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Marvell Technology, Broadcom, GameStop And More: 5 Stocks Investors Couldn't Stop Buzzing About This Week

Rishabh Mishra — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 12:31:40 +0000

Retail investors talked up five hot stocks this week (June 1 to June 5) on X and Reddit’s r/WallStreetBets, driven by retail hype, earnings, AI infrastructure momentum, and corporate/geopolitical news flow.

Marvell Technology Inc. (NASDAQ:MRVL), Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ:AVGO), CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWD), GameStop Corp. (NYSE:GME), and Lululemon Athletica Inc. (NASDAQ:LULU), spanning semiconductors, software/cloud, AI chips, cybersecurity, gaming, and cloud and hardware infrastructure, reflected strong retail interest.

Marvell Technology

Marvell had a high-impact week driven by AI momentum. On June 1, the company announced the availability of its industry’s first 102.4 Tbps Teralynx T100 switch, purpose-built for AI and cloud data center infrastructure. The biggest catalyst came on June 2 at COMPUTEX 2026, when Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang praised Marvell as the “next trillion-dollar company” due to its critical role in AI data center connectivity and orchestration—this triggered a massive stock surge.

Retail investors were bullish on MRVL. An investor who suffered losses on his portfolio this week was considering shifting all his holdings to MRVL, calling it a “steady” stock.

Source: Reddit

The stock had a 52-week range of $61.44 to $324.20, trading around $305 to $317 per share, as of the publication of this article. It was up 377.27% over the year, higher by 222.26% over the last six months, and 272.36% year-to-date.

MRVL had a strong price trend in the medium, short, and long term, with a solid growth ranking, as per Benzinga's Edge Stock Rankings.

Broadcom

Broadcom reported record revenue of $22.187 billion, up 48% year-over-year, beating estimates, with AI semiconductor revenue at $10.8 billion, up 143% YoY, strong margins, and third-quarter guidance of ~$29.4 billion; it also raised full-year AI revenue targets. Despite the beat, shares plunged on investor disappointment over unchanged full-year AI ...

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Here's How Much You Would Have Made Owning Strategy Stock In The Last 5 Years

Benzinga Insights — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 23:45:25 +0000

Strategy (NASDAQ:MSTR) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 9.46% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 21.26%. Currently, Strategy has a market capitalization of $42.33 billion.

Buying $1000 In MSTR: If an investor had bought $1000 of MSTR stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $2,563.59 today based on a price ...

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Here's How Much $1000 Invested In Eli Lilly 5 Years Ago Would Be Worth Today

Benzinga Insights — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 23:30:32 +0000

Eli Lilly (NYSE:LLY) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 26.87% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 38.66%. Currently, Eli Lilly has a market capitalization of $1.00 trillion.

Buying $1000 In LLY: If an investor had bought $1000 of LLY stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $5,084.58 today based on a ...

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If You Invested $1000 In MercadoLibre Stock 15 Years Ago, You Would Have This Much Today

Benzinga Insights — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 22:45:37 +0000

MercadoLibre (NASDAQ:MELI) has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 10.02% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 22.42%. Currently, MercadoLibre has a market capitalization of $81.37 billion.

Buying $1000 In MELI: If an investor had bought $1000 of MELI stock 15 years ago, it would be worth $20,388.03 today based on a price ...

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$100 Invested In Spotify Technology 5 Years Ago Would Be Worth This Much Today

Benzinga Insights — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 21:45:25 +0000

Spotify Technology (NYSE:SPOT) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 3.63% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 15.43%. Currently, Spotify Technology has a market capitalization of $101.58 billion.

Buying $100 In SPOT: If an investor had bought $100 of SPOT stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $204.79 today based on a ...

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If You Invested $100 In Costco Wholesale Stock 10 Years Ago, You Would Have This Much Today

Benzinga Insights — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 21:30:25 +0000

Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST) has outperformed the market over the past 10 years by 6.95% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 20.22%. Currently, Costco Wholesale has a market capitalization of $429.02 billion.

Buying $100 In COST: If an investor had bought $100 of COST stock 10 years ago, it would be worth $633.68 today based on a ...

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$1000 Invested In TTM Technologies 20 Years Ago Would Be Worth This Much Today

Benzinga Insights — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 20:45:38 +0000

TTM Technologies (NASDAQ:TTMI) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 4.44% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 13.83%. Currently, TTM Technologies has a market capitalization of $17.25 billion.

Buying $1000 In TTMI: If an investor had bought $1000 of TTMI stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $13,064.69 today based on a ...

