Critical Elements Lithium (CRECF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Critical Elements Lithium Corporation (OTCMKTS: CRECF) is a Canadian mineral exploration and development company focused on advancing high-grade lithium and tantalum assets for the global battery market. Headquartered in Montreal, the company’s primary objective is to bring its flagship Rose Lithium-Tantalum project in the James Bay region of Quebec into commercial production. Critical Elements Lithium seeks to leverage the growing demand for lithium-ion batteries by developing a reliable North American source of battery-grade lithium concentrate.

The Rose project hosts one of the highest-grade hard-rock lithium deposits in Canada and is supported by extensive drilling, metallurgical testing and preliminary economic assessments. In addition to lithium, the deposit contains tantalum, a valuable by-product used in electronics. Critical Elements holds a 100% interest in the Rose property, which covers more than 20 square kilometres and benefits from year-round road access, proximity to hydroelectric power and established mining infrastructure in the James Bay region.

To advance the project toward production, Critical Elements Lithium is undertaking environmental baseline studies, completing feasibility work and engaging with local communities and Indigenous groups. The company has also initiated engineering and design studies for a concentrator facility capable of producing battery-grade lithium spodumene concentrate. Critical Elements aims to feed North American and European battery manufacturers by establishing offtake agreements for its spodumene product.

Led by President and CEO Benoit Gascon, a professional geologist with over two decades of exploration experience, Critical Elements Lithium’s management team brings technical expertise in hard-rock lithium development and project financing. The board and technical advisors include industry veterans in metallurgy, processing and mining finance, positioning the company to move its Rose project through permitting, financing and into construction.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $0.28 to $0.29
• 50-Day Range: $0.27 to $0.37
• 52-Week Range: $0.24 to $0.45
• Volume: 10,204 shs
• Average Volume: 52,662 shs
• Market Capitalization: N/A
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

Critical Elements Lithium Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Critical Elements Lithium scored higher than 15% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

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• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for Critical Elements Lithium.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Critical Elements Lithium is -20.09, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Critical Elements Lithium is -20.09, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Critical Elements Lithium has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.16, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Critical Elements Lithium has recently decreased by 39.30%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Critical Elements Lithium does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Critical Elements Lithium does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Critical Elements Lithium has a news sentiment score of 1.00. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.44 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Critical Elements Lithium this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Critical Elements Lithium insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

1.84% of the stock of Critical Elements Lithium is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Today: 5/17/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/17/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Basic Materials
• Industry: Other Industrial Metals & Mining
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• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:CRECF
• CIK: 1478035
• Web: www.cecorp.ca
• Phone: (514) 904-1496
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Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
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• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

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Sales & Book Value

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Miscellaneous

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• Free Float: N/A
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• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: N/A