Critical Metals Corp. (CRML)Basic Materials | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | New York, United States | NasdaqGM
7.45 USD
-0.50
(-6.289%) ⇩
(July 13, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 7.42 -0.03 (-0.030%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 7:59 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 3:30 a.m. EDT
The long-term investment case is severely compromised by a catastrophic multi-year decline; the stock has lost 70% of its value over the last three years, with the most recent annual return being a crushing -72%. Despite the company's aggressive push into the lithium sector via the Tanbreez project and recent strategic asset reviews, the market has priced in a fundamental deterioration that outweighs these operational updates. The balance sheet shows negative operating cash flow and a negative return on equity, while the valuation metrics are nonsensical due to losses, rendering traditional value arguments moot. The short-term outlook remains precarious; although retail buzz and news flow suggest potential volatility, the technical structure is broken, trading well below its 50-day moving average with heavy put option positioning indicating that smart money is betting against a rebound. Without a proven path to profitability or a confirmed major acquisition, the risk of permanent capital loss remains high. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.262636 |
| AutoETS | 0.278435 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.281332 |
| AutoTheta | 0.288286 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 29% |
| H-stat | 4.31 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.364 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.84 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Basic Materials |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 1.651 |
| Revenue per Share | 0.007 |
| Market Cap | 1,094,321,152 |
| Forward P/E | -39.21 |
| Beta | 1.86 |
| Website | https://www.criticalmetalscorp.com |
As of July 11, 2026, 3:30 a.m. EDT: Speculators are heavily positioned for downside protection, evidenced by massive open interest in out-of-the-money puts (strikes $15, $22.50, $40) compared to negligible call volume. While there is some fresh buying in near-term calls around the $9.50-$10.00 strike, the overwhelming capital allocation is defensive, suggesting a belief that the stock will struggle to recover from its recent lows without significant catalysts.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 1.6677852 |
| Address1 | 712 Fifth Ave |
| Address2 | 11th floor |
| All Time High | 32.15 |
| All Time Low | 1.23 |
| Ask | 9.36 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 5,204,790 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 11,615,857 |
| Average Volume | 11,615,857 |
| Average Volume10Days | 5,204,790 |
| Beta | 1.858 |
| Bid | 5.59 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Book Value | 1.186 |
| City | New York |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 7.45 |
| Current Ratio | 0.747 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,782,777,600 |
| Day High | 7.78 |
| Day Low | 7.3 |
| Debt To Equity | 1.651 |
| Display Name | Critical Metals |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,742,381,940 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,742,381,940 |
| Ebitda | -51,798,968 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.0 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -15.936 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1,074.006 |
| Enterprise Value | 825,451,712 |
| Eps Current Year | -0.21 |
| Eps Forward | -0.19 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -1.34 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NGM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 10.7122 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -3.2622004 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.3045313 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 166.77852 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 32.15 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -24.7 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.7682737 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 2.83 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 4.62 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 1.6325089 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 2.83 - 32.15 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,644,244,200,000 |
| Float Shares | 68,160,373 |
| Forward Eps | -0.19 |
| Forward P E | -39.210526 |
| Free Cashflow | 52,104,744 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGM |
| Full Time Employees | 4 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 1.0 |
| Gross Profits | 768,573 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.41455 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.15922 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 146,888,753 |
| Industry | Other Industrial Metals & Mining |
| Industry Disp | Other Industrial Metals & Mining |
| Industry Key | other-industrial-metals-mining |
| Ipo Expected Date | 2,024-02-28 |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,751,241,600 |
| Long Business Summary | Critical Metals Corp. operates as a mining exploration and development company in Austria and Southern Greenland. The company explores for lithium and rare earth element deposits. The company is headquartered in New York, New York. |
| Long Name | Critical Metals Corp. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 1,094,321,152 |
| Market State | PREPRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_553118868 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Net Income To Common | -153,310,656 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,782,777,600 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 1,167,765,586 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 1 |
| Open | 7.77 |
| Operating Cashflow | -31,071,168 |
| Operating Margins | -45.16065 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 631-802-2765 |
| Post Market Change | -0.029999733 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -0.402681 |
| Post Market Price | 7.42 |
| Post Market Time | 1,783,987,183 |
| Previous Close | 7.95 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -35.476192 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 6.2816186 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 1,423.835 |
| Profit Margins | 0.0 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.747 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.5 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -6.28931 |
| Regular Market Day High | 7.78 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 7.3 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 7.3 - 7.78 |
| Regular Market Open | 7.77 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 7.95 |
| Regular Market Price | 7.45 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,783,972,801 |
| Regular Market Volume | 5,245,537 |
| Return On Assets | -0.15654 |
| Return On Equity | -1.40977 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.578 |
| Revenue Per Share | 0.007 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20847368 |
| Sector | Basic Materials |
| Sector Disp | Basic Materials |
| Sector Key | basic-materials |
| Shares Outstanding | 146,888,753 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.14899999 |
| Shares Short | 21,880,685 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,780,012,800 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 18,388,161 |
| Short Name | Critical Metals Corp. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.30290002 |
| Short Ratio | 3.66 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | NY |
| Symbol | CRML |
| Target High Price | 17.0 |
| Target Low Price | 17.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 17.0 |
| Target Median Price | 17.0 |
| Total Cash | 80,923,696 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.667 |
| Total Debt | 2,375,617 |
| Total Revenue | 768,573 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -1.34 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 10.8289 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -3.3789005 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.3120262 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 5,245,537 |
| Website | https://www.criticalmetalscorp.com |
| Zip | 10,019 |