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 showed revenue up ~19% to $3.1 billion and solid GMV growth.
- Some retail investors were positive that GME’s bid for EBAY will actually materialize.
- The stock had a 52-week range of $67.87 to $111.38, trading around $105 to $107 per share, as of the publication of this article. It advanced by 52.55% over the year and 26.99% in the last six months. The stock was also up 22.81% YTD.
- EBAY had a strong price trend in the short, medium, and long terms, with a poor growth ranking as per Benzinga’s Edge Stock Rankings.
Super Micro Computer
- SMCI released its fiscal third quarter 2026 earnings report this week. The company reported net sales of ~$10.24 billion, up 123% YoY, but missing estimates of ~$12.3 billion and down sequentially. Its adjusted EPS of $0.84 beat expectations, and gross margins improved to ~10%. It provided strong fourth quarter guidance of $11–12.5 billion revenue plus upbeat full-year outlook, citing robust AI server demand and data center growth.
- After a brief dip on Thursday, some retail investors got nervous if SMCI would give up all its gains.
- The stock had a 52-week range of $19.48 to $62.36, trading around $32 to $35 per share, as of the publication of this article. It advanced 3.51% over the year, but was down 15.44% in the last six months. The stock was 14.86% higher YTD.
- Benzinga’s Edge Stock Rankings showed that SMCI had a weak price trend in the long term but a strong trend in the short and medium terms, with a solid value score.
Uber Technologies
- Uber also reported first-quarter earnings this week. The company reported revenue of $13.2 billion, up 14% YoY, slightly missing estimates due to business model changes, but delivered strong operational beats with gross bookings of $53.7 billion, 3.6 billion trips, and non-GAAP EPS of $0.72, up 44% YoY, beating forecasts. Uber One surpassed 50 million members, driving over half of bookings, and the company issued upbeat second-quarter gross bookings guidance of $56.25–57.75 billion.
- Some retail investors were debating about full self-driving cars‘ impact on UBER’s share price.
- The stock had a 52-week range of $68.46 to $101.99, trading around $75 to $78 per share, as of the publication of this article. It was down 8.27% over the year, lower by 16.59% over the last six months, and 6.09% YTD.
- UBER maintains a weaker price trend over the long term but a strong trend in the short and medium terms, with a solid growth score as per Benzinga’s Edge Stock Rankings.
Rocket Lab
- RKLB also released its first-quarter earnings this week. The company reported record revenue of $200.3 million, up 63.5% YoY, beating estimates, with GAAP gross margin at 38.2% as it narrowed losses. Its backlog exceeded $2.2 billion, up over 100% YoY. RKLB also signed its largest-ever launch contract, secured a $30 million Anduril contract for three HASTE hypersonic test launches, and agreed to acquire robotics firm Motiv Space Systems to boost vertical integration.
- Retail sentiment about RKLB was quite strong, as most discussions showed that retailers were ready to pump up the stock after the strong earnings report.
- The stock had a 52-week range of $20.23 to $99.58, trading around $77 to $85 per share, as of the publication of this article. It advanced by 252.53% over the year, and 52.17% over the last six months, and 12.64% higher YTD.
- According to Benzinga’s Edge Stock Rankings, RKLB was maintaining a strong price trend over the short, medium, and long terms.
Retail focus blended meme-driven narrative with earnings outlook and corporate news flow, as the S&P 500, Dow Jones, and Nasdaq witnessed positive market action during the week.
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