We recently published a list of Was Jim Cramer Right About These 13 Stocks? In this article, we are going to take a look at where Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE:CMG) stands against other stocks that Jim Cramer discussed.

In the most recent episode of Mad Money, Jim Cramer shared his thoughts on how the government’s approach to tariffs could play a crucial role in sustaining the stock market rally. Cramer expressed satisfaction with the current direction of policy.

“There’s what happened two weeks ago, two Thursdays ago, more accurately when the stock market official went into correction mode. Until the market broke down like that, I think the president was perfectly willing to hammer anybody just to get his way.”

“I don’t think he (President Donald Trump) wants to punish good American companies that make things here.”

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Cramer explained that he no longer thinks the president wants to harm American companies that manufacture goods domestically. He suggested that the shift in attitude is a relatively new development, and it may signal a more nuanced approach going forward. He noted that with the market’s recovery, it is possible that the conversation around protectionist tariffs will surface once again, but the context might have changed.

Cramer speculated that when the market entered correction mode, President Trump may have been influenced by the pleas from various observers about the damaging effects on stocks of good American companies.

“Here’s the bottom line: At the end of the day, America’s the only country on earth that’s played fair on trade. Everybody else breaks the rules to protect their domestic businesses. That’s hollowed out our industrial heartland. And that dynamic can only change if our government takes a more carrot-and-stick approach. Assuming Trump doesn’t go overboard, that might just be what we’ve got and it means stocks can finally stage a real rally again.”

Methodology

For this article, we compiled a list of 13 stocks that were discussed by Jim Cramer during the episode of Mad Money on April 2, 2024. We then calculated their performance from April 2^nd, 2024, market close to March 24^th, 2025, market close. We have also included the hedge fund sentiment for the stocks, which we sourced from Insider Monkey’s Q4 2024 database of over 900 hedge funds. The stocks are listed in the order that Cramer mentioned them.

Please note that this article mentions Jim Cramer’s previous opinions and may not account for any changes to his opinions regarding the stocks that are mentioned. It is primarily an examination of how his previously provided opinions have panned out.

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Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. (NYSE:CMG)

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 83

Towards the end of the show, Cramer discussed the potential advantages of a stock split and used Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE:CMG) as an example of a great company that voted for a stock split at the time:

“The incredible CFO of Chipotle Jack Hartung has embraced the concept of a stock split and has shareholders voting on a 50-to-1 split which would be sensational for anyone who doesn’t want to pay $3,000 a share for this thing. Even though this split would cause a flood of new shares and therefore a flood of commissions for the big institutions who want to buy large positions in Chipotle, Jack told us there’s been no push back whatsoever by any of his institutional investors. Well of course they should care more about Chipotle’s unbelievable performance it’d be strange to criticize a company where if you bought $750 a stock on the IPO you have $100,000 today.”

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE:CMG) has fallen 14.71% since that episode, despite Cramer’s enthusiasm around the stock split and fundamentals.

On the 27^th of February, Jim Cramer gave his thoughts on the stock again:

“Alright, you know, Chipotle is a growth stock. Now, I just, I preface that by saying the growth stocks are suddenly incredibly out of favor. I think Chipotle’s good. It has come down a lot. I think that, that Scott Boatwright is doing a good job. I think it’s actually a pretty decent level to start a position. Please don’t buy this all at once. This stock has been, become very erratic of late.”

Overall, CMG ranks 3rd on our list of stocks that Jim Cramer discussed. While we acknowledge the potential of CMG 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 time frame. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than CMG but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about the cheapest AI stock.

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Disclosure: None. This article is originally published at Insider Monkey.