Jim Cramer Recommends MP Materials Over Critical Metals Corp.

Critical Metals Corp. (NASDAQ:CRML) was among Jim Cramer’s latest stock calls, as he suggested investors balance portfolios with hot and cold stocks. Answering a caller’s query during the lightning round, Cramer said:

No, look, it’s a spec, and I get that. But if you really want to be in that industry, you have to buy MP Materials. They’re for real.

Critical Metals Corp. (NASDAQ:CRML) is a mining exploration and development company focused on lithium and rare earth element deposits in Austria and Southern Greenland. On October 16, 2025, responding to a caller, Cramer said:

We’ve talked about this, Ben Stoto and I. It is time to kaching kaching Critical Metals. You need President Trump to go in there and buy 10% of the company. I don’t think it’s going to happen.

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