Jim Cramer on ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM): 'I Don't Like That'
On Tuesday, Jim Cramer, host of Mad Money, broke down the day's market movements as he pointed to rising bond yields as the main force behind a series of notable shifts in stock performance.
'Every day around here, we have a referendum on stocks, and you can't let it get you down because tomorrow's vote can always be different from today's… Why is it like this?… Well, the answer is a mischievous one.'
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Cramer offered a broader perspective and explained that on most days, individual stocks respond either to the movements of other stocks or to the overall direction of the market. He said that the market, in turn, often takes its cues from the bond market, which he described as its 'much larger sibling.'
On Tuesday, he noted that the bond market heavily influenced stock prices. He highlighted that every downward movement in bond prices, which translates to higher interest rates, was met with negative reactions from the stock market. According to Cramer, such a relationship meant that rising rates handed the advantage to the market bears and tipped the scales in their favor during daily trading.
'So here's the bottom line: The good news is that rates can also go up and not just down by the time we get a budget deal. The bad news is that rates are threatening to break out to the upside. And if they can't stay calm, if they jump to a new, higher level while Congress works on the budget bill, we're liable to have more days like today, where you need a plethora of positive themes for any given stock to break free from the gravitational pull of these darn miserable Treasurys.'
For this article, we compiled a list of 10 stocks that were discussed by Jim Cramer during the episodes of Mad Money aired on May 20. We listed the stocks in the order that Cramer mentioned them. We also provided hedge fund sentiment for each stock 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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When a caller asked about ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. (NYSE:ZIM), Cramer said, 'ZIM Integrated, no, I don't like that and that dividend is a sucker's play. I don't want you in that stock.'
ZIM Integrated Shipping (NYSE:ZIM) provides container transport and logistics solutions for a range of customers. Moreover, the company offers a tracking service for temperature-sensitive cargo. The company reported its financial results for the first quarter of 2025 on May 19.
Net income for the quarter reached $296 million, a sharp increase from $92 million in the same period in 2024. Diluted EPS rose to $2.45, compared to $0.75 in the first quarter of the previous year. Lastly, ZIM Integrated Shipping (NYSE:ZIM) reported that the adjusted EBITDA came in at $779 million, which was an 82% increase year-over-year.
Overall, ZIM ranks 8th on our list of stocks that Jim Cramer discussed recently. While we acknowledge the potential of ZIM as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns and have limited downside risk. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than ZIM and that has 100x upside potential, 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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