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Meme Stocks List

Compare Stocks - Price & Volume

CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. stock logo
AMD
Advanced Micro Devices
$147.41
-0.9%
$122.27
$60.05
$151.05
$235.86 B1.6860.91 million shs62.08 million shs
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. stock logo
BBBY
Bed Bath & Beyond
$0.08
$0.13
$0.07
$30.00
$33.78 M1.49122.76 million shs8.82 million shs
Robinhood Markets, Inc. stock logo
HOOD
Robinhood Markets
$12.74
-3.3%
$10.09
$7.76
$13.51
$11.02 B1.220.36 million shs14.60 million shs
Moderna, Inc. stock logo
MRNA
Moderna
$99.45
+0.7%
$80.38
$62.55
$207.51
$37.92 B1.625.69 million shs5.20 million shs
Tilray Inc stock logo
TLRY
Tilray
$2.30
-4.6%
$1.89
$1.50
$3.59
$1.68 B2.3322.67 million shs28.31 million shs
Tesla, Inc. stock logo
TSLA
Tesla
$248.48
-1.9%
$233.99
$101.81
$299.29
$789.90 B2.26109.73 million shs100.89 million shs
Uniti Group Inc. stock logo
UNIT
Uniti Group
$5.78
-2.0%
$5.24
$2.94
$6.86
$1.38 B1.432.03 million shs892,185 shs
Alcoa Co. stock logo
AA
Alcoa
$34.00
-1.6%
$27.23
$23.07
$57.61
$6.07 B2.396.98 million shs3.30 million shs
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. stock logo
AMC
AMC Entertainment
$6.12
-1.4%
$7.70
$5.93
$85.30
$1.21 B1.719.15 million shs15.13 million shs
BlackBerry Limited stock logo
BB
BlackBerry
$3.54
-0.6%
$3.75
$3.18
$5.75
$2.07 B1.56.97 million shs7.03 million shs
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Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. stock logo
AMD
Advanced Micro Devices
0.00%+5.59%+21.67%+43.37%+135.59%
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. stock logo
BBBY
Bed Bath & Beyond
0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%-96.70%
Robinhood Markets, Inc. stock logo
HOOD
Robinhood Markets
0.00%-1.62%+44.77%+29.87%+65.45%
Moderna, Inc. stock logo
MRNA
Moderna
0.00%+4.81%+27.99%-3.72%-43.65%
Tilray Inc stock logo
TLRY
Tilray
0.00%+5.02%+27.07%-3.77%-10.85%
Tesla, Inc. stock logo
TSLA
Tesla
0.00%-1.61%+3.50%-0.70%+120.46%
Uniti Group Inc. stock logo
UNIT
Uniti Group
0.00%+7.24%+4.52%+22.46%+5.86%
Alcoa Co. stock logo
AA
Alcoa
+0.06%+0.68%+26.58%+17.00%-22.37%
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. stock logo
AMC
AMC Entertainment
+0.08%+0.33%-7.90%-23.40%-85.53%
BlackBerry Limited stock logo
BB
BlackBerry
-0.28%-0.84%-3.67%-24.84%+11.32%

MarketRank™

CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. stock logo
AMD
Advanced Micro Devices
2.2924 of 5 stars
2.53.00.02.43.92.51.9
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. stock logo
BBBY
Bed Bath & Beyond
1.6256 of 5 stars
2.50.00.02.40.61.71.3
Robinhood Markets, Inc. stock logo
HOOD
Robinhood Markets
1.6372 of 5 stars
2.02.00.00.02.03.30.6
Moderna, Inc. stock logo
MRNA
Moderna
2.5247 of 5 stars
4.02.00.04.63.23.30.0
Tilray Inc stock logo
TLRY
Tilray
1.3874 of 5 stars
2.11.00.00.02.70.01.3
Tesla, Inc. stock logo
TSLA
Tesla
2.4999 of 5 stars
2.15.00.03.51.93.32.5
Uniti Group Inc. stock logo
UNIT
Uniti Group
1.49 of 5 stars
1.11.02.50.03.81.70.6
Alcoa Co. stock logo
AA
Alcoa
1.7279 of 5 stars
2.02.01.70.52.91.71.3
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. stock logo
AMC
AMC Entertainment
1.8718 of 5 stars
2.74.00.03.52.00.00.6
BlackBerry Limited stock logo
BB
BlackBerry
2.1254 of 5 stars
4.02.00.00.03.51.70.0

