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Cramer's 'Mad Money Lightning Round': Hercules Has Strength

TheStreet.com Staff

Here's what Jim Cramer had to say about some of the stocks that callers offered up during the "Mad Money Lightning Round" Monday evening:

Palomar Medical(PMTI Quote - Cramer on PMTI - Stock Picks): "The last time I talked about this, I said maybe Palomar's not as cheap as ELOS (Syneron Medical (ELOS Quote - Cramer on ELOS - Stock Picks)). ... I'm gonna reiterate ELOS ... got the best future ahead of it."

Headwaters(HW Quote - Cramer on HW - Stock Picks): "We think that there's more hype ... and less money. ... I would even steer you to FuelCell Energy(FCEL Quote - Cramer on FCEL - Stock Picks) before I steer you to that one."

Ecolab(ECL Quote - Cramer on ECL - Stock Picks): "I like Ecolab. ... but the stock's had a big run. ... So why don't I send you to Chemed(CHE Quote - Cramer on CHE - Stock Picks)?"

Time Warner(TWX Quote - Cramer on TWX - Stock Picks): "I think that Time Warner is worth a lot more broken up." But Cramer said he likes Comcast(CMCSA Quote - Cramer on CMCSA - Stock Picks) more.

Plexus(PLXS Quote - Cramer on PLXS - Stock Picks): "I'm gonna send you to Avnet(AVT Quote - Cramer on AVT - Stock Picks) ... Texan(TXN Quote - Cramer on TXN - Stock Picks), those are winners."

Novastar(NFI Quote - Cramer on NFI - Stock Picks): "Man, is this ever a tough one ... if it doesn't go belly up, it's gonna go much higher. ... It yields 81%. ... We know that ain't right. When they cut that, you're gonna get hurt."

Gorman-Rupp(GRC Quote - Cramer on GRC - Stock Picks): "I'm giving it a thumb and a half up. Two thumbs and a half up."

Onyx Pharma(ONXX Quote - Cramer on ONXX - Stock Picks): "This is a stock that even when it went up to 20, I still wanted to buy it." He still likes it, even at 27.

General Dynamics(GD Quote - Cramer on GD - Stock Picks): "How much do I like the defense contractors?. ... Is there a day that Lockheed-Martin(LMT Quote - Cramer on LMT - Stock Picks) doesn't have a negative article written about it? ... and they can't keep that stock down. ... No matter how much they screw up, they keep going higher. That's my kind of stock." Cramer also likes Ceradyne(CRDN Quote - Cramer on CRDN - Stock Picks).

Hercules Offshore(HERO Quote - Cramer on HERO - Stock Picks): "Mispriced, and you should be buying that. I think Hercules Offshore is a buy."

Simcere Pharma(SCR Quote - Cramer on SCR - Stock Picks): "It's just too dangerous for me."

Hornbeck(HOS Quote - Cramer on HOS - Stock Picks): "I have been upgrading slowly but surely most of the domestic drillers. I'll add Hornbeck to the list."

News Corp.(NWS Quote - Cramer on NWS - Stock Picks): "I think News Corp. is inexpensive. I think it is well run."

Six Flags(SIX Quote - Cramer on SIX - Stock Picks): "Inexpensive, it's like a call option on a decent summer. I say yes to Shapiro. I say yes to Six Flags."

Electronic Arts(ERTS Quote - Cramer on ERTS - Stock Picks): "I think you gotta own ERTS. I think it's a good long-term stock." Cramer also likes Activision(ATVI Quote - Cramer on ATVI - Stock Picks).

Wells Fargo(WFC Quote - Cramer on WFC - Stock Picks): "Once again, that stock sells at 14 times earnings. If you were going to value Goldman Sachs(GS Quote - Cramer on GS - Stock Picks) at that same multiple, we would be paying 350 for Goldman Sachs." Cramer suggested swapping into Goldman, which he owns for his Action Alerts PLUS charitable trust.

Travelzoo(TZOO Quote - Cramer on TZOO - Stock Picks): "Expedia's(EXPE Quote - Cramer on EXPE - Stock Picks) better. I don't mind Travelzoo because I like the whole travel sector, but this is one of the highest-risk, highest-reward stocks."

*For all you home-gamers, a 'mon-back opportunity means Cramer would back up the figurative truck and load up on a stock.

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