Jim Cramer, the longtime host of CNBC's Mad Money, has named a surprising favorite among artificial intelligence chip stocks: Intel.
According to The Motley Fool, Cramer recently picked Intel (ticker: INTC) as his top AI chip stock to buy right now — pointedly passing over Nvidia, the company most investors associate with the AI boom. The Motley Fool describes the call as "a pretty bold move," noting it cuts against the stock's recent track record.
The nod appears to have stirred interest in the shares. The Motley Fool's coverage lists Intel trading up 5.16% around the time of the call.
For readers who follow the AI story mainly through Nvidia's headline-grabbing gains, Cramer's choice is a reminder that "AI chip stock" is a wider category than a single name. Intel, one of the oldest and best-known chipmakers, is being floated here as a contrarian bet rather than the consensus pick.
It's worth keeping the source in perspective. This is a televised stock opinion from a well-known commentator, relayed and analyzed by The Motley Fool — not a company announcement or a set of new financial results. The sources provided don't spell out Cramer's full reasoning, and a single on-air recommendation is one analyst's view, not a guarantee of where the stock goes next.
Still, the call matters because it signals a shift in how at least one prominent market voice is framing the AI trade — suggesting the next opportunities may lie with the established players investors have overlooked, not just the obvious winner.