Analyst Ratings

CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. stock logo
AMD
Advanced Micro Devices
2.92
Moderate Buy$137.43-6.77% Downside
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. stock logo
BBBY
Bed Bath & Beyond
1.00
Strong Sell$1.832,223.62% Upside
Robinhood Markets, Inc. stock logo
HOOD
Robinhood Markets
2.08
Hold$12.27-3.67% Downside
Moderna, Inc. stock logo
MRNA
Moderna
2.06
Hold$129.0729.78% Upside
Tilray Inc stock logo
TLRY
Tilray
2.20
Hold$2.8323.19% Upside
Tesla, Inc. stock logo
TSLA
Tesla
2.15
Hold$234.24-5.73% Downside
Uniti Group Inc. stock logo
UNIT
Uniti Group
2.13
Hold$6.227.59% Upside
Alcoa Co. stock logo
AA
Alcoa
2.08
Hold$32.17-5.39% Downside
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. stock logo
AMC
AMC Entertainment
1.33
Strong Sell$10.3569.12% Upside
BlackBerry Limited stock logo
BB
BlackBerry
2.00
Hold$4.6330.65% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings

Latest Meme Stocks Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
12/27/2023
Tesla, Inc. stock logo
TSLA
Tesla
Morgan Stanley
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Reiterated RatingOverweight ➝ Overweight$380.00
12/22/2023
Tesla, Inc. stock logo
TSLA
Tesla
Wedbush
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Boost Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$310.00 ➝ $350.00
12/21/2023
Alcoa Co. stock logo
AA
Alcoa
Bank of America
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Boost Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$28.00 ➝ $36.00
12/21/2023
BlackBerry Limited stock logo
BB
BlackBerry
Canaccord Genuity Group
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Lower Price TargetHold$5.00 ➝ $4.25
12/21/2023
BlackBerry Limited stock logo
BB
BlackBerry
CIBC
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Lower Price TargetNeutral$4.75 ➝ $4.25
12/21/2023
BlackBerry Limited stock logo
BB
BlackBerry
Raymond James
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Lower Price TargetMarket Perform$7.00 ➝ $6.50
12/21/2023
BlackBerry Limited stock logo
BB
BlackBerry
TD Securities
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Lower Price TargetHold$4.00 ➝ $3.75
12/21/2023
BlackBerry Limited stock logo
BB
BlackBerry
Royal Bank of Canada
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Lower Price TargetSector Perform ➝ Sector Perform$4.50 ➝ $4.00
12/21/2023
BlackBerry Limited stock logo
BB
BlackBerry
Robert W. Baird
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Lower Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$5.50 ➝ $5.00
12/18/2023
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. stock logo
AMD
Advanced Micro Devices
The Goldman Sachs Group
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Boost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$137.00 ➝ $157.00
12/18/2023
Tesla, Inc. stock logo
TSLA
Tesla
Royal Bank of Canada
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Lower Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$301.00 ➝ $300.00
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Sales & Book Value

CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. stock logo
AMD
Advanced Micro Devices
$23.60B9.99$5.68 per share25.96$33.96 per share4.34
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. stock logo
BBBY
Bed Bath & Beyond
$6.21B0.01$1.97 per share0.04$2.18 per share0.04
Robinhood Markets, Inc. stock logo
HOOD
Robinhood Markets
$1.36B8.11N/AN/A$7.79 per share1.64
Moderna, Inc. stock logo
MRNA
Moderna
$19.26B1.97$22.76 per share4.37$49.78 per share2.00
Tilray Inc stock logo
TLRY
Tilray
$627.12M2.68$0.00 per share2,534.04$5.07 per share0.45
Tesla, Inc. stock logo
TSLA
Tesla
$81.46B9.70$5.15 per share48.23$14.38 per share17.28
Uniti Group Inc. stock logo
UNIT
Uniti Group
$1.13B1.22$2.29 per share2.52($9.58) per share-0.60
Alcoa Co. stock logo
AA
Alcoa
$10.62B0.57$8.52 per share3.99$37.24 per share0.91
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. stock logo
AMC
AMC Entertainment
$3.91B0.31N/AN/A($50.78) per share-0.12
BlackBerry Limited stock logo
BB
BlackBerry
$656M3.16$0.37 per share9.54$1.41 per share2.51

