Jim Cramer’s Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone Derivative Plays: CRUS, ARMH, OVTI
Cramer cracked open Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) new iPhone 4 to see what derivative stocks might be worth playing.
He cited Cirrus Logic, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRUS), which is up 39% since he recommended it on May 10, and ARM Holdings plc (ADR)(NASDAQ:ARMH), which is up 10% in just two weeks, as two examples of companies that supply Apple and are working. Cramer currently holds shares of Apple in his charitable trust.
However, Cramer recommended OmniVision Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:OVTI), which produces the chips for the cameras in both Apple’s iPhone and the new EVO, as well as for notebooks, security equipment and other small camera products. The company is the maker of the camera technology on the iPhone 4 that allows for higher-resolution pictures and video conferencing with other iPhone users.
Cramer said OmniVision makes 55% of its sales from mobile handsets, 30% from notebooks and PCs, and the remaining 15% from everything else. This makes the company a huge player in the mobile Internet tsunami, where smartphones have gone from luxury to necessity and demand will continue to soar higher. According to Morgan Stanley, smartphone unit sales are growing by 41% this year.
“OmniVision’s CameraCube technology, which is the secondary, front-facing camera on the new iPhone, is growing in volume, and its backside illumination technology for a smartphone’s point-and-shoot is on fire,” Cramer said. Besides just Apple, Cramer mentioned the growth for OmniVision will also come from other phone makers who want to offer high-quality cameras. The company is already taking market share for five and eight-megapixel devices, both mobile phone and regular camera.
During the last quarter, OmniVision reported a one-cent-a-share earnings beat, on revenue that soared 74% year over year. The company also raised guidance and said they expect sequential growth as well, as it shipped 125 million sensors last quarter. Gross margins are going up as well as company’s turn towards higher quality cameras instead of the cheaper alternatives.
Cramer pointed out that OVTI trades at just 15.8 times 2011 earnings, and that’s without considering the $6.11 of cash per share on their balance sheet. He said the stock is speculative, but is clearly a winner.
“These Apple derivative smartphone plays don’t seem to play by the same rules as other stocks in this market,” Cramer said. “They can run and run and keep running, which is why OmniVision is such a terrific spec stock.” Get the scoop on tomorrow’s hottest trade ideas – TODAY! BeaconEquity.com PREMIER PICKS have an amazing track record. Join this select group and ride the profit wave!
Jim Cramer’s Game Plan Stocks: JPM, BAC, GS, C, PNC, BP, MU, BKS, GIS, KFT, CAG, MON, POT, AGU
“In the days to come, there will be four indicators on where the economy is heading,” Jim Cramer said on his “Mad Money” TV show. Cramer’s four indicators are as follows: how banks perform now that financial regulatory reform has been finalized, any updated on BP plc (ADR)(NYSE:BP), unemployment data out Friday and earnings reports from various companies throughout the week.
Cramer said that now that we have clarity on financial reform, the banks are worth a look. He said JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM), Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC) and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE:GS), three stocks Cramer holds in his charitable trust, remain good bets, along with Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) and PNC Financial Services (NYSE:PNC), which has zero exposure to the new reform.
Cramer said he remains concerned that BP plc (ADR)(NYSE:BP) is heading towards bankruptcy. “The oil giant’s stock really affects the mood of the market,” he said, “and its worth watching, especially if a hurricane makes things worse or hampers the relief wells.”
Cramer told viewers to watch two key conference calls next week, including Micron Technology, Inc. (NYSE:MU) and Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE:BKS), which will give investors a clear picture on the “Internet tsunami” and the “e-reader price war.”
For Tuesday, Cramer will be watching General Mills, Inc. (NYSE:GIS) report, and Cramer mentioned he still likes the company, its CEO, and its 2.6% yield. He said GIS is a better tell than Kraft Foods Inc. (NYSE:KFT) or ConAgra Foods, Inc. (NYSE:CAG), both of which recently reported bad results.
For Wednesday, Cramer said he’ll be watching the agriculture giant Monsanto Company (NYSE:MON), which is a stock he doesn’t like. He mentioned that information from their conference call can help give investors an idea on where the fertilizer plays, like Potash Corp./Saskatchewan (USA)(NYSE:POT) and Agrium Inc. (NYSE:AGU) are going.
Lastly, Cramer mentioned he’ll be watching the June unemployment data set to be released on Friday. “The stats on Friday will frame the big-picture macro sentiment as we head into the holiday weekend before earnings season,” he said. “So pay close attention.” Get the scoop on tomorrow’s hottest trade ideas – TODAY! BeaconEquity.com PREMIER PICKS have an amazing track record. Join this select group and ride the profit wave!
Jim Cramer’s Mad Mail: PBT, BP, MSFT, AAPL
Cramer told a viewer that he doesn’t think a BP plc (ADR)(NYSE:BP) bankruptcy would have an effect on Permian Basin Royalty Trust (NYSE:PBT), but he recommended getting out of the stock as a cautionary measure. “Why bother,” Cramer said, “there’s too much at stake these days.”
Cramer told another viewer that he doesn’t think Microsoft’s (NASDAQ:MSFT) new Xbox gaming system will make a dent in the company’s earnings, which is why he prefers Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) with its range of popular products that makes it hard to beat. Get the scoop on tomorrow’s hottest trade ideas – TODAY! BeaconEquity.com PREMIER PICKS have an amazing track record. Join this select group and ride the profit wave!
