Five Stocks Retail Traders Are Buzzing About This Week: Google, Amazon, Intel, and More

Driven by retail speculation, earnings reports, AI infrastructure momentum, and a stream of corporate news, retail investors focused on five popular stocks this week on X and Reddit's r/WallStreetBets.

Alphabet Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Intel Inc., Reddit Inc., and Microsoft Corp., spanning industries such as internet search and advertising, e-commerce and cloud computing, semiconductor manufacturing, social media and online communities, and enterprise software and cloud services, reflect strong retail interest.

Alphabet

GOOGL was in the spotlight this week following its third-quarter earnings report on October 28, which showed earnings per share of $2.12, missing the expected $2.99, despite a surge in Google Cloud revenue. The stock fell after the report as investors focused on hefty AI spending, with analysts warning that rising capital expenditures could squeeze profitability. Losses related to Alphabet's investment in Space Exploration Technologies Corp. were also a major factor in the miss. Wall Street is divided: Guggenheim reiterated a Buy rating with a $450 price target, while Barclays cut its target to $405, RBC lowered it to $400, Morgan Stanley reduced it to $375, and Citizens downgraded the stock to Market Perform.

Retail investors are anxious about the stock decline triggered by GOOGL's earnings report.

As of this writing, the stock's 52-week trading range is $270.70 to $408.61, with shares trading around $280 to $284. It is up 3.37% over the past year and down 18.89% over the past six months. The stock is down 9.32% year-to-date. Edge Stock Rankings shows GOOGL has weak price trends in the short, long, and medium term, with a medium value score.

Amazon.com

AMZN was in the spotlight this week following its third-quarter results on October 29, which showed earnings per share of $1.89, missing the expected $1.97, falling short of Wall Street estimates, despite accelerating AWS growth, and the stock declined. Amazon said AWS revenue grew more than 39% year-over-year, reaching an annualized run rate of $184 billion, with CEO Andy Jassy noting AWS backlog of $578 billion, up triple digits year-over-year. Management also said it expects a significant increase in capital expenditures in 2027, projects AWS revenue growth of over 40% in both 2027 and 2028, and plans to make its Trainium AI chips available outside AWS by the end of 2027. Earlier this week, Amazon also drew attention as Anthropic, in which it is a major investor, filed for a Nasdaq IPO.

Some retail investors are discussing AMZN's future revenue streams from data center investments.

As of this writing, the stock's 52-week trading range is $196.00 to $287.20, with shares trading around $225 to $244. It is up 5.86% over the past year and down 7.32% over the past six months. The stock is up 5.62% year-to-date. Edge Stock Rankings shows AMZN has weak price trends in the long, short, and medium term, but a good growth score.

Intel

INTC was in the spotlight this week following its third-quarter earnings report on October 29, which showed earnings per share of 52 cents, beating the expected 37 cents, but the stock was sold off as management painted a picture of a weak PC market and higher spending. CFO David Zinsner said Intel expects the PC unit market to decline about 12% in 2026, with unit declines of over 20% in the second half, and said the company does not expect to generate positive cash flow this year. Intel also maintained total 2026 capital expenditures at $20 billion and said spending should grow strongly in 2027, while CEO Lip-Bu Tan said the server CPU market could expand from about $40 billion to over $200 billion within five years. On October 30, both Bank of America and Roth Capital downgraded Intel to Neutral, while New Street upgraded the stock to Buy earlier this week with a $125 price target.

Bullish retail investors are concerned after INTC's stock decline.

As of this writing, the stock's 52-week trading range is $32.89 to $142.35, with shares trading around $67 to $93. It is up 122.71% over the past year and down 2.83% over the past six months. The stock is up 149.51% year-to-date.

According to Edge Stock Rankings, INTC has weak price trends in the long, medium, and short term.

Reddit

RDDT was in the spotlight this week following its third-quarter results on October 29, which showed earnings per share of $1.40, beating the expected $1.36, with revenue of $895 million, above the expected $878 million. Revenue grew 53% year-over-year, surpassing $3 billion over the past 12 months, but weak guidance weighed on the stock. On the earnings call, CEO Steve Huffman said total visits declined due to reduced search referral traffic, and Google appears to have lowered the ranking of some machine-translated Reddit content, although he said the traffic decline does not reflect underlying consumer demand. Management also said Reddit has "significantly shortened" the time required to train and deploy new models.

Despite the sharp decline in RDDT's stock, retail investors remain bullish.

As of this writing, the stock's 52-week trading range is $126.37 to $131.89, with shares trading around $99 to $130. It is down 38.51% over the past year, down 12.28% over the past six months, and down 43.62% year-to-date. Edge Stock Rankings shows RDDT has weak price trends in the short, long, and medium term, but a good growth score.

Microsoft

MSFT was in the spotlight this week following its first-quarter results on October 28, which showed earnings per share of $4.89, beating the expected $4.72, while Azure growth reached 48%. Management guided for 49% Azure growth in the second quarter and projected AI and infrastructure revenue between $80.1 billion and $80.7 billion, reinforcing the AI-driven growth narrative. Microsoft also said roughly three-quarters of capital expenditures are allocated to short-cycle assets like CPUs and GPUs, highlighting the scale of AI infrastructure spending, and subsequently proceeded with a $25 billion bond offering. Analysts responded by raising price targets, including Wells Fargo to $750, Bernstein to $722, and Citigroup to $680.

Retail investors holding MSFT are pleased following the recent earnings report.

As of this writing, the stock's 52-week trading range is $349.20 to $551.15, with shares trading around $525 to $531. It is down 2.11% over the past year, up 24.90% over the past six months, and up 9.62% year-to-date. Edge Stock Rankings shows MSFT maintains strong price trends in the short, long, and medium term, with a good quality score.

Retail focus includes AI infrastructure momentum, earnings and corporate news-driven narratives, and broader market dynamics this week.