GoKawiilCramer says Wall Street may be overselling stocks hit by Meta's Muse AI fears
Jim Cramer argued that investors are too pessimistic about an AI-driven selloff dubbed 'consumer inertia,' triggered by fears that Meta's Muse AI agent could help consumers cancel subscriptions and shop around instead of staying passively loyal. Since Muse launched September 8, stocks including Planet Fitness, Airbnb, Booking Holdings, SiriusXM and Charles Schwab have all fallen sharply. Cramer compared the panic to the earlier 'SaaSpocalypse' selloff in enterprise software stocks, which later recovered as fears of AI disruption proved overstated.
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Cramer's comparison suggests investors may be pricing in worst-case AI disruption scenarios before it's clear how consumer behavior will actually change, which could mean some beaten-down stocks are undervalued. However, whether this pattern repeats depends on whether AI agents like Muse genuinely erode the 'inertia' business models that companies like Planet Fitness and SiriusXM rely on, an outcome that remains uncertain.
- Meta's Muse AI agent can help users spot and cancel unwanted subscriptions, threatening the subscription business model.
- Consumer stocks like Planet Fitness, Airbnb, Booking Holdings, SiriusXM and Charles Schwab have dropped 9-20% since Muse launched.
- Cramer compares this 'consumer inertia' scare to the earlier SaaSpocalypse selloff, which reversed as fears proved overblown.
Source: cnbc.com — Alexa Lomonaco, 2026-09-29
Published there as: “Muse is crushing these consumer stocks. Cramer says some may be worth a look”
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