EXCLUSIVE: Top 10 Most Searched Tickers On Benzinga Pro In First Half 2024 – Where Do Nvidia, Tesla, Palantir, GameStop 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 first half of 2024. Current prices and year-to-date performances are based on June 30 and do not include dividends. April search results were not tracked.

1. NVIDIA Corporation NVDA

• Price: $123.54
• 52-Week Range: $39.23 to $140.76
• Year-to-Date Return: +149.5%
• January/February/March Search Rank: 3^rd/1^st/1^st
• May/June Search Rank: 2^nd/1^st

2. SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust SPY

• Price: $544.22
• 52-Week Range: $408.91 to $550.28
• YTD Return: +14.5%
• January/February/March Search Rank: 2^nd/2^nd/3^rd
• May/June Search Rank: 1^st/3^rd

3. Tesla Inc TSLA

• Price: $197.88
• 52-Week Range: $138.80 to $299.29
• YTD Return: -20.4%
• January/February/March Search Rank: 1^st/4^th/2nd
• May/June Search Rank: 4^th/4^th

4. Apple Inc AAPL

• Price: $210.62
• 52-Week Range: $164.08 to $220.20
• YTD Return: +9.4%
• January/February/March Search Rank: 5^th/8^th/4^th
• May/June Search Rank: 6^th/5^th

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5. Super Micro Computer Inc SMCI

• Price: $819.35
• 52-Week Range: $226.59 to $1,229.00
• YTD Return: +188.2%
• January/February/March Search Rank: Not in Top 20/Not in Top 20/5^th
• May/June Search Rank: 14^th/10^th

6. Advanced Micro Devices AMD

• Price: $162.21
• 52-Week Range: $92.74 to $227.30
• YTD Return: +10.0%
• January/February/March Search Rank: 12^th/14^th/8^th
• May/June Search Rank: 8^th/9^th

7. GameStop Corporation GME

• Price: $24.69
• 52-Week Range: $9.95 to $64.83
• YTD Return: +40.8%
• January/February/March Search Rank: Not in Top 20 in any
• May/June Search Rank: 3^rd/2^nd

8. Marathon Digital Holdings MARA

• Price: $19.85
• 52-Week Range: $7.16 to $34.09
• YTD Return: -15.5%
• January/February/March Search Rank: Not in Top 20/Not in Top 20/6^th
• May/June Search Rank: Not in Top 20/Not in Top 20

9. Invesco QQQ Trust ETF QQQ

• Price: $479.41
• 52-Week Range: $342.17 to $487.20
• YTD Return: +17.0%
• January/February/March Search Rank: 18^th/22^nd/9^th
• May/June Search Rank: 9^th/11^th

10. Palantir Technologies PLTR

• Price: $25.33
• 52-Week Range: $13.68 to $27.50
• YTD Return: +47.5%
• January/February/March Search Rank: Not in Top 20/Not in Top 20/11^th
• May/June Search Rank: 10^th/13^th

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. Meta Platforms META

12. Amazon.com Inc AMZN

13. SoundHound AI, Inc SOUN

14. Microsoft Corporation MSFT

15. ARM Holdings Plc ARM

16. MicroCloud Hologram HOLO

17. Coinbase Global COIN

18. Boeing Inc BA

19. Rivian Automotive RIVN

20. Micron Technology Inc MU

Why It's Important: Nvidia ranked as the top searched ticker on Benzinga Pro in the first half of the year. The high interest comes as the semiconductor stock ranked first for several of the months in the first half. Nvidia briefly became the most valuable company in the world during the month of June.

Nvidia and other semiconductor companies gained interest on continued growth and use cases for artificial intelligence. Chip stocks Nvidia, AMD, Arm Holdings and Micron all ranked among the top 20 tickers for the first half of the year.

Other companies that are utilizing artificial intelligence also saw high interest with names like Palantir, SoundHound, MicroCloud seeing strong interest alongside big names like Tesla and Apple, who are growing their AI businesses, ranking high as well.

GameStop ranked seventh for the first half of the year, with a surge in interest from Benzinga Pro users in the months of May and June thanks to the return of Roaring Kitty, aka Keith Gill, on social media. Gill's return kicked off increased attention for the video game retailer and other meme stocks.

Cryptocurrency related companies saw interest from users with the price of Bitcoin BTC/USD volatile in the first half of the year and hitting new all-time highs after the approval and launch of Bitcoin ETFs. Marathon Digital ranked eighth in the first half and Coinbase ranked 17^th.

One surprise might be the low interest in Microsoft, which ranked 14^th for searches in the first half of the year. The most valuable company in the world doesn't see the same interest as Nvidia and Apple, which rank in the top five and are the third and second most valuable companies, respectively.

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