Jim Cramer Recommends Home Depot Over Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams Company (NYSE:SHW) is one of the 16 stocks Jim Cramer recently discussed. A caller asked Cramer's thoughts on the company, and here's what he had to say in response:
'Sherwin-Williams, okay, Dow stock now, by the way. I think Sherwin-Williams, look, I like the stock of Home Depot. Home Depot, which is, by the way, less expensive… I think some people are selling it because ICE is lining up in front of Home Depot, and I think the stock's getting hit because of that.'
A close-up of a vibrant paint color being sprayed onto a wooden surface.
Sherwin-Williams (NYSE:SHW) makes and sells paints, coatings, and related goods, and it supplies both branded and private-label options for use in architectural, industrial, automotive, and marine settings. In February, Cramer remarked:
'Finally, a newbie added to the index, Sherwin-Williams, a little odd here, paint company. This one's a tough, it's tough. I don't get it. It's housing slowed, 7% mortgages. I'm honestly shocked the stock's so high. Still, it's not a tech stock, it's not a Mag Seven, in fact, it's a quintessential not tech stock. Maybe that's why it's there.'
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