks down a number of consumer names. “There is no safety in safety. That's one of the things that really stand out in this market. How many times have I reached out for Kimberly-Clark (KMB) when it yielded 3.6% and made money? Nope. Not this time. KMB's diapers are oil-based! Or Procter & Gamble (PG). That company has done everything right, selling off weak divisions like coffee, introducing fabulous new products and getting the most out of Gillette and a weak dollar. Doesn't matter: Head and Shoulders comes in a plastic bottle. PG's a huge user of oil-based product. Or Clorox (CLX). Boost in dividend, big buyback. But its product packaging is so filled with energy that it's hard to get your arms around the numbers. No one believes in Pepsi's (PEP) ability to control raw costs, so that stock now sells at 17 times earnings with 11% growth. But 17 times earnings is a huge multiple given the worries, and the stock doesn't yield all that much. PEP has positioned itself as a snack-foods company, and that's smack in the crosshairs of the ag inflation gushing. Kill ethanol, and the stock goes to $75. Coke (KO) has a much more sustainable soda business with a good control of raw costs, but that stock is at 18 times earnings in a market where inflation is high. That multiple seems high. General Mills (GIS) seems just plain too high given what we know. It is less than a point and a half from its high and sells at 18 times earnings despite just 88% growth. No thanks. Colgate-Palmolive (CL) missed the last quarter. No thanks. And on and on. There is no hiding place in this group, and it worries people. We always used to reach for stuff that we washed with, ate or drank. Other than Anheuser-Busch (BUD) -- still waiting for that takeover -- the trade's not working. That's distributing, and it's not changing any time soon. “

People owning PG also tend to own: CLCTDENNFFEXJBSSJRCCMEEMSFT

TheStreet.com Rating: B What is this?

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  • EGY
    Vaalco Energy Inc
  • $7.20
  • -1.23%
  • $7.18

From a recent Mad Money show: "This is a company I once thought was dicey. I have been recommending this since $4, I think it's a buy with oil this high."

People owning EGY also tend to own: BQIAIGSIRICCJPTENSUSWN

TheStreet.com Rating: B- What is this?

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  • ZLC
    Zale Cp
  • $27.94
  • -0.14%
  • $27.84

From a recent Mad Money show: "My take is I don't want to own Zales."

People owning ZLC also tend to own: AMARWAVTCHBCHRSESVFL

TheStreet.com Rating: C What is this?

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  • WB
    Wachovia Cp
  • $15.53
  • -9.60%
  • $16.99

From a recent Mad Money show: "Their CEO was an inch away from hitting my Wall of Shame. But even though they axed him, I still can't recommend them."

People owning WB also tend to own: ARAYCHCG.OBCOGOCVYDUGFXEGASS

TheStreet.com Rating: D What is this?

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  • PCL
    Plum Creek Tim Re
  • $48.07
  • -3.30%
  • $49.14

From a recent Mad Money show: "I have always liked them. I think they have a nice dividend. I'm not against them, I'm with them."

People owning PCL also tend to own: ATVICCJCELGCRZODSXDVNEMC

TheStreet.com Rating: B What is this?

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  • MVL
    Marvel Entertainm
  • $32.86
  • -3.15%
  • $33.77

From a recent Mad Money show: "I said people should take profits at $32, $33. I cannot get on the horse at $35 if I got off at $33. I should've stuck with it. I want, on a pullback, to stick with it.

People owning MVL also tend to own: ADIARWBEAVBRLKMPRVBDSNY

TheStreet.com Rating: B+ What is this?

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  • RRI
    Reliant Energy In
  • $15.59
  • -0.19%
  • $15.50

From a recent Mad Money show: "I don't know. It's not my favorite. I'd steer you toward Dynegy (DYN) instead."

People owning RRI also tend to own: LNGSRECALLEXGVCLKVLOAMGN

TheStreet.com Rating: C What is this?

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  • INTU
    Intuit Inc
  • $29.60
  • -3.01%
  • $30.24

From a recent Mad Money show: "Tax software is OK, but I'm going to tell you to ring the register. It's good, but it's just too high."

People owning INTU also tend to own: AIGBACCPWRDISFWLTGS

TheStreet.com Rating: B What is this?

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