expired. thank you for watching. for more options action, check out the website. and of course our daily segment inside fast. don't go anywhere. "mad money" with jim cramer starts now. "mad money" with jim cramer starts right now. my mission is simple, to make you money. i'm here to level the playing field for all investors. there's always a bull market somewhere, and i promise to help you find it. "mad money" starts now. hey, i'm cramer. welcome to "mad money." welcome to cramerica. other people want to make friends. i'm just trying to make you a little money. my job is not just to entertain but to educate and teach. so call me at 1-800-743-cnbc or tweet me @jimcramer. it's been a tumultuous week with the new president making waves every day. trump's doing everything he said he would, and it's roiling the markets with the latest issue

being his spat with mexico over who will pay for the border wall. it's the kind of tiff that has people recognizing that political risk is being ratcheted with caused some of the move to stall out todd, dow dipping seven points. the nasdaq did advance 0.10%. but you know what? earnings are driving the show here, not politics. seems like politics, but it's not. i mean, look, you can evaluate them through a trumpian prism with one eye on twitter, but when companies deliver great numbers, their stock goes up no matter what happens in washington. and when companies disappoint, their stocks get dumped too. so since next week is filled with earnings report, let's go right into the game plan. on monday morning, we hear from one of the best pipeline companies on earth. it's called enterprise products. i'm hoping they talk about what trump's deregulation agenda means for the future. this company knows. after the close, packaging corps reports. we typically don't talk about these companies but the paper

stocks are fabulous barometers for strength of the economy. this one has been breaking out. great sign for economic growth. tuesday, huge. exxon speaks in the morning and it will control the action in the oils. i expect no surprises, but chevron's earnings sent the oil patch down today, so we have to be mindful that the largest oil company can create a big runle in the group. we get results from one i'm really interested in, sprint. this stock's up on both takeover speculation, a possible merger with t-mobile, but also because i think the numbers are much better. i think they're taking business from verizon. i embrace it either way. many of you asked me is under armour bottoming. i never want to bet against ceo kevin plank over the long term. that said, i think you know i really dislike anything retail or even retail-related right now. retail has got too many issues, competition, materials often not made in america so subject to presidential tweets, not to mention a slowdown in bricks and mortar stores. so you got to call me

unenthused. after the close, apple reports, and in the wake of this frantic run to over $120, i've got to tell you that the traders will likely be selling it both before and after the quarter. maybe short selling going into it because i doubt that the numbers can actually surprise positively. i figure the bears will be out in full force saying that apple's best days are behind it as they sad at $93 when ceo tim cook last visited the show. if you don't own it at this point, i want you to wait. i think you'll get a better chance to buy. remember, apple has about $40 per share in cash overseas. it could be a huge winner on any repatriation deal that trump brokers. in the interim, it's a mighty cheap stock. i want to hear that their service revenues are accelerating. i want something on the iphone 8, not just the blather about super cycle. but i'm a realist. i'm ready for profit taking. you should be too. now, here's an interesting one. we get results from advanced

micro devices. judging by what we heard from intel this week, i bet amd delivers a real good number. i'm intrigued, and i think that owning some amd remains a very good idea especially because they have those fabulous gaming chips that compete with cramer fave nvidia which has recharged and is breaking out of the range. wednesday we'll hear from facebook, and this one's another that has run from the 115, 120 level. that makes me nervous, because today alphabet, which you know as google, reported an incredibly good quarter, and its stock got hit anyway. i know you might have heard it was a miss, but that's just inane prattle. the fact is alphabet is diversifying away from search, which we know is dependent on advertising. that makes the stock worth a lot more. the diversification is good. it costs money, though, to diversify, particularly into hardware, into phones, into home devices. but you know what? if they don't diversify, we're not going to pay a lot for the stock. they're making the right move. all right. facebook will most likely talk about the need to spend a lot of