Jim Cramer’s Lightning Round: Buy JDS Uniphase Corporation (NASDAQ:JDSU), Sell Research In Motion Ltd. (NASDAQ:RIMM)
Bullish
Northwestern Corporation (NYSE:NWE), PNC Financial Services (NYSE:PNC), Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL), Consolidated Edison, Inc. (NYSE:ED), Progress Energy, Inc. (NYSE:PGN), Dominion Resources, Inc. (NYSE:D), JDS Uniphase Corporation (NASDAQ:JDSU), Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) and Men’s Wearhouse, Inc. (NYSE:MW).
Bearish
Research In Motion Ltd. (USA)(NASDAQ:RIMM), Flagstar Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE:FBC), FirstMerit Corporation (NASDAQ:FMER) and American Capital Agency Corp. (NASDAQ:AGNC). Get the scoop on tomorrow’s hottest trade ideas – TODAY! BeaconEquity.com PREMIER PICKS have an amazing track record. Join this select group and ride the profit wave!
Jim Cramer’s Lightning Round: Buy General Mills, Inc. (NYSE:GIS), Sell eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY)
Bullish
General Mills, Inc. (NYSE:GIS) and CenturyTel, Inc. (NYSE:CTL).
Bearish
EV3 Inc. (NASDAQ:EVVV) and eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY). Get the scoop on tomorrow’s hottest trade ideas – TODAY! BeaconEquity.com PREMIER PICKS have an amazing track record. Join this select group and ride the profit wave!
Jim Cramer’s Am I Diversified: C, MRVL, SBUX, AAPL, BP, AMGN, BAC, CAT, CHK, BTU, INTC, HD, WIN, LINE, KMP
Cramer spoke with callers to see if their portfolios were properly diversified among a number of sectors. The first caller’s portfolio included the following stocks: Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C), Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (NASDAQ:MRVL), Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX), Apple (APPL) and BP plc (ADR)(NYSE:BP). Cramer said Marvell and Apple are both tech firms and he’d keep Apple and sell Marvell. He also advised selling BP, which he feels will be going bankrupt.
The second caller’s top stocks included these names: Amgen, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMGN), Bank of America Corporation (NYSE:BAC), Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT), Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK) and Peabody Energy Corporation (NYSE:BTU). Cramer said this portfolio was diversified since natural gas and coal companies are not the same.
The third caller held long positions in these stocks: Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE:HD), Windstream Corporation (NYSE:WIN), Linn Energy, LLC (NASDAQ:LINE) and Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP (NYSE:KMP). Cramer said Kinder Morgan and Linn Energy are two of a kind and one has to be sold to achieve diversification. Get the scoop on tomorrow’s hottest trade ideas – TODAY! BeaconEquity.com PREMIER PICKS have an amazing track record. Join this select group and ride the profit wave!
Jim Cramer’s Lightning Round: Buy Banco Santander, S.A. (ADR)(NYSE:STD), Sell Google (NASDAQ:GOOG)
Bullish
Banco Santander, S.A. (ADR)(STD), Vodafone Group Plc (ADR)(NYSE:VOD), Ultra Petroleum Corp. (NYSE:UPL) and Baidu, Inc. (ADR)(NASDAQ:BIDU).
Bearish
Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG).
Closing Comments
Cramer said market players should expect to see Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), a stock he holds in his charitable trust, sell off on the release of the new iPhone on Thursday. He pointed out the stock has sold off in the past whenever Apple releases a new phone, but this doesn’t mean the company isn’t preforming well. Get the scoop on tomorrow’s hottest trade ideas – TODAY! BeaconEquity.com PREMIER PICKS have an amazing track record. Join this select group and ride the profit wave!
Jim Cramer Predicts BP plc (ADR)(NYSE:BP) Bankruptcy
During his “Eureka Moment” segment, Jim Cramer told viewers of his “Mad Money” TV show that BP plc (ADR)(NYSE:BP) is not too large to fail. In fact, he thinks its a real possibility that the Gulf disaster could could easily swallow up the entire company. “Because of the potential for a near infinite number of claims from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill,’ Cramer said, “bankruptcy is very much on the table for BP.”
Cramer said the BP oil disaster should not be compared to the Exxon Valdez spill, but rather to the asbestos industry, which has completely wiped out due to the large number of claims it was hit with.”It”s magical thinking to believe the company’s cash flow of around $7 billion a quarter is enough to get them through the disaster,” he said. Cramer said this would be especially true if a big storm blows through the Gulf of Mexico.
“if we get indictments,” he said, “the claims will overwhelm the company, and it will be in BP’s best interest to file bankruptcy in order to manage the process.”
Cramer explained that lots of people though the asbestos industry would be safe despite the endless denials. “But one by one, the manufacturers, the distributors, the installers, and eventually everyone who ever came in contact with the stuff, even tangentially, disappeared,” he said.
“Its not on the top of anyone’s mind that this could happen because BP is a huge company with lots of resources,” Cramer said. “But so were all of the companies that made asbestos.”
Cramer told viewers BP’s stock is uninvestable and dangerous, even at its current depressed prices. Get the scoop on tomorrow’s hottest trade ideas – TODAY! BeaconEquity.com PREMIER PICKS have an amazing track record. Join this select group and ride the profit wave!