Profitability & Earnings

CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. stock logo
AMD
Advanced Micro Devices
$1.32B$0.121,228.5251.015.990.94%5.61%4.55%1/30/2024 (Estimated)
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. stock logo
BBBY
Bed Bath & Beyond
-$559.62M-$15.20N/AN/AN/A-20.54%N/A-18.68%N/A
Robinhood Markets, Inc. stock logo
HOOD
Robinhood Markets
-$1.03B-$0.82N/A91.00N/A-41.54%-10.62%-2.78%2/14/2024 (Estimated)
Moderna, Inc. stock logo
MRNA
Moderna
$8.36B-$9.35N/AN/AN/A-38.00%-2.14%-1.60%2/22/2024 (Estimated)
Tilray Inc stock logo
TLRY
Tilray
-$1.45B-$2.26N/AN/AN/A-216.38%-4.02%-3.17%1/9/2024 (Confirmed)
Tesla, Inc. stock logo
TSLA
Tesla
$12.58B$3.1179.9077.175.0211.21%21.47%12.16%1/24/2024 (Estimated)
Uniti Group Inc. stock logo
UNIT
Uniti Group
-$8.27M-$0.18N/A3.99N/A-2.95%N/A-0.68%2/23/2024 (Estimated)
Alcoa Co. stock logo
AA
Alcoa
-$123M-$4.93N/A52.31N/A-8.24%-6.73%-2.99%1/17/2024 (Confirmed)
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. stock logo
AMC
AMC Entertainment
-$973.60M-$4.12N/AN/AN/A-10.69%N/A-3.98%2/27/2024 (Estimated)
BlackBerry Limited stock logo
BB
BlackBerry
-$734M-$0.99N/AN/AN/A-68.47%-4.27%-2.26%4/4/2024 (Estimated)

Latest Meme Stocks Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
1/17/2024N/A
Alcoa Co. stock logo
AA
Alcoa
-$0.94N/A+$0.94N/AN/AN/A  
1/9/2024N/A
Tilray Inc stock logo
TLRY
Tilray
-$0.05N/A+$0.05N/AN/AN/A  
12/20/202311/30/2023
BlackBerry Limited stock logo
BB
BlackBerry
-$0.03$0.01+$0.04$0.05$165.15 million$175.00 million    
11/8/2023Q3 2023
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. stock logo
AMC
AMC Entertainment
-$0.20-$0.09+$0.11-$0.26$1.26 billion$1.41 billion      
11/7/2023Q3 2023
Robinhood Markets, Inc. stock logo
HOOD
Robinhood Markets
-$0.10-$0.09+$0.01-$0.09$479.51 million$467.00 million    
11/2/2023Q3 2023
Moderna, Inc. stock logo
MRNA
Moderna
-$2.01-$1.39+$0.62$6.75$1.37 billion$1.83 billion
10/31/2023Q3 23
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. stock logo
AMD
Advanced Micro Devices
$0.6770$0.70+$0.0230$0.88$5.70 billion$5.80 billion      
10/18/202309/30/2023
Tesla, Inc. stock logo
TSLA
Tesla
$0.73$0.66-$0.07$0.53$24.19 billion$23.35 billion    
10/18/202309/30/2023
Alcoa Co. stock logo
AA
Alcoa
-$1.13-$1.14-$0.01-$1.34$2.59 billion$2.60 billion    
10/4/2023Q1 2024
Tilray Inc stock logo
TLRY
Tilray
-$0.05-$0.10-$0.05-$0.10$174.30 million$177.00 million    

Dividends

CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. stock logo
AMD
Advanced Micro Devices
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. stock logo
BBBY
Bed Bath & Beyond
$0.68861.85%N/AN/A N/A
Robinhood Markets, Inc. stock logo
HOOD
Robinhood Markets
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Moderna, Inc. stock logo
MRNA
Moderna
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Tilray Inc stock logo
TLRY
Tilray
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Tesla, Inc. stock logo
TSLA
Tesla
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Uniti Group Inc. stock logo
UNIT
Uniti Group
$0.6010.38%+17.49%N/A N/A
Alcoa Co. stock logo
AA
Alcoa
$0.401.18%N/AN/A N/A
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. stock logo
AMC
AMC Entertainment
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
BlackBerry Limited stock logo
BB
BlackBerry
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Latest Meme Stocks Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
11/1/2023
Uniti Group Inc. stock logo
UNIT
Uniti Group
quarterly$0.1511.5%12/14/202312/15/20231/4/2024
10/18/2023
Alcoa Co. stock logo
AA
Alcoa
quarterly$0.101.51%10/30/202310/31/202311/17/2023
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Debt

CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. stock logo
AMD
Advanced Micro Devices
0.03
2.19
1.61
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. stock logo
BBBY
Bed Bath & Beyond
N/A
0.73
0.17
Robinhood Markets, Inc. stock logo
HOOD
Robinhood Markets
N/A
1.31
1.31
Moderna, Inc. stock logo
MRNA
Moderna
0.04
2.46
2.35
Tilray Inc stock logo
TLRY
Tilray
0.08
1.54
1.11
Tesla, Inc. stock logo
TSLA
Tesla
0.04
1.69
1.18
Uniti Group Inc. stock logo
UNIT
Uniti Group
N/A
0.03
0.03
Alcoa Co. stock logo
AA
Alcoa
0.30
1.66
0.83
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. stock logo
AMC
AMC Entertainment
N/A
0.64
0.64
BlackBerry Limited stock logo
BB
BlackBerry
N/A
0.89
0.89

Ownership

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. stock logo
AMD
Advanced Micro Devices
68.43%
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. stock logo
BBBY
Bed Bath & Beyond
64.16%
Robinhood Markets, Inc. stock logo
HOOD
Robinhood Markets
58.98%
Moderna, Inc. stock logo
MRNA
Moderna
64.51%
Tilray Inc stock logo
TLRY
Tilray
8.86%
Tesla, Inc. stock logo
TSLA
Tesla
41.87%
Uniti Group Inc. stock logo
UNIT
Uniti Group
89.08%
Alcoa Co. stock logo
AA
Alcoa
79.55%
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. stock logo
AMC
AMC Entertainment
28.79%
BlackBerry Limited stock logo
BB
BlackBerry
42.66%

Miscellaneous

CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. stock logo
AMD
Advanced Micro Devices
25,0001.60 billion1.59 billionOptionable
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. stock logo
BBBY
Bed Bath & Beyond
32,000428.10 million420.82 millionOptionable
Robinhood Markets, Inc. stock logo
HOOD
Robinhood Markets
2,300864.78 million684.82 millionNot Optionable
Moderna, Inc. stock logo
MRNA
Moderna
3,900381.28 million321.42 millionOptionable
Tilray Inc stock logo
TLRY
Tilray
1,600730.29 million725.32 millionOptionable
Tesla, Inc. stock logo
TSLA
Tesla
127,8553.18 billion2.38 billionOptionable
Uniti Group Inc. stock logo
UNIT
Uniti Group
784238.67 million235.81 millionOptionable
Alcoa Co. stock logo
AA
Alcoa
13,100178.47 millionN/AOptionable
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. stock logo
AMC
AMC Entertainment
33,694198.36 million197.80 millionOptionable
BlackBerry Limited stock logo
BB
BlackBerry
3,181585.35 million574.00 millionOptionable

