NBIS, SMCI, CRWV and More: 5 Stocks Investors Couldn't Stop Buzzing About This Week

Retail investors talked up five hot stocks during the week (Aug. 10 to Aug. 14) on X and Reddit’s r/WallStreetBets, driven by retail hype, earnings, AI infrastructure momentum, and corporate news flow.

SanDisk Corp. (NASDAQ:SNDK), Nebius Group N.V. (NASDAQ:NBIS), Reddit Inc. (NYSE:RDDT), CoreWeave Inc. (NYSE:CRWV), and Super Micro Computer Inc. (NASDAQ:SMCI), spanning memory, hardware, neocloud, social networking, AI, and semiconductor sectors, reflected strong retail interest.

SanDisk

• SNDK saw continued post-earnings momentum from its strong fiscal fourth-quarter results, driven by AI/datacenter demand, an Argus upgrade to Buy on Aug. 10, and a joint Aug. 12 announcement with Kioxia of new high-performance 9th-gen QLC 3D flash memory for AI applications. On its Aug. 13 Investor Day, management outlined mid-to-high-teens revenue growth for FY2028–2030, sustained ~80% gross margins, long-term customer contracts, and plans to return 100% of excess cash to shareholders.

• Most retail investors were highly bullish on SNDK, along with Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ:MU).

• The stock has traded in a range of $42.82 to $2,354.39, trading around $1,527 to $1,590 per share, as of the publication of this article. It advanced by 3,150.61% over the year and 143.89% in the last six months. The stock was up 543.74% year-to-date.

• According to Benzinga’s Edge Stock Rankings, SNDK was maintaining a weak price trend over the short term but a strong trend in the medium and long terms, with a poor value score.

Nebius Group

• NBIS reported strong second-quarter 2026 results on Aug. 12, with revenue surging 454% year-over-year to $582.3 million, beating estimates, AI cloud revenue up 514%, and adjusted EBITDA turning positive at $236 million; the company highlighted four landmark AI cloud deals averaging over $1 billion each. It also raised its year-end 2026 contracted power target to 5 GW and reaffirmed full-year guidance. A subsequent short-seller note by Hunterbrook Media on Aug. 13 about potential data-center construction delays prompted a mild pullback.

• Some retail traders who missed adding to their NBIS positions were regretting the miss amid the bullishness.

• The stock had a 52-week range of $62.01 to $299.86, trading around $254 to $259 per share, as of the publication of this article. It advanced by 261.09% over the year and 160.22% in the last six months. The stock was up 204.69% YTD.

• Benzinga’s Edge Stock Rankings showed that NBIS had a strong price trend in the short, long, and medium terms, with a poor value score

Reddit

• RDDT saw its shares jump sharply this week after the announcement on or around Aug. 13 that it will join the S&P 500 index, boosting investor sentiment following earlier post-earnings volatility; separately, on Aug. 12, the company disclosed that Chief Legal Officer Benjamin Lee will step down effective mid-September, with Paul Cappuccio expected to take over the role.

• Reddit users were ecstatic about the stock’s addition to the S&P 500 index.

• The stock had a 52-week range of $119.27 to $282.95, trading around $157 to $179 per share, as of the publication of this article. It declined by 32.65% over the year and rose by 13.23% in the last six months. The stock was down 31.21% YTD.

• RDDT maintains a strong price trend over the short and medium terms but a weak trend in the long term, with a good growth score, as per Benzinga’s Edge Stock Rankings.

CoreWeave

• CRWV closed a $2.6 billion delayed-draw term loan facility on Aug. 10 to fund AI infrastructure expansion, then reported strong second-quarter 2026 results on Aug. 11, with revenue more than doubling year-over-year to $2.58 billion, beating estimates, a better-than-expected adjusted loss, a $104 billion revenue backlog, plus over $25 billion in new third-quarter commitments, and raised full-year revenue and capital expenditure guidance.

• While most retail investors were largely bullish, a few questioned CRWV’s heavy debt following its earnings.

• The stock had a 52-week range of $60.55 to $153.20, trading around $105 to $107 per share, as of the publication of this article. It fell by 9.74% over the year, up 10.67% over the last six months, and higher by 48.43% YTD.

• According to Benzinga’s Edge Stock Rankings, CRWV was maintaining a strong price trend over the short, medium, and long terms.

Super Micro Computer

• SMCI reported fiscal fourth quarter and full-year 2026 results on Aug. 11, with revenue of $11.1 billion, up 93% year-over-year, near the low end of prior guidance amid some customer site delays, higher gross margins of 17.5%, and a strong non-GAAP EPS beat of $1.70; the company highlighted more than $60 billion in new orders and a record backlog, while guiding fiscal 2027 revenue to $65–$72 billion and first quarter revenue to $14.5–$15.5 billion, sending shares higher.

• Some retail investors, despite being bearish on the stock long-term, took positions in it to participate in the post-earnings rally.

• The stock had a 52-week range of $19.48 to $58.78, trading around $38 to $40 per share, as of the publication of this article. It fell by 15.00% over the year, up 28.23% over the last six months, and higher by 33.79% YTD.

• According to Benzinga’s Edge Stock Rankings, SMCI was maintaining a strong price trend over the short, medium, and long terms, with a good quality score.

Retail focus comprised AI infrastructure momentum, earnings, and corporate news-driven narratives with broader market action during the week.

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