Cramer's 'Mad Money Lightning Round': Sonic Boom

12/06/07 - 07:19 PM EST

TheStreet.com Staff

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

Vodafone (VOD Quote - Cramer on VOD - Stock Picks): "You know I like Vodafone. ... I like Unilever (UL Quote - Cramer on UL - Stock Picks), I like Nestle, I like Siemens (SI Quote - Cramer on SI - Stock Picks) ... I like Verizon (VZ Quote - Cramer on VZ - Stock Picks)."

LHC Group (LHCG Quote - Cramer on LHCG - Stock Picks): "I think that group is challenged by, of all things, along with the economy slowing, it costs a lot of money for ... acute patient care. I'm not with it, sorry."

Broadcom (BRCM Quote - Cramer on BRCM - Stock Picks): "It's just challenged. I'm trying to get my arms around it. ... [I can't find a play] for Broadcom."

Sirius (SIRI Quote - Cramer on SIRI - Stock Picks): "I think the merger happens in the first quarter! ... You're going to get 6 dollars ... six bucks, then we're done."

Hologic (HOLX Quote - Cramer on HOLX - Stock Picks): "Diagnostics is just the best business in the world, along with Inverness Med (IMA Quote - Cramer on IMA - Stock Picks). ... We just thought the world of the deal, so we're ... gonna rerecommend. ... We like Cytec (CYT Quote - Cramer on CYT - Stock Picks), we like Hologic. ... This is an absolute BuyBuyBuy." Cramer owns Hologic for Action Alerts PLUS.

First Cash Financial Services (FCFS Quote - Cramer on FCFS - Stock Picks): "I bought it for Russell rebalancing ... [but] the stock continues to ramp. ... [The company] provides risk management. ... You know I've always been behind CME (CME Quote - Cramer on CME - Stock Picks) ... and this one is right along with that."

Best Buy (BBY Quote - Cramer on BBY - Stock Picks): "Even though I said they have too many aisles devoted to CDs ... Best Buy is best in show. ... Circuit City (CC Quote - Cramer on CC - Stock Picks) seems to me ... to be falling apart. ... I don't like Best Buy as much as 52-week-high Costco (COST Quote - Cramer on COST - Stock Picks)."

Sonic (SONC Quote - Cramer on SONC - Stock Picks): "I think you did right. ... I reread the Cracker Barrel (CBRL Quote - Cramer on CBRL - Stock Picks) conference call. It was really positive [but] Sonic is a buyback stock. ... I reiterate: I like that stock very much."

Diamond Offshore (DO Quote - Cramer on DO - Stock Picks): "Diamond Offshore is a terrific company. ... I don't like it as much as RIG (Transocean (RIG Quote - Cramer on RIG - Stock Picks). ... Maybe you take a little off the table, but that is a great company."

Centex (CTX Quote - Cramer on CTX - Stock Picks): "They've raised too much capital. ... I'm just gonna give it a Don'tBuy. ... Sell it on the way up that's gonna be my mantra the whole way. ... I don't want you to stick with Centex in the long term."

*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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At the time of publication, Cramer was long Hologic and Transocean.

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