Critical Metals Corp. (CRML)Basic Materials | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | New York, United States | NasdaqGM
6.26 USD
-0.28
(-4.281%) ⇩
(Oct. 14, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 6.12 -0.14 (-0.140%) ⇩ (Oct. 14, 2026, 7:59 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 3:37 a.m. EDT
The investment case here is severely compromised by deteriorating fundamentals and a hostile options market. The company is burning cash with operating margins of -41%, negative free cash flow, and a return on equity of nearly -100%. Despite a recent price surge, the market has punished the stock, leaving it trading at a premium to its book value despite the lack of profitability. The options data confirms a bearish sentiment, with traders stacking heavy put positions at strikes significantly above the current price, indicating a strong expectation of further decline. Without a proven path to profitability or a credible turnaround story backed by cash generation, the risk-reward profile remains skewed heavily against the buyer. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.146493 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.149258 |
| AutoETS | 0.150517 |
| AutoTheta | 0.150812 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 29% |
| H-stat | 3.78 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.746 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 0.56 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Basic Materials |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 1.763 |
| Revenue per Share | 0.015 |
| Market Cap | 919,523,648 |
| Forward P/E | -32.95 |
| Beta | 1.95 |
| Website | https://www.criticalmetalscorp.com |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 3:37 a.m. EDT: Speculators are aggressively positioning for downside protection, evidenced by massive open interest in out-of-the-money puts (over 39k contracts at the $10 strike for the Nov 20 expiration) compared to negligible call volume. While there is some call activity near the money, the overwhelming capital flow is into deep out-of-the-money puts, suggesting a fear of a significant drop rather than a bet on a rally.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.7121479 |
| Address1 | 712 Fifth Ave |
| Address2 | 11th floor |
| All Time High | 32.15 |
| All Time Low | 1.23 |
| Ask | 8.46 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 2.5 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 4,878,220 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 7,764,898 |
| Average Volume | 7,764,898 |
| Average Volume10Days | 4,878,220 |
| Beta | 1.947 |
| Bid | 5.3 |
| Bid Size | 1 |
| Book Value | 2.34 |
| City | New York |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 6.26 |
| Current Ratio | 0.871 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,790,726,400 |
| Day High | 6.81 |
| Day Low | 6.16 |
| Debt To Equity | 1.763 |
| Display Name | Critical Metals |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,742,381,940 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,742,381,940 |
| Ebitda | -80,071,104 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.0 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -10.594 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 449.257 |
| Enterprise Value | 848,262,400 |
| Eps Current Year | -0.19 |
| Eps Forward | -0.19 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -1.87 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NGM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 15 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 7.0826 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.8225999 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.11614377 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -71.21479 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 28.0 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -21.74 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.7764286 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 5.115 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 1.1450005 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.22385152 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 5.115 - 28.0 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,644,244,200,000 |
| Float Shares | 82,816,280 |
| Forward Eps | -0.19 |
| Forward P E | -32.94737 |
| Free Cashflow | 57,231,512 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGM |
| Full Time Employees | 5 |
| Fullday Change | -0.34000015 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -5.198779 |
| Fullday Price | 6.26 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 1.0 |
| Gross Profits | 1,888,145 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.47667 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.20983 |
| 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 | 1,782,777,600 |
| Long Business Summary | Critical Metals Corp. operates as a mining exploration and development company in Germany, Austria, and Greenland. The company explores for lithium and rare earth element deposits. Its flagship project is the Tanbreez Project located in the Kujalleq region of southern Greenland. The company is headquartered in New York, New York. |
| Long Name | Critical Metals Corp. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 919,523,648 |
| Market State | POSTPOST |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_553118868 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | -228,199,504 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,814,313,600 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 1,133,246,729 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 2 |
| Open | 6.795 |
| Operating Cashflow | -29,670,388 |
| Operating Margins | -41.2379 |
| Post Market Change | -0.14000034 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -2.236427 |
| Post Market Price | 6.12 |
| Post Market Time | 1,792,022,349 |
| Previous Close | 6.54 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -32.94737 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 2.6752138 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 486.99844 |
| Profit Margins | 0.0 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.863 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 2.5 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.28 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -4.28134 |
| Regular Market Day High | 6.81 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 6.16 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 6.16 - 6.81 |
| Regular Market Open | 6.795 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 6.54 |
| Regular Market Price | 6.26 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,792,008,001 |
| Regular Market Volume | 7,986,542 |
| Return On Assets | -0.14817001 |
| Return On Equity | -0.99240994 |
| Revenue Growth | 5.577 |
| Revenue Per Share | 0.015 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.17004645 |
| Sector | Basic Materials |
| Sector Disp | Basic Materials |
| Sector Key | basic-materials |
| Shares Outstanding | 146,888,753 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.1909 |
| Shares Short | 28,033,722 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,788,134,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 23,559,667 |
| Short Name | Critical Metals Corp. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.38799998 |
| Short Ratio | 2.92 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | NY |
| Symbol | CRML |
| Target High Price | 18.0 |
| Target Low Price | 8.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 13.0 |
| Target Median Price | 13.0 |
| Total Cash | 102,476,576 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.697 |
| Total Debt | 6,488,942 |
| Total Revenue | 1,888,145 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -1.87 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 9.562175 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -3.3021746 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.34533718 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 7,986,542 |
| Website | https://www.criticalmetalscorp.com |
| Zip | 10,019 |