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Retail investors talked up five hot stocks this week (May 11 to May 15) on X and Reddit’s r/WallStreetBets, driven by retail hype, earnings, AI infrastructure momentum, and corporate/geopolitical news flow.
Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO), Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ:MU), Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT), NVIDIA Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA), and Nebius Group N.V. (NASDAQ:NBIS), spanning networking, semiconductors, software/cloud, AI chips, and AI cloud infrastructure, reflected strong retail interest in AI-related plays.
Cisco Systems
- Cisco reported strong third-quarter fiscal 2026 earnings on May 13, posting record revenue of $15.8 billion, up 12% year over year. GAAP EPS was $0.85, up 37% YoY, and non-GAAP EPS was $1.06, up 10%. Product revenue grew 17%, driven by AI-related demand, with strong order growth. The company provided upbeat fourth-quarter guidance and raised aspects of its AI order outlook. It also announced restructuring its workforce to the tune of 4,000 jobs.
- Many retail investors were bullish on CSCO after its earnings report.
- The stock had a 52-week range of $62.30 to $119.36, trading around $112 to $116 per share, as of the publication of this article. It rose 88.50% over the year, and advanced by 48.12% and 49.98% over the last six months and year-to-date, respectively.
- CSCO had a strong price trend in the medium, short, and long term, with a solid quality ranking, as per Benzinga’s Edge Stock Rankings.
Micron Technology
- MU continued to see strong retail attention amid ongoing AI memory demand momentum following its prior record second quarter results. Micron traded alongside the broader semiconductor sector as markets tracked developments surrounding NVIDIA Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang joining President Donald Trump‘s China delegation, while uncertainty around U.S.-China AI chip policy continued to pressure sentiment. The stock experienced volatility with a mild pullback during the week amid broader market moves, but retail commentary highlighted …
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