Benzinga’s Stock Whisper Index: 5 stocks investors are secretly paying attention to but aren’t talking about yet

every week, Benzinga’s Equity Whisper Index Uses a combination of proprietary data and pattern recognition to reveal five stocks that are hiding beneath the surface and worth watching.

Investors are constantly looking for emerging stocks that are undervalued and under-heralded. There are countless methods available to retail traders, but the challenge often lies in sifting through large amounts of information to uncover new opportunities and understand why certain stocks should be watched.

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SEALs LAES: Last week, Benzinga readers showed a lot of interest in the microchip company and its stock price related to the field of quantum computing.

The company announced Thursday that it had received formal written notice from Nasdaq to return to compliance with the minimum purchase price for the stock. SEALSQ previously received a letter in August and the stock price was below $1.

The company also announced the launch of SEALQUANTUM.com Labs, designed to support the company’s transition to quantum-safe encryption.

“Our SEALQUANTUM.com lab is more than just a platform, it’s our commitment to keeping our customers safe for the future,” SEALSQ CEO Carlos Moreira explain.

SEALSQ was listed on the Stock Whisper Index earlier this month, with its shares in the spotlight due to multiple drone-related partnerships. As interest in drones and quantum computing grows, SEALSQ will likely continue to gain traction among readers.

Below is a five-day chart from SEALSQ’s Benzinga Pro, with the stock up more than 200%. The stock is up more than 600% so far in 2024.

Ligeti Computing Corporation RGTI: Quantum computing stock was one of the most searched stocks for the second week in a row, with the largest increase in interest from Benzinga readers.

Rigetti Computing is leading the way in terms of interest, having recently announced the 84-qubit Ankaa-3 quantum computer. The computer is available through the Rigetti Quantum cloud service and will be available on Microsoft Azure and Amazon Bracket in the first quarter of 2025.

Rigetti also plans to launch a 36-qubit system by mid-2025 and a system with more than 100 qubits by the end of 2025.

“We are very confident in our ability to achieve our roadmap and performance goals,” Rigetti CEO Dr. Subodh Kulkarni explain.

Some investors, including Citron ResearchSkepticism remains as valuations of quantum computing interconnect companies have surged based on recent quantum computing news from Google.

Citron Research tweeted: “Buying RGTI based on Google’s quantum success is as misleading as believing that every TikTok guitarist is the next Taylor Swift.”

Here’s a look at Rigetti stock, which has gained more than 100% over the past five days. The stock is up more than 1,700% year to date.

GameStop Corporation Society of General Mechanical Engineers: While GameStop stock is no longer on the radar these days, interest in the stock surged this week, likely due to a new tweet from an investor growling kitten, Also known as Keith Gill.

On Christmas Day, Jill shared a photo of the gift on X, the second tweet from the Roaring Kitty account in December after months of silence. In a tweet on December 5, the Roaring Kitty X account shared the cover of Time magazine using a computer with a video screen. The film pauses at 1:09, which may point to January 9th as a clue.

GameStop reported quarterly financial results earlier this month, and investors will have to wait months to hear news about the holiday shopping season.

Axon Enterprises axon: The weapons and cloud-based digital evidence company rejoined the Stock Whisper Index, having done so twice in the past two months.

The stock has generated strong reader interest through its recent inclusion in the Nasdaq 100 Index, which is powered by Invesco QQQ Trust QQ. Launched in 1985, the Nasdaq 100 Index is the leading benchmark of Nasdaq-listed non-financial companies. axon, Palantir and micro strategy Is the newest member of the Nasdaq 100 Index.

Axon’s third-quarter revenue and earnings per share beat Wall Street consensus estimates. The quarter continued a streak of beating analysts’ expectations, with revenue and earnings per share now coming in at 10. Axon also shared fourth-quarter revenue guidance, with an expected range of $560 million to $570 million, higher than Wall Street’s forecast of $523 million.

Analysts raised their price targets on Axon following the recent third-quarter earnings report and the 2024 election. Northland maintained an outperform rating and raised the target price from $365 to $550; Needham maintained a buy rating and raised the target price from $525 to $600; Baird maintained an outperform rating and raised the target price from $460 The U.S. dollar was raised to $600.

Comcast Corporation CMCSA: The media and cable company has a strong 2024 box office outlook, which may be one reason investors are paying more attention to the stock.

Comcast has three of the top 10 domestic box office movies of 2024, with “Wicked,” “Twister” and “Kung Fu Panda 4” ranking third, eighth, and 10th respectively. “Wicked” earned critical acclaim and was nominated for multiple Golden Globe Awards. Comcast’s Universal brand earned Variety’s 2024 A grade with “Robot,” a top 10 film and a global box office hit of more than $300 million.

“Universal has accomplished the seemingly impossible: making musicals cool for moviegoers,” Variety wrote of Wicked’s success.

Comcast will report fourth-quarter financial results on January 30, which will provide insight into the performance of the company’s Peacock streaming platform and other divisions. Recent data shows that “Peacock” downloads increased 31% month-over-month in November, which may be due to the platform premiere of “Twisters” and 2024 Election Day coverage.

The media company is likely to highlight its 2025 movie slate, which includes “Jurassic World Rebirth” and “Wicked: Forever,” during its quarterly financial results.

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