Cramer's 'Mad Money' Follow-Up: Aug. 21

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Every night on "Mad Money," Jim Cramer offers market commentary and general investment advice, and he makes calls on specific stocks, both of his own choosing and in response to viewer requests. He relies on his many years of experience and strong track record, and he takes full responsibility for his calls.

"I never shirk from admitting my mistakes; instead, I dwell on them to learn from them. I change my mind, I take losses, I own up to them," Cramer has said.

Here we track some of his calls from the previous episode of "Mad Money" and find out, at least in the very short term, how the stocks are performing. Keep in mind that Cramer might not have been recommending that viewers take immediate action on a stock. And, of course, it's up to the individual investor to do his or her own homework.

That said, here's how some of the stocks that Cramer talked about on Thursday's "Mad Money" show fared today.

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WellPoint(WLP Quote): Cramer said WellPoint is still his favorite health care stock, and he saw it going higher by 35%. He also liked Triple-S Management(GTS Quote), which he thought could gain 57%, and Express Scripts(ESRX Quote). He owns Express Scripts for his Action Alerts PLUS charitable trust.

On Friday, WellPoint added 42 cents, or 0.8%, to close at $54.64; Triple-S tacked on $1.41, or 8.4%, to $18.13; and Express Scripts closed up $1.12, or 1.6%, at $70.86.

Netflix(NFLX Quote): Cramer recommended selling Netflix as a hedge and picking up Coinstar(CSTR Quote). He said he liked Netflix but was impressed with Coinstar's Red Box model, which rents DVDs at kiosks for $1 each. Coinstar's stock is cheap, he said, and is poised for growth.