Meme Stocks Headlines

SourceHeadline
BlackBerry Limited (NYSE:BB) CFO Steve Rai Sells 12,645 SharesBlackBerry Limited (NYSE:BB) CFO Steve Rai Sells 12,645 Shares
americanbankingnews.com - December 25 at 5:48 AM
BlackBerry Q3 Earnings: The Worst Is Yet To ComeBlackBerry Q3 Earnings: The Worst Is Yet To Come
seekingalpha.com - December 22 at 8:40 AM
BlackBerry (NYSE:BB) Given New $5.00 Price Target at Robert W. BairdBlackBerry (NYSE:BB) Given New $5.00 Price Target at Robert W. Baird
americanbankingnews.com - December 22 at 5:30 AM
BlackBerry (NYSE:BB) Given New $4.00 Price Target at Royal Bank of CanadaBlackBerry (NYSE:BB) Given New $4.00 Price Target at Royal Bank of Canada
americanbankingnews.com - December 22 at 5:30 AM
BlackBerry (NYSE:BB) PT Lowered to $4.25BlackBerry (NYSE:BB) PT Lowered to $4.25
americanbankingnews.com - December 22 at 4:36 AM
BlackBerry (NYSE:BB) PT Lowered to $3.75BlackBerry (NYSE:BB) PT Lowered to $3.75
americanbankingnews.com - December 22 at 4:36 AM
BlackBerry (NYSE:BB) Given New $6.50 Price Target at Raymond JamesBlackBerry (NYSE:BB) Given New $6.50 Price Target at Raymond James
americanbankingnews.com - December 22 at 4:36 AM
Canaccord Genuity Group Trims BlackBerry (NYSE:BB) Target Price to $4.25Canaccord Genuity Group Trims BlackBerry (NYSE:BB) Target Price to $4.25
americanbankingnews.com - December 22 at 4:36 AM
BlackBerry (NYSE:BB) Shares Gap Down  on Analyst DowngradeBlackBerry (NYSE:BB) Shares Gap Down on Analyst Downgrade
americanbankingnews.com - December 22 at 1:32 AM
Carnival, Blackberry, Carmax: Trending tickersCarnival, Blackberry, Carmax: Trending tickers
finance.yahoo.com - December 21 at 5:01 PM
Blackberry tumbles on weak quarterly forecastBlackberry tumbles on weak quarterly forecast
msn.com - December 21 at 12:00 PM
BlackBerry Future Remains Quite UncertainBlackBerry Future Remains Quite Uncertain
seekingalpha.com - December 21 at 8:30 AM
BB Stock Earnings: BlackBerry Beats EPS, Beats Revenue for Q3 2024BB Stock Earnings: BlackBerry Beats EPS, Beats Revenue for Q3 2024
investorplace.com - December 21 at 12:03 AM
BlackBerry Earnings Preview: 3 Things To WatchBlackBerry Earnings Preview: 3 Things To Watch
seekingalpha.com - December 15 at 8:00 AM
Glenn Howerton Reveals How Real-Life “BlackBerry” Figure Reacted to His Performance: He Had a Blast (Exclusive)Glenn Howerton Reveals How Real-Life “BlackBerry” Figure Reacted to His Performance: 'He Had a Blast' (Exclusive)
yahoo.com - November 28 at 5:45 PM
‘BlackBerry’: Read The Screenplay From Matt Johnson & Matthew Miller That Recounts How A Tech Marvel’s Battery Died For Good‘BlackBerry’: Read The Screenplay From Matt Johnson & Matthew Miller That Recounts How A Tech Marvel’s Battery Died For Good
yahoo.com - November 27 at 4:37 PM
Significant BlackBerry Cybersecurity Deal with the Government of Malaysia at APEC Leaders Summit welcomed by Canadian and Malaysian Prime MinistersSignificant BlackBerry Cybersecurity Deal with the Government of Malaysia at APEC Leaders' Summit welcomed by Canadian and Malaysian Prime Ministers
finance.yahoo.com - November 17 at 8:16 AM
BlackBerrys High-Stakes Gamble: Juggling IoT IPO And Debt ResolutionBlackBerry's High-Stakes Gamble: Juggling IoT IPO And Debt Resolution
seekingalpha.com - November 14 at 11:40 AM
BlackBerry Will Make You Nostalgic for That Tiny Keyboard'BlackBerry' Will Make You Nostalgic for That Tiny Keyboard
aol.com - November 12 at 6:55 AM
CEO John Chen, who saved BlackBerry from collapse, is retiringCEO John Chen, who saved BlackBerry from collapse, is retiring
techzine.eu - November 3 at 1:02 PM
BlackBerry stock jumps as company confirms John Chen’s exit as CEO after 10 yearsBlackBerry stock jumps as company confirms John Chen’s exit as CEO after 10 years
theglobeandmail.com - November 1 at 8:48 PM
BB Stock Alert: What to Know as BlackBerry Announces CEO DepartureBB Stock Alert: What to Know as BlackBerry Announces CEO Departure
investorplace.com - October 31 at 11:06 AM
CEO John Chen out at BlackBerryCEO John Chen out at BlackBerry
therecord.com - October 30 at 6:08 PM
BlackBerry Taps Richard Lynch as Interim CEOBlackBerry Taps Richard Lynch as Interim CEO
msn.com - October 30 at 6:08 PM

