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

Here's how some of Friday's 'Mad Money' stocks fared on Monday.

Author:: TheStreet.com Staff
Publish date:: Sep 21, 2009 4:41 PM EDT

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

Friday's "Mad Money" show

fared today.

Research In Motion

(RIMM)

: Cramer said on Friday that he would be watching RIM this week. The BlackBerry maker is scheduled to report earnings on Thursday, and Cramer is looking to that report for the latest read on the "mobile Internet tsunami." He's not buying RIM, however, because of how much it's risen over the past few weeks.

On Monday, Research In Motion closed up 54 cents, or 0.7%, at $84.16.

RiteAid

(RAD) - Get Report

: Some are playing flu season with RiteAid, said Cramer, but he prefers competitors

Walgreen

(WAG)

and

CVS Caremark

(CVS) - Get Report

, which Cramer says RiteAid lags far behind.

On Monday, RiteAid slid 9 cents, or 4.2%, to $2.08; Walgreen gained 4 cents, or 0.1% to close at $34.54; and CVS added 20 cents, or 0.6%, to $36.18.

General Mills

(GIS) - Get Report

: Cramer said on Friday that this week he'll use defensive names General Mills and

ConAgra

(CAG) - Get Report

to get a read on the broader market, both of which report earnings this week, and I their stocks rise on their earnings, he'll take it as a sign to scale out of more-cyclical names.

On Monday, General Mills added 35 cents, or 0.6%, to $60.66, while ConAgra closed up a penny at $22.33.

Kraft

(KFT)

: Cramer said Kraft should give up its bid for

Cadbury

(CBY)

and exchange it for

Hain

(HAIN) - Get Report

. Whereas Cadbury took up only two feet of space on the shelves of his local grocery store, Hain occupied 52 feet, and Cramer said that the more shelf space a company's products use, the more money the company stands to make. He said Hain also beats out Cadbury with its fundamentals.

On Monday, Kraft edged up 2 cents at $26.75. Cadbury shed 84 cents, or 1.6%, to close at $50.82, while Hain added $1.16, or 6.6%, to $18.87.

Tekelec

(TKLC)

: Tekelec is the only stock in Cramer's mobile Internet index that has been flat since he created the index on Aug. 11. He said that even though it beat expectations in its last quarter, its guidance was only in line, and investors responded by taking profits. Cramer said it was a mistake and that the company still sported strong fundamentals. He said the stock is worth $21 per share and could get $27 a share.

On Monday, Tekelec closed up 98 cents, or 6.1%, at $17.17.

To watch replays of Cramer's video segments, visit the Mad Money page on CNBC

At the time of publication, Cramer had no positions in stocks mentioned .

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