Cramer's 'Mad Money Lightning Round': Sigma Is Stacked

01/14/08 - 07:53 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" Monday evening:

Quanta Services (PWR Quote - Cramer on PWR - Stock Picks): "I recommended this stock too high ... around $29. ... I can't understand why it came down. ... Fundies seem good to me. ... I gotta buy."

Sigma Designs (SIGM Quote - Cramer on SIGM - Stock Picks): "They're the winner in this Blu-ray controversy. They're just stacked. ... It is hated by the short-sellers. I am with the long buyers. ... Sigma was gonna be one of my forgotten techs. It should be bought right here."

Loews (LTR Quote - Cramer on LTR - Stock Picks): That is a terrific situation. ... I urge you to buy it right now."

"The Altria (MO Quote - Cramer on MO - Stock Picks) spinoff is a must-buy." Cramer owns Altria for Action Alerts PLUS.

NYSE Euronext (NYX Quote - Cramer on NYX - Stock Picks): "NYX is going to go higher. ... The numbers ... they were fantastic for Europe. ... NYX is right here."

ZymoGenetics (ZGEN Quote - Cramer on ZGEN - Stock Picks): "I have so many biotech stocks that are down on their luck I'm not going there. ... I think Celgene (CELG Quote - Cramer on CELG - Stock Picks) can go to the mid-$60s. And then ... we may have to leave Celgene and just go to BioMarin (BMRN Quote - Cramer on BMRN - Stock Picks)."

Tesco (TESO Quote - Cramer on TESO - Stock Picks): "We like oil and gas. We like drilling. ... Our friend is Transocean (RIG Quote - Cramer on RIG - Stock Picks). ... I think it's going back to $150."

International Speedway (ISCA Quote - Cramer on ISCA - Stock Picks): "I'm not going there. ... That stock is a down stock. ... It's ... a discretionary spending item. No one's going to spend here."

*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 Altria, NYSE Euronext and Transocean.

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