money on video. you know what, if they have to spend to make it better, it's going to hurt this fabulous stock. i'm telling members of actionalertsplus.com club to think bigger on both facebook and alphabet because these companies are doing everything they can to dominate the world. so you can't worry about a given quarter's spending as long as it has a clear path for a payoff, just as everything that ceo mark zuckerberg spent money on so far. i think that apple, alphabet, and facebook are pretty much in the same boat. the stocks have had gigantic moves of late. therefore, they're all vulnerable. now, this is one i just want to listen too. tuesday, it's merck. why merck? i'm no fan of big pharma here. i believe the president is one tweet away from taking a whole group down. i actually think they're not on the agenda. i think it starts next week. merck's got some great drugs, real growth opportunities. you know what i'd be pounding the table ahead of that quarter if it weren't for the president's disposition. let's see the reaction when this

pristine drug company announces its numbers. if it's best of the best and it doesn't go up, you don't want anything else. after the close, amazon reports. boy, it's a big week. i told you that. now, this is what we call a spend period for amazon. one of those moments where you know it needs to build out infrastructure, this time worldwide, in order to duplicate what it's done so successfully in america. i say you can't worry about the bottom line. you have to look at the top line. that's the revenue or sales line. that's what will matter. i think it could be spectacular because it includes the holiday season. it won't be unlike what we saw from netflix. between amazon and the possibility of a border tax that could hurt the profitability of brick and mortar retailers, this cohort has been decimated. the world is going online, and if you don't own amazon, i think you might get a chance to buy it if it shows an earnings per share number that's disappointing because of all that spending they need to do to dominate the world. now, we're going to hear from chipotle. i keep telling you that there will be no real turn in this company's stock until 18 months

away from that last illness incident. that was in december 2015. i wouldn't jump the gun, but i do think that the stock's put in a bottom. chipotle's earnings probably won't be anything to write home about, though, until we get to the point where e. coli is no longer in the mind of the person walking by a chipotle and saying, you know what, i'm not stopping in. i know it's earnings week, but micron, the commodity semiconductor company, has a very important analysts meeting, and i think that this is going to be a fabulous meeting because they are roaring on all engines. think about t. intel was just good yesterday. that's going to be part of their business because micron makes d-rams which go into a lot of commodities like personal computers, but they also make flash. both are strong. i think this stock is a buy ahead of the analysts meeting. i think that means it's going to go incredibly well. finally friday we get the labor department's non-farm payroll number, and i'm betting it will be strong because so many companies have reported that business has gotten better in this country. now, we need the number to be strong because we need the federal reserve to raise

interest rates in order to keep spurring the bank stocks higher. they're resting right now. remember, they were the original leaders of this rally. without them, it could unravel. we also hear from auto nation. it's been a red hot stock. i like that. good sign consumers are spending on cars. and we get results from clorox too. we need to know if it falls into the camp of procter & gamble and kimberly-clark, which reported excellent numbers and saw their stocks go up a lot, or whether it's going to be like colgate and uni lever. i think clorox will be a winner. even those these are soft goods stories, a good earnings report can launch a stock higher even if it's from that sector. yep, we've got a huge week ahead, and the bottom line here is if that if this week's like what we've seen so far in earnings season, the best chances to make money come when the initial negativity -- i mean when the news story comes out -- brings stocks down and then upon closer inspection, people realize maybe those stocks shouldn't be down at all.

let's look together for those situations. they're the easiest, least risky, and often the best because their just given to you by morons who haven't done the homework. they just read the headlines and take silly actions because they have no idea of what they're doing. let's go to justin in texas, justin. >> caller: hi there. this is justin from texas. just recently opened a brokerage account for my 5-month-old twin girls. looking at possible options to start investing. my uncle recently told me about mattel stock for the girls. lots of risk, potential attractive dividend. just seeing what you think about that. >> when i read the research on that, what was truly a miserable quarter, sir, i found there were questions raised about the sustainability of the dividend. so i think that when i see a 5.7% yield in this environment, i believe it is a bit of a red flag. so i am going to say no. if you want to own anything in a

