We recently published a list of Jim Cramer Put These 6 Stocks Under the Microscope. In this article, we are going to take a look at where FS KKR Capital Corp. (NYSE:FSK) stands against other stocks that Jim Cramer discusses.

On Wednesday, Mad Money host Jim Cramer weighed in on how companies are grappling with the challenge of issuing guidance during the earnings season.

“So far this earnings season, the great dilemma is how the heck are you supposed to deal with your guidance? How do you come up with a forecast when you got no idea what the future’s going to look like? I don’t have it. You don’t have it. They don’t have it.”

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Cramer pointed to a series of recent developments that have added to the uncertainty. Among the most disruptive, he said, is the sudden rollout of a sweeping tariff policy, which includes a 10% base tariff on all imported goods. It has triggered retaliatory measures from several trading partners. Cramer mentioned that China has stopped accepting deliveries of Boeing aircraft. On top of that, he noted a noticeable decline in international tourism. “The whole thing’s a bit of a mess,” he said. He added:

“So aside from purely domestic companies with little economic sensitivity, how on earth can executives give you any kind of forecast for 2025 here? Coming into earnings season, I figured most of them would just simply pull their outlooks. I mean, who could blame them?”

As the earnings season is underway, however, Cramer said he is seeing a variety of responses. Some companies, especially the major banks, are opting to reiterate their full-year outlooks. But he noted that these institutions generally do not issue detailed guidance on metrics like revenue or earnings per share in the first place. Meanwhile, several companies have managed to surpass Wall Street’s expectations for the quarter, only to stick with previously issued full-year forecasts.

“But here’s the bottom line: With earnings season in full swing, I’m surprised more companies haven’t pulled their full year forecast like Delta. The most common strategy that’s been seen so far is beat and maintain from a handful of companies like the banks and a couple of healthcare companies holding up so far.”

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For this article, we compiled a list of 6 stocks that were discussed by Jim Cramer during the episode of Mad Money aired on April 16. We listed the stocks in ascending order of their hedge fund sentiment as of the fourth quarter of 2024, which was taken from Insider Monkey’s database of over 1,000 hedge funds.

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A portfolio manager typing away on a laptop, analyzing debt securities for private middle market U.S. companies.

FS KKR Capital Corp. (NYSE:FSK)

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 9

When a caller inquired about FS KKR Capital Corp. (NYSE:FSK), Cramer said:

“This is a business development company, and those have high yields, and I don’t want to trust them because they take so much leverage, and they do all the things that we don’t do when it comes to Mad Money.”

FS KKR Capital (NYSE:FSK) focuses on providing tailored credit solutions by investing mainly in senior secured debt and some subordinated debt of private middle market companies. In November 2024, when Cramer was asked about the company during a lightning round, he commented:

“Okay, so this is what’s known as a business development company. It has a very big yield, but I do think that over time you’re going to wish that you did start peeling some off. That’s what I want you to do.”

Overall, FSK ranks 6th on our list of stocks that Jim Cramer discusses. While we acknowledge the potential of FSK as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns, and doing so within a shorter timeframe. There is an AI stock that went up since the beginning of 2025, while popular AI stocks lost around 25%. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than FSK but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about this cheapest AI stock.

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