Jim Cramer: This Industrial Stock Is A Buy, Recommends Staying Away From Enterprise Software Companies

On CNBC's “Mad Money Lightning Round,” Jim Cramer recommended buying Banco Santander, S.A. (NYSE:SAN), saying it is “terrific.”

As per the recent news, Banco Santander, on Jan. 9, sold a 49% stake in Polish subsidiary to Erste Group.

Cramer recommended to stay away from these enterprise software companies, when asked about Datadog, Inc. (NASDAQ:DDOG).

On Monday, Barclays analyst Raimo Lenschow lowered the price target on the stock from $215 to $195, while Keybanc analyst Eric Heath cut the price target from $230 to $170.

“You are in a winner,” Cramer said when asked about Origin Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE:OBK). “I think that you should stay in it, and if it pulls back, I would buy more.”

Origin Bancorp is scheduled to issue fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results after the market closes on Wednesday, Jan. 28.

Cramer said Cava (NYSE:CAVA) is a buy.

As per the recent news, CAVA named Doug Thompson as COO, effective March 2.

When asked about Royal Gold, Inc. (NASDAQ:RGLD), he said, “Why don't you take a little of the table tomorrow? You'll never regret it, I promise.”

Royal Gold, on Nov. 18, increased its annual dividend from $1.80 per share to $1.90 per share.

Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK) is “enterprise software. No one wants to touch these companies,” Cramer said.

BTIG analyst Nick Altmann, on Dec. 17, initiated coverage on Autodesk with a Buy rating and announced a price target of $365.

Price Action:

• Banco Santander shares fell 0.9% to settle at $12.11 on Thursday.
• Datadog shares fell 1.3% to close at $120.86 during the session.
• Origin Bancorp shares gained 1.2% to close at $40.48.
• Royal Gold shares gained 2% to settle at $259.15 on Thursday.
• Cava shares gained 2% to close at $72.00.
• Autodesk shares gained 0.4% to close at $262.26 on Thursday.

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