kids category, it's got to be experiential. that means it's got to be six fl flags, or disney. >> let's go to cody in new york, please, cody. >> caller: hello, dr. cramer. let me express my continued gratitude and admiration for you and your show, which i watch zealously. >> thank you very much. long week. i love to hear that. what's up? >> caller: my question today is about an i have stock. not a trump stock, as you say. >> not a trump stock. >> which i bought a substantial amount a year and a half ago from 66 to $67. they have a number of drugs undergoing phase three trials in the pipeline. since then, it's hovered in the high 50s to low 60s. consid considering i'm a long term investor and you're stressing the importance of patience, i should like to know your outlook. >> i'm glad you mentioned patience but unfortunately, you will need it. it's in the wrong group, and it does -- it's got some

challenges. you know the quarter today was not as strong as we would have liked. i am not going to tell you to sell abbvie because it is a very good company. i am going to tell you that i don't think it can give you much of a return, at least for the next, let's just say, four or five quarters. there's some drugs coming off patent, and we know that it is -- >> not a trump stock. >> as you admitted yourself. all right, listen. there's negativity in the market. it's going to bring down stocks when it shouldn't. that's when i want you to pounce. get a retail level and then a discounted level, okay? almost wholesale. on "mad money" tonight, united rentals is the largest rental equipment company in the world. with trump's push for a border wall and two pipelines, hey, maybe it's the right place to be. i'll tell you who can continue to dig up profits. then carnival has sailed past a series of pr nightmares over the past few years and has docked at the true masterful comeback.

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did you see the monster run in united rentals yesterday? after reporting an incredible quarter, the stock of this equipment rental company roared up $12.80 or more than 11%. this is a stunning move, and really this was simply the icing on the cake because united rentals has now more than tripled over the last 11 months. all which begs the question how did they do it? and more important, can this

phenomenal rally continue, or do you just have to say, okay, i missed it? first let me give you a little background about this company, which is run by mike kneeland. you might have seen him before on the show. he will be our guest on "mad money" on monday. united rentals is the largest equipment rental business in the world. they sell all sorts of heavy gear for construction, industrial applications, and even energy. in short, if you think there's going to be a big economic expansion coming up or a huge increase perhaps in government spending on infrastructure, it's the stock to buy because more building means more customers renting earth moving equipment from united rentals. it's generally cheaper to rent than to buy new stuff from, say, caterpillar. historically they've been a terrific performer because we're still in the middle of a secular shift as more and more construction firms rent equipment rather than buying the equipment. in the u.s., rental penetration is in the mid-to high 50s, but in the uk and japan, it's at more than 80%, which means

there's still plenty of runway. the equipment space is highly fragmented which means united rentals can negotiate better prices with equipment makers and since they've got a national footprint, they can move their equipments from areas of weakness to areas of strength. it's never just sitting idle, and that's why the stock gave you some fabulous gains year after year. but then in 2015, the stock of united rentals fell off a cliff, losing 29% of its value. the reason? the company got slammed by the slowdown in energy-related construction caused by the obliteration of the oil and gas market in this country. of course the stock bottomed last february around the same time the oil started rebounding and since then it's more than made up for all of its losses. it's more than tripled. heck, just in the last three months, the darn thing is up nearly 70% because it's widely seen as, yes, the ultimate, ultimate, ultimate -- >> trump stock. >> as it's tied to both

infrastructure and oil and gas through drilling as well as pipeline laying. yeah, you got to use their stuff for all that. let me start by putting this move into context. while united rentals started picking up speed last february and march as the price of oil began to rebound from its lows, in truth the stock probably never should have traded below $42 where it bottomed less than a year ago, which is why i'm not so discouraged about the fact it's already moved up $85 from its lows. starting last april they began to report a series of very impressive quarters, some of which moved the stock nearly 11% like yesterday. in april, they blew away the numbers even though the guidance was a bit murky. then in july the company delivered another huge earnings bit driven by stronger than anticipated rental rates. throughout this whole period, management kept insisting that the cycle is intact. the cycle that drives other companies to rent their equipment rather than to build projects now that the economy improving. over the summer they got a large

