The Globe and Mail reports in its Tuesday edition that Crocodile Gold climbed eight cents to finish Monday on the Toronto Stock Exchange at $1.42. The Globe's Darcy Keith writes in the Eye On Equities column that Crocodile Gold stock has a 52-week range of 97 cents to $2.40. Raymond James analyst Gary Baschuk recommends investors buy shares in Crocodile Gold based on its attractive growth profile, significant exploration potential and strong leverage to further increases in the gold price. The Raymond James stockpicker notes that the miner has decent financiing in place. As well, the James analyst expects Crocodile Gold's yellow metal output to double to at least 200,000 ounces in 2012. Mr. Baschuk commenced new coverage with a six-month to 12-month target price of $2.40 a share. The Globe's Gordon Edall recommended buying Crocodile Gold in the Number Cruncher column on Feb. 11 when it could be had for $1.96. He expected the stock to be a hot play in 2010. The stock, however, slipped for most of the year until September when it hit its one-year low before embarking on a rebound. The Globe's Scott Adams reported that analysts were keen on Crocodile Gold on Feb. 4 when the shares could be had for $2.16.