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Retail investors talked up five hot stocks this week (May 4 to May 8) on X and Reddit’s r/WallStreetBets, driven by retail hype, earnings, AI buzz, and corporate news flow.
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD), eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY), Super Micro Computer Inc. (NASDAQ:SMCI), Uber Technologies Inc. (NYSE:UBER), and Rocket Lab Corp. (NASDAQ:RKLB), spanning semiconductors, cloud, AI, online retail, cybersecurity, transportation, and space sectors, reflected diverse investor interests.
Advanced Micro Devices
- AMD was in focus this week following its strong first-quarter earnings report. The company posted revenue of $10.3 billion, up 38% YoY, beating estimates, driven by surging Data Center sales. Non-GAAP EPS hit $1.37. AMD issued an upbeat second-quarter outlook of ~$11.2 billion revenue and highlighted accelerating server CPU/GPU momentum from inferencing and agentic AI, with CEO Lisa Su noting strong customer traction for upcoming MI450 and Helios solutions.
- Some retail investors believed that if AMD’s valuation improves, it could rally up to $900 per share.
- The stock had a 52-week range of $101.60 to $430.60, trading around $407 to $416 per share, as of the publication of this article. It rose 306.99% over the year, and advanced by 74.90% and 90.73% over the last six months and year-to-date, respectively.
- AMD had a strong price trend in the medium, short, and long term, with a solid quality ranking, as per Benzinga’s Edge Stock Rankings.
eBay
- eBay was in focus this week following GameStop Corp.‘s (NYSE:GME) unsolicited $55.5–56 billion hostile takeover proposal, submitted around May 3–4 at $125 per share, including 50% cash and stock, representing a significant premium. The bid, led by GME CEO Ryan Cohen, sparked widespread attention and debate on the feasibility. This followed eBay’s strong first quarter 2026 earnings, which …
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