backlog of projects but there were still some weak spots. now fast forward to october and united rentals posted yet another strong earnings beat even as the company's revenues came in a bit light. nevertheless, management pointed to healthier demand, volume increases and strong results from cross-selling. they also told us they were seeing very strong numbers in construction, especially non-residential construction, and the company's heating, ventilation, air-conditioning and power-related equipment business grew by 17%. however, you or i continued to face many of the same headwinds like weak demand from the oil and gas industry. then after donald trump's surprise election victory, the whole narrative here changed. united rentals wasn't just a company that was coming back from a bad year. it was suddenly the quintessential trump stock. if you believe that the president's tripod of lower corporate taxes, deregulation and repatriation of foreign cash will help accelerate the economy, then that is fabulous news for united rentals. if you believe frump can get his

infrastructure package through congress, then that's great news for united rentals. this company has a lot going for it as they laid out at their analysts day. united rentals pointed to major strength in non-residential construction markets on both the east and west coast. they talked about how demand from the oil and gas business is now coming back, perhaps in a big way. management said their rental rates were stabilizing and their time utilization numbers were improving. they've been having a lot of success renting out specialty equipment because they've gotten good at cross selling and opening new locations. the company rolled out a new plan to boost profitability. it's called project xl which they believe can boost the companies earnings by $200 million as of the end of next year regardless of the economic environment. management thinks they can do this by expanding their customer base in part through cross-selling while also cutting costs and doing a better job of allocating capital.

and while united rentals doesn't expect any shovel ready infrastructure projects until after this year, if trump gets his way on an infrastructure bill, particularly with his plans to rebuild roads and airports and bridges as he just reiterated, that's going to give a huge amount of business to these guys. since that analysts day, the stock continued to rocket higher, in part because of the company's positive outlook and because more and more investors identified as maybe one of the clear case winners in a trump administration. that's what made yesterday's quarter so impressive. united rentals proved they didn't even need any presidential assistance by blowing away the numbers in their final quarter before trump even took office. and make no mistake about it, these were truly terrific numbers. the company posted -- when i saw it, i thought it was a typo, honestly. i always look when they come over the tape. they posted a 43 cent earnings beat off of a 2.24 basis. i thought it had to be 4.3 cents or maybe 4 cents. it was 43 cents. plus united rentals also told us they're making this really

spectacular acquisition, buying nes rental holdings for $965 million in cash. this is a top ten equipment rental business that will help expand the company's footprint on the east coast and create some enormous opportunities for synergies. remember, united rentals is number one in this industry. they have huge scale that their competitors lacked. so whenever they buy one of these smaller players, they can make it a lot more profitable simply by integrating it with the rest of their network. best of all the commentary was so encouraging. management talked about a healthy level of demand while saying they believe canada, a big market for oil and gas equipment, has finally turns the corner. that's why the stock roared up more than 11% yesterday. i think it's got -- i know this is going to -- look, i should have done it at 40, 50. i've always liked the company, but it does have more room to run. even up here, united rentals trades at 14 times next year's earnings estimates.

compare that to caterpillar and cummi cummins. united rentals is all about north america. here's the bottom line, not only is united rentals a total trump stock, it's a cheap trump stock. it's finally firing on all its sill enders after playing with one hand tide behind his back for most of last year. it's not too late for you to buy this surprisingly inexpensive stock even after this run. i know we're not early. i reiterate that. but i also know that this stock will be bought on any dip during the trump administration, and you want to be in there buying too. brian in florida, brian. >> caller: jim, thank you very much for taking my question. >> of course. >> caller: the company i own stock in is frta, for tara. it's an infrastructure water and drainage pipe company. >> mm-hmm. >> caller: and considering trump's infrastructure plan along with our nation's desperate need for pipe modernization and expansion, where do you see the stock price going as a possible huge participant? >> it's funny, i would have