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$1000 Invested In Cameco 5 Years Ago Would Be Worth This Much Today

Benzinga Insights — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 20:15:40 +0000

Cameco (NYSE:CCJ) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 25.07% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 36.86%. Currently, Cameco has a market capitalization of $45.05 billion.

Buying $1000 In CCJ: If an investor had bought $1000 of CCJ stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $4,791.11 today based on a price ...

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Why Costco Stock Held Steady During Friday's Market Sell-Off

Henry Khederian — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 19:34:31 +0000

Costco Wholesale Corp (NASDAQ:COST) demonstrated defensive prowess on Friday, trading flat despite a severe broad market sell-off. Here’s what investors need to know.

Costco Wholesale shares are trending higher. Why is COST stock trading higher?

What Triggered Friday’s Market Meltdown

The turbulence was sparked by a hotter-than-expected May jobs report showing 172,000 added nonfarm payrolls, which crushed expectations and reignited fears of aggressive monetary tightening.

As odds of a quarter-point rate hike surged, Treasury yields spiked, with the 10-year rising to 4.54%. This macroeconomic pressure sent the tech-heavy Nasdaq-100 plunging 4.4%, marking its worst daily decline since October 2025, while the broader S&P 500 ...

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ServiceNow Shares Are Sliding Friday: What Investors Need To Know

Henry Khederian — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 18:48:30 +0000

ServiceNow Inc (NYSE:NOW) shares are trading lower on Friday as the market turns risk-off and traders reassess the rebound that recently pulled money back into beaten-down enterprise names like ServiceNow. The pullback is happening during a broad sell-off, with the S&P 500 down 2.07% and the Nasdaq-100 leading the downside at a 3.9% loss.

Here’s what investors need to know.

ServiceNow shares are sliding. Why is NOW stock falling?

What Is Driving ServiceNow’s Price Action?

The long-term case for ServiceNow recently received a significant validation from NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang. Speaking at GTC Taipei, Huang stated that the emerging “agentic AI” era, where AI assistants can autonomously execute complex tasks, is actually one of the best moments in history to be a software company.

For retail investors, this addresses a major market fear: that AI will replace traditional software. Instead, the world’s leading AI chipmaker is signaling that advanced AI systems still need robust, established software platforms like ServiceNow to act as the operating system and actually carry out those automated workflows.

Why Rising Oil And Bond Yields Are Pressuring Tech

Despite the positive AI narrative, ServiceNow is facing broader economic headwinds that typically hurt high-flying tech stocks. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil jumped 7.5% to around $93.95 per barrel on Friday, while the 10-year Treasury yield climbed to 4.51%.

When energy prices and bond yields rise, it signals to Wall Street that inflation might stick around. This combination tends to compress stock multiples, which means institutional investors become less willing to pay premium prices for expensive software companies.

Furthermore, this economic pressure has kept the market-implied odds of a Federal Reserve ...

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Stock Of The Day: When Will BlackBerry Reverse?

Mark Putrino — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 18:21:42 +0000

Trading in BlackBerry Limited (NYSE:BB) is quiet on Friday. The shares have gained more than 200% in just two months.

But they are extremely overbought and many traders are anticipating a reversal. This is why BlackBerry is the Stock of the Day.

• What is going on with BB stock now?

Most of the time, a stock stays within its typical or average trading range. If a stock is trading sideways in this range, it means the shares are in equilibrium. Unless news comes out, there probably won't be any tradeable moves.

But if a stock is out of equilibrium, it could move and create profit opportunities.

For example, BlackBerry is overbought. This means it is trading above its typical or usual range. This could draw sellers into ...

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3 Good AI Stocks to Take Profits On Right Now

Benzinga Research Team — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 17:58:15 +0000

On the surface, the artificial intelligence corner of the stock market appears robust right now, with the benchmark S&P Kensho Global Artificial Intelligence Enablers Index up 49.9% for the year to date, as of the first week of June.

Meanwhile, the top-performing AI and semiconductor exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have delivered massive year-to-date (YTD) returns, led by the iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX), which is up approximately 92% YTD. Other leading AI-focused funds include the Invesco AI and Next Gen Software ETF (NYSE:IGPT), up 72.5%, and the Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF (NASDAQ:AIQ), which is up 36%.

Those figures leave little doubt that the AI boom has delivered extraordinary gains for investors over the past few years, with leading stocks and funds benefiting from surging demand for chips, software platforms, and infrastructure.

