EXCLUSIVE: Top 20 Most-Searched Tickers On Benzinga Pro In August 2024 – Where Do Tesla, Nvidia, Apple, AMD Stock Rank?

Each trading day features hundreds of headlines and press releases on Benzinga Pro, a source for traders to see the latest news on the overall market and individual tickers.

Here is a look at the most-searched stocks on Benzinga Pro for the month of August 2024. Current prices and year-to-date performance are based on Aug. 30 and do not include dividends. April search results were not tracked.

1. NVIDIA Corporation NVDA

• Current Price: $119.37
• 52-Week Range: $39.23 to $140.76
• Year-to-Date Return: +147.8%
• January/February/March Search Ranking: 3^rd/1^st/1st
• May/June/July Search Ranking: 2^nd/1^st/2^nd

2. SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust SPY

• Current Price: $563.68
• 52-Week Range: $409.22 to $565.22
• Year-to-Date Return: +19.3%
• January/February/March Search Ranking: 2^nd/2^nd/3rd
• May/June/July Search Ranking: 1^st/3^rd/3^rd

3. Tesla Inc TSLA

• Current Price: $214.11
• 52-Week Range: $138.80 to $278.97
• Year-to-Date Return: -13.8%
• January/February/March Search Ranking: 1^st/4^th/2nd
• May/June/July Search Ranking: 4^th/4^th/1^st

4. Super Micro Computer SMCI

• Current Price: $437.70
• 52-Week Range: $226.59 to $1,229.00
• Year-to-Date Return: +53.3%
• January/February/March Search Ranking: Not in Top 20/Not in Top 20/5^th
• May/June/July Search Ranking: 14^th/10^th/19^th

5. Lumen Technologies LUMN

• Current Price: $5.25
• 52-Week Range: $0.78 to $7.83
• Year-to-Date Return: +17.8%
• January/February/March Search Ranking: Not in Top 20
• May/June/July Search Ranking: Not in Top 20

6. Apple Inc AAPL

• Current Price: $229.00
• 52-Week Range: $164.08 to $237.23
• Year-to-Date Return: +23.4%
• January/February/March Search Ranking: 5^th/8^th/4^th
• May/June/July Search Ranking: 6^th/5^th/7^th

7. Palantir Technologies PLTR

• Current Price: $31.48
• 52-Week Range: $13.68 to $33.12
• Year-to-Date Return: +89.9%
• January/February/March Search Ranking: Not in Top 20/Not in Top 20/11^th
• May/June/July Search Ranking: 6^th/5^th/7^th

8. Advanced Micro Devices AMD

• Current Price: $148.56
• 52-Week Range: $93.12 to $227.30
• Year-to-Date Return: +7.2%
• January/February/March Search Ranking: 12^th/14^th/8th
• May/June/July Search Ranking: 8^th/9^th/4^th

9. Invesco QQQ Trust QQQ

• Current Price: $476.27
• 52-Week Range: $342.35 to $503.52
• Year-to-Date Return: +18.3%
• January/February/March Search Ranking: 18^th/Not in Top 20/9th
• May/June/July Search Ranking: 9^th/11^th/11^th

10. GeoVax Labs GOVX

• Current Price: $4.63
• 52-Week Range: $1.09 to $11.18
• Year-to-Date Return: -16.6%
• January/February/March Search Ranking: Not in Top 20
• May/June/July Search Ranking: Not in Top 20

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Honorable Mentions: The following stocks were the 11^th to 20^th most-searched tickers on Benzinga Pro in the first half of 2024:

11. Indonesia Energy Corporation INDO

12. Virax Biolabs Group VRAX

13. Amazon.com Inc AMZN

14. Cingulate Inc CING

15. Meta Platforms META

16. Serve Robotics SERV

17. Applied DNA Sciences APDN

18. AST SpaceMobile ASTS

19. CrowdStrike Holdings CRWD

20. Intuitive Machines LUNR

Why It's Important: Nvidia was the top searched stock on Benzinga Pro for the month of August thanks to its quarterly earnings falling during the calendar month. The company beat estimates from analysts and shared guidance that was ahead of estimates. The stock has consistently ranked as one of the top three most-searched tickers on Benzinga Pro in each month this year.

Tesla, which topped the month of July, fell to third place for the month of August. The electric vehicle stock has ranked among the four most-searched tickers each month during 2024.

Two ETFs were among the most-searched tickers in August, with SPY ranking second and QQQ ranking ninth. The SPY, which tracks the S&P 500, regularly ranks as one of the top three most searched tickers each month. The QQQ, which tracks the Nasdaq 100, saw a boost in August, re-joining the top 10 for the first time since May.

Super Micro Computer saw a surge in interest in August, likely boosted by a short report and an update from the company. The stock previously ranked as high as fifth in March before the fourth-place ranking in August. The stock moved back into the top 10 for the first time since June's 10th place ranking.

Two newcomers joined the top 10 most searched tickers list, with Lumen Technologies ranking fifth and GeoVax Labs ranking 10^th. Lumen reported quarterly financial results during the month and saw shares soar and gain interest from investors. GeoVax Labs saw high volatility and increased interest related to the emergency health declaration by the World Health Organization on mpox. GeoVax Labs has vaccines that are said to be effective against mpox.

Falling out of the top 10 were Serve Robotics, which ranked 16^th in August and Zapp Electric Vehicles ZAPP, which did not rank in the top 20 for August.

The iShares Russell 2000 ETF IWM continues to see strong interest from readers. The ETF, which tracks small cap stocks, ranked 24^th in August following a 22^nd ranking in July. With a potential Federal Reserve rate cut on the horizon, small cap stocks and ETFs could see increased interest in September.

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