thought it would have done as well as quanta, pwr, which is the big winner. they have the same price to earnings multiple. i do prefer quanta because it's got a more visible pipeline into pipelines, which is the part of the administration that i want to be most levered too. that's my suggestion in that group. let's go to mike in west virginia, mike. >> caller: hey, jim cramer. >> yes. >> caller: a west virginia booyah to ya. >> sweet. what's up, mountaineer? >> caller: i've got a question about marathon oil. with regard to the executive orders and the pipelines and i think they still have some plays in eagle ford. but is it a good fit? >> it's not one of my favorites. it's not. i do like marathon petroleum for a host of other reasons. they report next week. but marathon oil, i think, really does not have the high quality access that i want you to have. it's not in the league with a pioneer for instance. it doesn't have the fast growth.

remember, you want fast growth oil, and you also want good balance sheet. marathon oil, i'm going to disqualify as part of that equation. it's tool time. i need you to make some room for united rentals in your holds, especially if you watched our envelope with mike kneeland, who is the ceo on monday, all right? i think there's still more to come. i know it's moved up a lot, but you know what? it may be the ultimate trump stock. much more "mad money" ahead. pack your bags and an extra bottle of sun screen. i'm sitting down with the ceo of carnival corporation to see if the company can continue to deliver. then the vacation doesn't end there. i'm eyeing marietta vacations worldwide. could its rally signal there's still time to hop aboard the travel sector? the border wall debate is hae heating. there's an important part of this debate that i think could have a real impact on your money and your portfolio, so stick with cramer. 0

you might have noticed a theme. all night we've been talking about comebacks, about companies that have turned themselves around. if you're looking for one of the greatest stories, it's harder to fine one than carnival. 3 1/2 years ago this company was in a difficult position. reputation had been tarnished by a series of high profile mishaps that set their business back. but then arnold donald stepped in as the new ceo and immediately got to work fixing the operational issues, finding cost savings and of course rehabilitating the image. it was a task that most considered impossible but not mr. donald. fast forward to right now and these efforts have paid off with some amazing numbers. 28% earnings per share growth for 2016. the stock is creeping back to its old all time high not to mention an 8% gain since the year started. just yesterday the cruise lines

international association released their cruise travel report which suggested that millennials are embracing cruise travel in record numbers. so can carnival's stock continue its recent rally? let's check in with arnold donald, the president and ceo of carnival. mr. donald, welcome back to "mad money." good to see you, sir. >> glad to be here. >> thank you. have a seat. >> thank you. >> you are at the forefront of a generational move. people -- younger people want experience. actually, everybody does, but the millennials in particular. they want experience. they want personalization, and they want relaxation. how have you figured that out, and how have you capitalized on it. >> >> you just said it. it's not just millennials. it's everyone. everyone wants to have a travel experience that's customized for them. the millennials do take more selfies than most, but at the same time, everyone loves it. so how we capitalize on it is our product is just engineered for it. we go to the most beautiful places in the world, 700 destinations around the world. we have the most fabulous chefs in the world. we have the best entertainment in the world, and we have

120,000 dedicated employees that are passionate about exceeding guest expectations. >> you also have a passion for technology. you actually gave a key note at ces. no one from travel has ever done that. but technology has allowed your company to do a lot of things that other companies can't do. i happen to be -- you've given me a medallion. >> right. >> what does this allow me to do? how do you know me, and what does it let me do on a ship? >> all right. we think this potentially is the wave of the future. i call it our ocean medallion. it's part of an ecosystem, our ocean platform. what it does it's basically a beacon, but you can put it in your pocket, put it on a wrist band. you can wear it on a necklace. it's up to you. it's for the guest. it's free to the guest. you can choose it or not. what it does is it connects you to this ecosystem so that we can give you realtime what you want, when you want, how you want it. personalized travel. >> that's what people really want. now, there are times when people

