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JPMorgan crushed Q2 with $7.70 EPS versus $5.80 expected and authorized a $50 billion buyback; J.B. Hunt has surged 97% over the past year.
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Microsoft fell 20% over the past year despite a $37 billion AI run rate, while Salesforce dropped 34% year to date with Cramer holding no conviction below $160.
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Cramer is fleeing tech as the VIX jumps 25% in a week and chip volatility hits a 30-year high versus the broader market.
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Jim Cramer used his Tuesday, July 20, CNBC Squawk on the Street appearance to lay out one of his most emphatic sector rotation calls of the year: move away from semiconductors, software, and AI-linked mega-caps, and toward banks, trucking, and steadier cash-flow industrials. The 10-year Treasury sits at 4.55%, the VIX at 18.77 has jumped 24.9% in a week, and Cramer says chip volatility is at a 30-year high versus the market.
Cramer framed the daily experience of owning tech vividly: “Every day when you come in, when you’re with tech… you’re basically tied up in front of a freight train on the tracks, and someone cuts it just before you die. And I don’t want that. I would rather be in JP Morgan.“ He added, “With the exception of Apple, I fully expect at the end of the day to be down. Maybe today’s the day where I make some money in Micron. But right now… can I please be in a trucking company that’s about to report?”
Cramer Rotates Into Banks as JPMorgan’s Earnings Soar
JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) posted Q2 2026 EPS of $7.70 versus a $5.80 estimate, revenue of $57.35 billion, and ROTCE of 23%. Equity Markets revenue jumped 86% year over year to $6.03 billion, and the board authorized a fresh $50 billion buyback. Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) reported similarly strong results on July 14.
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JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon said the U.S. economy has “demonstrated notable resiliency this year, with stronger business investment and hiring,” aided by AI-driven capital investment and fiscal stimulus. Shares trade at a trailing P/E of 15 with an analyst price target of $367.45, indicating analysts see a sliver of upside from the stock’s $345.23 share price at the market’s close on Tuesday.
J.B. Hunt’s Intermodal Profit Climbs 58%
J.B. Hunt Transport Services (NASDAQ:JBHT) delivered Q2 EPS of $1.91 versus $1.73 expected on revenue of $3.50 billion, up 19.4%. Intermodal revenue rose 22% to $1.75 billion with operating income up 58%. These are terrific results, and similar strength might be coming for the rest of the sector.
