EXCLUSIVE: Top 10 Most Searched Tickers On Benzinga Pro In May: Where Do Nvidia, Tesla, GameStop, AMC 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 during the month of May 2024. Current prices and year-to-date performance are based on June 7 and do not include dividends. April search results were not tracked.

1. SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust SPY

• Price: $536.17
• 52-Week Range: $408.91 to $536.86
• YTD Return: +12.8%
• January/February/March Search Rank: 2^nd/2^nd/1^st

2. NVIDIA Corporation NVDA

• Price: $1,209.80
• 52-Week Range: $385.67 to $1,255.87
• YTD Return: +144.3%
• January/February/March Search Rank: 3^rd/1^st/1^st

3. GameStop Corporation GME

• Price: $29.06
• 52-Week Range: $9.95 to $64.83
• YTD Return: +62.6%
• January/February/March Search Rank: Not in the Top 20 for all three months

4. Tesla Inc TSLA

• Price: $177.46
• 52-Week Range: $138.80 to $299.29
• YTD Return: -28.6%
• January/February/March Search Rank: 1^st/4^th/2^nd

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5. Faraday Future Intelligent Electric FFIE

• Price: $0.61
• 52-Week Range: $0.04 to $117.36
• YTD Return: -28.6%
• January/February/March Search Rank: Not in the Top 20 for all three months

6. Apple Inc AAPL

• Price: $196.25
• 52-Week Range: $164.08 to $199.62
• YTD Return: +1.9%
• January/February/March Search Rank: 5^th/8^th/4^th

7. AMC Entertainment Holdings AMC

• Price: $4.97
• 52-Week Range: $2.38 to $54.97
• YTD Return: -18.9%
• January/February/March Search Rank: 16^th/12^th/Not in Top 20

8. Advanced Micro Devices AMD

• Price: $167.17
• 52-Week Range: $92.17 to $227.30
• YTD Return: +13.5%
• January/February/March Search Rank: 12^th/14^th/8^th

9. Invesco QQQ Trust QQQ

• Price: $463.25
• 52-Week Range: 342.17 to $465.74
• YTD Return: +13.1%
• January/February/March Search Rank: 18^th/22^nd/9^th

10. Palantir Technologies PLTR

• Price: $23.19
• 52-Week Range: $13.56 to $27.50
• YTD Return: +35.0%
• January/February/March Search Rank: Not in Top 20/Not in Top 20/11^th

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

11. AEye Inc LIDR

12. Novavax Inc NVAX

13. Amazon.com Inc AMZN

14. Super Micro Computer Inc SMCI

15. AST SpaceMobile ASTS

16. Dell Technologies DELL

17. Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service CTNT

18. Hims & Hers Health Inc HIMS

19. OneMedNet Corp ONMD

20. Coinbase Global COIN

Why It's Important: GameStop and AMC were two of the bigger financial storylines in May with the return of Roaring Kitty, aka Keith Gill, on social media. GameStop ranked as the third most searched ticker on Benzinga Pro in May after not ranking in the top 20 the first three months of the year.

After two months in the top position, Nvidia fell to second place for May. The stock continued as one of the most searched and top performers of the past year.

Another big storyline based on the searches on Benzinga Pro could be related to Bitcoin BTC/USD. Stocks like Marathon Digital, MicroStrategy and Coinbase have frequently appeared as the top 20 searched tickers on Benzinga Pro each month. Only Coinbase ranked in the top 20 in May and it was in the 20^th position, suggesting investors may not be looking at cryptocurrency-related stocks as much now as the first part of the year.

Super Micro Computer ranked in the top 11 for January, February and March, hitting a peak of 3^rd place in February. The stock dropped back out of the top 10 ranking 14^th in May.

After not ranking in the top 20 in January or February, Palantir ranked 11^th in March and found its way into the top 10 for May in 10^th place.

Faraday Future has been popular with investors despite financial struggles. The stock ranked fifth in May and will be an interesting stock to watch for the search history going forward.

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