say, wait a second, this business, it's plagued by things. you say in your conference call, just in the last year, a rare occurrence of simultaneous negatives from fuel and currency, global political events, as well as concerns about brexit. those don't seem to really play a role in your business. >> you know, they can impact the business, and obviously they do so some degree. but those things or things like that happen every year. so we have to assume there's going to be cyclones and hurricanes and typhoons that disrupt itineraries. there are going to be geopolitical tensions. at times fuel and currency will work against you. we assume that is going to happen. o we've more than doubled our return investment capital over the last two years. we're on a path to do that regardless of those external things that can impact you in a given geography. >> who came us with this great idea of the tv programs that are doing so well?

>> we have our innovation center. i recruited a young man named john pageant. he was a great experienced innovator, and he's the force behind ocean medallion, and he was also the force -- he and his team -- around these programs. so we have three extraordinary programs that are experienced based, based on cruising but showing different ways you can connect with culture, you can connect with places, and you can connect with the inner part of yourself. >> you've been at the forefront when thinking about connecting with culture. cuba, also doing things that are sustainable. you get what people want. you understand the zeitgeist of younger people in particular. >> yeah, well, we keep working on it. we're always learning. but we think we've connected. our experience in the dominican republic, obviously we were able to be the first cruise company in over 50 years to go to cuba and back. we even were part of cuba changing a national practice they had that no cuban born could come and go by sea.

that was a major move towards normalization of relations with the u.s. so we're very proud and honored and privileged. the cuba experience is fantastic. i would encourage everyone to experience it. we're working on other ships to go later in the year. >> speaking of personalization, you have figure the out that china, it's not one size fits all. they like their own ships. the majestic princess in april of next year, what i think is interesting, the communist party actually does get to tell people what they favor. they favor cruising over everything else. >> well, what they've done is china has put into their five-year plan cruising. so it's in the five-year plan. that's huge. >> it's actually in the five-year plan? >> it's in the five-year plan. but gambling is not. the reason is because of the multiplier effect, the number of jobs it creates in ship building but more importantly shore side jobs, development of ports, and to give the chinese people an opportunity to explore china, but outside of china by sea.

so we're very excited. our partners, cssc, which is the largest ship building entity in china, we've got a number of agreements we're working on with them, and of course we have six ships already home ported there. as you mentioned, the majestic princess. the first purpose-built ship for china in our princess line. princess is an innovator also with the ocean medallion. >> last question. the medallion is reminisce interest of something that really boosted disney, made it so they have a band. can this actually be a multiplier for earnings? >> there's no question it can be a multiplier for earnings, but it's very different than the band. so the band gave you access, and you tapped, and it gave you access. this gives you access, but it gives you the opportunity to have personalized service you've never experienced before. you walk in. they know your name. they tell you -- they offer you a drink. somebody sees a whale off the bow. you go out. the drink comes to you, okay?

you leave that bar, go to another bar. they say, jim, we saw you were just in the other bar. you ordered a tom collins. would you like another. >> when you spend money, you always think you're entitled for people to know who you are, but no one ever does. >> right. except on our ships, you know, we do. >> arnold donald, you have done a remarkable job. i've watched every single time. everybody has been thrown at you. it's just been another opportunity for what you've done. >> i have a great team. >> you do, and you are a great ceo. that's arnold donald, the president and ceo of carnival corp., the symbol is ccl. this one is still a very inexpensive stock. i think you should think about buying it. "mad money" is back after the break. (bell chimes) ♪ nice work brother dominic.

