Jim Cramer Gives Banco Santander (SAN) His Seal: 'Ana Botín Is the Best Banker in the World'
We recently published a list of . In this article, we are going to take a look at where Banco Santander, S.A. (NYSE:SAN) stands against other stocks that on Jim Cramer's radar recently.
On Tuesday, Jim Cramer, host of Mad Money, criticized the market's reaction, or lack thereof, to the recent dip in long-term interest rates. He pointed out that the 10-year Treasury yield had fallen back to 4.3%, yet barely anyone took notice. 'Maybe, just maybe, it's no big deal,' he said.
'Long-term interest rates plunged today, but did you hear a word about it? Nobody paid any attention to the interest rate decline. I never heard anyone talk about it, especially the very people who kept warning that ever higher rates were signaling that our financial system was in real trouble.'
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Cramer said that the same voices who claimed that higher rates were indicative of a collapsing faith in the U.S. economy, a threat to the dollar's reserve currency status, and harbingers of hyperinflation or stagflation suddenly had nothing to say now that rates were moving in the opposite direction.
He quipped, 'Let's get some ex-Federal Reserve people or even some live ones to tell us that the party's over.' He called out what he sees as an eagerness among some to spread gloom whenever it suits their narrative. When the rates drop, he noted, the reaction is indifference. He added:
'That's how this issue's been covered for ages, but it's only gotten worse since Trump has sworn in.'
Cramer acknowledged the seriousness of the United States' $36 trillion national debt and said he does not blame people for being concerned about Treasury yields. However, he insisted that if people are going to sound the alarm when yields rise, they should at least acknowledge or feel some level of reassurance when they decline. Cramer admitted that the political climate in Washington is confusing and, at times, legitimately troubling for markets. He added:
'But like yesterday, when I opined about the chicken littles who tell us that a weak dollar means a weak country and a terrible stock market, I'm going to demand that people stop making Treasury mountains out of Treasury molehills.'
For this article, we compiled a list of 12 stocks that were discussed by Jim Cramer during the episode of Mad Money aired on April 15. We listed the stocks in ascending order of their hedge fund sentiment 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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Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 17
Cramer recommended Banco Santander, S.A. (NYSE:SAN) during the episode as he commented:
'… I'm going to give you a twofer. I like that one and Banco Santander by the way. Ana Botín turned out to be the best banker in the world. Well, she still is, and it's a great stock.'
Banco Santander (NYSE:SAN) offers various financial services, including banking, loans, mortgages, asset management, insurance, and digital payment options. The company also provides corporate and investment banking. Its services extend to online financial products. It is worth noting that on March 14, during an episode of Squawk on the Street, Cramer stated:
'Look, I I blew it… Remember how many times I said Santander, Santander, Santander and I didn't do it. Now those stocks will run… I was worried about the dividend and… and how people would say, Jim, you can't use the traditional tax rules for dividends. I was Lilliputian. Next time I'll be bigger.'
Overall, SAN ranks 10th on our list of stocks that on Jim Cramer's radar recently. While we acknowledge the potential of SAN as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns, and doing so within a shorter timeframe. There is an AI stock that went up since the beginning of 2025, while popular AI stocks lost around 25%. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than SAN but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about this cheapest AI stock.
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Disclosure: None. This article is originally published at Insider Monkey.
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