The missing ingredient in Dow’s stock recipe is the prospect for improvement. The commodity chemical industry is plagued by overcapacity in China and slow economic growth in Europe—which also has high energy costs—chronic headaches for producers. None of that is going away soon, which is a reason he doesn’t rate the stock a Buy.

US stocks were mixed on Friday as Wall Street tempered its rate-cut hopes amid economic data this week that showed higher-than-expected wholesale inflation and a rise in July retail sales. A meeting between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin was also in focus as traders looked for clues on how the outcome could steer markets.

Dow Inc. (NYSE: DOW) is one of the stocks Jim Cramer shared insights on. During the episode, Cramer discussed the stock’s dividend. He commented:

But with roughly a year to go until the full separation is complete, Honeywell investors are caught in no-man's-land. The stock is down 8.3% since it published a news release on Dec. 16, 2024, announcing the decision to split into three companies.

T he Dow Jones Industrial Average held a modest gain Friday in mixed action among the major stock indexes. In the stock market today, health insurer UnitedHealth Group UNH surged more than 10% on news that the beaten-down name is a new buy for Warren Buffett.

The blue-chip Dow Jones ended higher after hitting an intraday record high on Friday, as UnitedHealth's shares jumped after Berkshire Hathaway raised its stake, but other Wall Street indexes slipped as mixed data clouded the Federal Reserve's next monetary policy move.

Follow the action in markets with a bevy of data on tap, 13-F filings to sort and the U.S.-Russian meeting in Alaska.

Dow Jones futures will open Sunday evening, along with S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures. TeslaTSLA, Micron TechnologyMU and AppLovinAPP are near buy points with Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell set to give a big speech.