Shortly after the opening bell, we’ll be selling 70 shares of DuPont (DD) at roughly $76.69 and 50 shares of TJX Companies (TJX) at $roughly $91.71. Following Monday’s trades, Jim Cramer’s Charitable Trust will own 800 shares of DD, decreasing its weighting to 2.03% from 2.21% and 750 shares of TJX, decreasing its weighting to 2.28% from 2.43%. We’re making a couple more small sales Monday morning and raising a little extra cash as we remain concerned that the recent Federal Reserve-driven rally has moved too far too fast . The parabolic moves in the market on too-optimistic interest rate cut expectations have us patiently waiting on the sidelines for prices to come down before deploying the sizeable cash position we’ve built. Last week, we took a little off a handful of tech stocks that saw huge gains in 2023. DD 1Y mountain DuPont 1 year For DuPont , we still like the thesis centered on the recovery in the semiconductor and electronics industry, which is in the process of bottoming out. As demand for these products recovers and de-stocking headwinds ease, DuPont’s earnings should see a substantial uplift from increases in volume and margin. This keeps us positive on DuPont in the long term, however, we are making a small trim Monday just in case the recovery timeline gets pushed out another quarter due to sluggishness in China. That’s the theme that caused management to guide down back in November. With the stock up about 15% since that weaker outlook, we’re downgrading our rating to a 2 and will become more bullish again as we gain more confidence that China headwinds are behind DuPont. TJX 1Y mountain TJX Companies 1 year For TJX , the company behind off-price retailers T.J. Maxx, Marshalls, and HomeGoods, we still think the long-term story for this off-price retailer has legs to it as it benefits from the inventory gluts of others in retail. Also, we expect market share gains will continue from conscious consumers seeking high-quality goods at reasonable…
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