However, after massive rallies, some powerhouse tech industry names now trade at elevated valuations, leaving investors with limited margin of safety (whether they realize it or not). Consequently, savvy investors may consider locking in profits on strong performers amid risks like potential slowdowns in hyperscaler spending, competition, and high multiples.

Especially given the sell-off in tech and AI we saw on Friday.

Here are three solid AI stocks to take profits on now.

As usual on Wall Street, it’s all about the dollar bills, and some heavy hitters say those investors who take AI profits right now have a point.

“S&P 500 revenues have been growing by 10%, but profits have been rising faster, while operating margins have increased to roughly 16%, an all-time high,” states Fidelity Investments in a recent research note. “A lot of this growth has been driven by the technology sector, particularly AI development, yet this earnings expectations outperformance has been seen across market sectors. Moreover, earnings estimates are rising at a faster rate.”

With capital expenditures (CapEx) surging, Fidelity’s analysis noted that could pave the way for continued earnings growth, which could fuel an AI-driven “melt-up” in stocks.

“Since the launch of ChatGPT in late 2022, capital expenditures as a percentage of S&P 500 revenue have doubled to 9%, even as revenue has grown. Indeed, Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META), and Microsoft

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Why Is Planet Labs Stock Sinking Friday?

Kaustubh Bagalkote — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 17:13:15 +0000

Planet Labs PBC (NYSE:PL) delivered a strong fiscal first-quarter 2027 performance that prompted analysts to raise expectations for the satellite imaging company, but investors looked past the upbeat results on Friday, sending the stock sharply lower amid dilution concerns and a broader selloff in space stocks.

Wall Street analysts turned more constructive following the earnings report, with both Wedbush and Needham highlighting accelerating revenue growth, expanding backlog, and increasing demand from defense customers.

Planet Labs reported first-quarter revenue of $94.2 million, up 42% from a year earlier and ahead of the $90 million consensus estimate.

Geopolitical Tensions Accelerate Defense Sales

According to Needham analyst Ryan Koontz, Planet Labs reported its strongest revenue growth in 12 quarters, driven by sustained momentum in the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region, where revenue increased 88% year over year, and in its Defense and Intelligence segment, which grew 68% year over year. The performance reflects rising demand for sovereign Earth observation (EO) data amid escalating geopolitical tensions.

A new eight-figure one-year European contract signed early in the quarter significantly lifted performance. Wedbush analyst Dan Ives noted that the defense and intelligence sector represents a major tailwind, stating that “PL is seeing major tailwinds in the geopolitical space, continuing to drive mission-critical demand globally.”

Massive Backlog Gains ...
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Oracle's AI Spending Bill Keeps Growing: Capex Could Hit $100 Billion As Stargate Expands

Anusuya Lahiri — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 16:48:48 +0000

Oracle Corp (NYSE:ORCL) stock slid on Friday as investors grew more cautious about the company’s debt-funded AI infrastructure spending.

Pre-earnings profit-taking and a broader tech selloff, which weighed on the Nasdaq and S&P 500, also added pressure.

BNP Paribas analyst Stefan Slowinski remains bullish on Oracle, keeping an Outperform rating and a $283 price forecast, while expecting the company’s fiscal 2027 capital spending outlook to take center stage when it reports fiscal fourth-quarter results.

Slowinski Expects Oracle To Reaffirm Growth Targets

Slowinski said Oracle continues to make progress on its cloud infrastructure strategy, with financing concerns partly addressed through bring-your-own-cloud arrangements, customer prepayments, and OpenAI’s $122 billion fundraising to support compute needs.

The analyst expects Oracle to deliver a broadly in-line fiscal fourth quarter, including OCI growth near the 92% consensus estimate.

He also expects first-quarter fiscal 2027 guidance to bracket consensus expectations for 27% revenue growth and $1.69 in adjusted EPS, while Oracle reiterates its fiscal 2027 revenue guide of $89 billion.

Capex Outlook Becomes The Key Watch Item

Slowinski expects Oracle’s fiscal 2027 capital expenditure guidance to land between $80 billion ...
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Here's How Much You Would Have Made Owning BlackRock Stock In The Last 20 Years

Benzinga Insights — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 16:45:56 +0000

BlackRock (NYSE:BLK) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 1.56% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 11.0%. Currently, BlackRock has a market capitalization of $154.75 billion.

Buying $100 In BLK: If an investor had bought $100 of BLK stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $776.46 today based on a price ...
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