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from its highs to its lows, the darn thing was cut in half. since then this time share play has come roaring back. it's rallied 88% from its february lows of last year, up 40% since we spoke to the ceo in october of 2015 president right in the middle of the decline. at this point it's undeniable that marriott vacations has made a terrific comeback. the question is can it continue to rocket higher? has the ease money been made? for those of you not familiar, vac is a leading vacation ownership play that was spun off by marriott itself back in 2011 in order to split their hotel and time share businesses into separate companies. now, initially marriott vacations got off to a fabulous start right after the breakup. from the spinoff in late 2011 through the summer of 2015, the stock vaulted higher almost in a straight line. but from the summer of 2015 until roughly a year ago, the darn thing stalled out and then went into a positive just actually a nightmarish freefall. since last february, though, vac

appears to have resumed its long march higher and now just a little more than five bucks away from its all time highs. so what made marriott vacations enticing to investors and why did it lose that luster in 2015. first it's got an attractive business model. selling time shares is a very lucrative business as is financing those time shares and managing time share resorts. since the great recession, demand has ticked higher because while a normal vacation is seen as a luxury, buying a time share is more of an investment, and over time it can be less expensive than staying at hotels. send, the fees this company generates produces a nice and steady revenue stream that varies less than your typical management fee for running a hotel. however, that didn't stop marriott vacations from getting slammed in 2015. the stock had peaked at nearly $92 in july of 2015 when the company reported modestly better than expected results, but they

weren't enough to keep the share price from getting hit down 9%. even as many of the analysts who covered the company actually raised their price targets. problem? marriott vacations seemed to be having somewhat more trouble finding top tier buyers for its units. after that the stock pretty much went into the free fall. the next time they missed on both the top and bottom line by a substantial margin and lowered their guidance. stock went down 15% in one day. some of this was because the company got hammered by the strong dollar, which made it more expensive for foreigners to buy time shares in the u.s. some were worried about competition from air b and n eating into their business and some had to do with the slowdown in latin america. so what turned things around? okay. when marriott vacations reported last february, the company blew away the numbers with a monster earnings beat and an excellent revenue beat. even better, their guidance was stronger than people expected. at this point the term wasn't a sure thing because when it

reported again in april, the results were somewhat mixed. small earnings beat on weaker than expected revenue. stock took a 7% dip. the real problem, though, was that the company saw a 9.7% decline in vacation rental contract sales worldwide. that's the key metric. still management maintained a guidance of 4% to 8%, contract sales growth for 2016. you had to take the leap of faith. if you did, you made a killing because the next time they reported in july, numbers were mixed. earnings beat fueled by a nice buyback on top of weaker revenue numbers. but management stuck by that aggressive forecast. the stock jumped 10% on the news because while the quarter was only so-so, boy the commentary was terrific. unfortunately when vac announced its third quarter, results this past october, they missed big time on both the top and bottom lines, also revised down their full-year guidance, trimming that 4% to 8% contract sales groethd down to 4%, slashing their earnings forecast. while management continued to give positive commentary, the market didn't lap it up this time. stock lost nearly 9% the following day.

investors became a lot more skeptical. then a funny thing happened. up, down, up, down. but then donald trump got elected, and the market became intoxicated with the idea that the economy could accelerate thanks to his pro-business tripod of lower corporate taxes, deregulation and repatriation. since the election, marriott vacations has rallied nearly 30% with little news from the company aside from their reiteration of the previous guidance. now, the company reports again in a little less than a month on february 23rd, and a lot is riding on the numbers this quarter. i think they can do it. the company has rolled out a ton of new sales centers which should help fuel their growth. more important, if the economy really does accelerate, this is exactly the kind of company that will benefit because they've got a lot of leverage to increase discretionary spending. is it worth buying up here? the stock has run up more than 80% from the lows in february, but even at these levels, it sells just under 17 times next

year's numbers. just like that united rentals i talked about earlier, it should never have gotten to where it went. it should never have traded as low. they're both playing catchup. i don't think the catchup is finished. here's the bottom line. things seem to be back on track for marriott vacations and i think the company is too well run and the business model is too attractive for this stock to be ignored. i recommend buying part of your position before the company reports next month and then using any post-earnings weakness to buy some more. stick with cramer.

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not trump stocks. unfortunately i'm on one of the favorites at a loss. should i hold allergan? >> allergan is the only stock that the actionalertsplus.com club owns. the reason is because i think brent saunders is going to turn it around. i say you can own agm, but it's the only one. joshua in florida, joshua. >> caller: booyah, from florida, jim. i wanted to ask you, abg, is this going to keep going down or is it about to rebound? >> i think the stock can rebound. i have to tell you. in the auto parts business, you know i like aap. i know it's not a car retailer, but advanced auto parts i think is a terrific situation. let's go to mark in florida, mark. >> caller: a bog gi bayou booyah from niceville, florida. >> there you go. >> caller: my stock is teva pharmaceuticals. it has been crushed and is near a ten-year low. is it a buy yet? >> not yet. not yet. that's pharma. i think that is really in the crosshairs of president trump.

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let's talk agenda as in my agenda. lately on twitter where i'm grateful to have almost a million followers, there's been a raging debate about whether i'm pro-trump or anti-trump. you want to know the truth? i'm neither. i care about the stock market, not politics. you're certainly not watching this show to hear my political views. my agenda, it's always been the

same for 35 years. higher stock prices. that's my true north because most of you home gamers own stocks, i want you to make money. it's simple. so when i see the tripod of trump's economic agenda ahead of us, deregulation, lower corporate taxes, repatriation of foreign assets at low rates, i like t. i like it because i think it could lead to higher stock prices if the president gets his way. i believe that much of the recent has been about the fundamentals. they're improved largely because employment has gotten better but also because the global economy has gotten stronger. however i'd be oblivious if i really thought the election has had nothing to do with this run. in truth, the election had two positive impacts on the market. a surprising win by the republicans, who are perceived to be pro-business, and the end of gridlock with a pro-business president. this shouldn't surprise anyone. for ages the democrats have been the party of labor, the republicans the party of capital. stock market is capital. as long as the gop majority in congress remains in favor of trump's economic agenda, i think

good things can happen to the stock market. but if the republican coalition breaks up, then the president's agenda will most likely be defeated and we'll have only one leg of the tripod, deregulation, which trump can kind of enact, let's call it unilaterally. here's where things get complicated. while the stock market is very much in favor of the tripod, it's also very wary of anything that distracts from the tripod. whether you love or hate the idea of a wall with mexico and whatever your feelings about who should pay for it, this issue is clearly ratcheted up the political risk to trump's economic agenda, and that's suboptimal for me. the real issue with mexico isn't the wall. it's not illegal immigration. the issue is jobs. the mexican peso is so darn cheap and i have to admit, yes, in part because of the president's negative attitude toward them, that it draws in corporations that might have otherwise built their factories here. it's simply too cheap to make things in mexico versus the u.s. when nafta was passed, the dollar bought four pesos. now it buys 21 pesos.

that gives the mexicans a terrific, huge advantage. that's what needs to be addressed if the president wants to stop companies from shipping jobs south of the border, which brings me back to the tripod of lower taxes, deregulation, and repatriation. in just one week, the president has upended washington. however, until now, i hadn't heard anything that would make a republican senator defect and join the democrats in knocking down the tripod. but this tiff with moorexico co be a problem, for the market. it's not just about a 20% tariff to pay for the wall, or come to think of it, my need to jack up the price of corona and modelo at bar san miguel because my distributors will jack up their prices. it's not about who pays for the wall. it's about whether this issue causes republicans in congress, partly senate, to say count me out. i don't care anymore. mexico is our friend, been for years. i'm not going with trump. if that happens, the president's whole economic agenda could get derailed and the market will go down from here. in short, this pay for the wall

issue has raised the political risk. it needs to go away. but i have no idea how that can happen given that trump campaigned on and i doubt he'll give up on any of his campaign promises. you need to know the tripod got shaky. it's the shakiest it's been since the election. it makes me more concerned, and it should concern you too if it isn't resolved in a civil and lasting fashion. stick with cramer. ♪ ♪

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