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Advanced Micro Devices

NASDAQ:AMD
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. operates as a semiconductor company worldwide. It operates in four segments: Data Center, Client, Gaming, and Embedded segments. The company offers x86 microprocessors and graphics processing units (GPUs) as an accelerated processing unit, chipsets, data center, and professional GPUs; and embedded processors, and semi-custom system-on-chip (SoC) products, microprocessor and SoC development services and technology, data processing unites, field programmable gate arrays (FPGA), and adaptive SoC products. It also provides processors under the AMD Ryzen, AMD Ryzen PRO, Ryzen Threadripper, Ryzen Threadripper PRO, AMD Athlon, AMD Athlon PRO, and AMD PRO A-Series brand names; graphics under the AMD Radeon graphics and AMD Embedded Radeon graphics; and professional graphics under the AMD Radeon Pro graphics brand name. In addition, the company offers data center graphics under the Radeon Instinct and Radeon PRO V-series brands, as well as servers under the AMD Instinct accelerators brand; server microprocessors under the AMD EPYC brands; embedded processor solutions under the AMD Athlon, AMD Geode, AMD Ryzen, AMD EPYC, AMD R-Series, and G-Series brands; FPGA products under the Virtex-6, Virtex-7, Virtex UltraScale+, Kintex-7, Kintex UltraScale, Kintex UltraScale+, Artix-7, Artix UltraScale+, Spartan-6, and Spartan-7 brands; adaptive SOCs under the Zynq-7000, Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC, Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoCs, Versal HBM, Versal Premium, Versal Prime, Versal AI Core, Versal AI Edge, Vitis, and Vivado brands; and compute and network acceleration board products under the Alveo brand. It serves original equipment and design manufacturers, public cloud service providers, system integrators, independent distributors, online and brick and mortar retailers, and add-in-board manufacturers through its direct sales force, independent distributors, and sales representatives. The company was incorporated in 1969 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.
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Bed Bath & Beyond

NASDAQ:BBBY
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. engages in the operation of retail stores and retails domestics merchandise and home furnishings. Its products include domestic merchandise and home furnishings such as bed linens and related items, bath items, kitchen textiles, kitchen and tabletop items, fine tabletop, basic house wares, general home furnishings, and consumables. The company was founded by Warren Eisenberg and Leonard Feinstein in 1971 and is headquartered in Union, NJ.
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Robinhood Markets

NASDAQ:HOOD
Robinhood Markets, Inc. operates financial services platform in the United States. Its platform allows users to invest in stocks, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), options, gold, and cryptocurrencies. The company provides various learning and education solutions comprise Snacks, a digest of business news stories; Learn, which is an online collection of beginners' guides, feature tutorials, and financial dictionary; Newsfeeds that offer access to free premium news from various sites, such as Barron's, Reuters, and Dow Jones; Snacks, an accessible digest of business news stories for new generation of investors. It also offers In-App Education, a resource that covers investing fundamentals, including why people invest, a stock market overview, and tips on how to define investing goals, as well as allows customers to understand the basics of investing before their first trade; and Crypto Learn and Earn, an educational module available to various crypto customers through Robinhood Learn to teach customers the basics related to cryptocurrency. Robinhood Markets, Inc. was incorporated in 2013 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.
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Moderna

NASDAQ:MRNA
Moderna, Inc., a biotechnology company, discovers, develops, and commercializes messenger RNA therapeutics and vaccines for the treatment of infectious diseases, immuno-oncology, rare diseases, autoimmune, and cardiovascular diseases in the United States, Europe, and internationally. Its respiratory vaccines include COVID-19, influenza, respiratory syncytial virus, spikevax, and hMPV/PIV3 vaccines; latent vaccines comprise cytomegalovirus, epstein-barr virus, herpes simplex virus, varicella-zoster virus, and human immunodeficiency virus vaccines; and public health vaccines consists of Zika and Nipah vaccines. The company also offers systemic secreted and cell surface therapeutics; cancer vaccines, such as personalized cancer, KRAS, and checkpoint vaccines; intratumoral immuno-oncology products; localized regenerative, systemic intracellular, and inhaled pulmonary therapeutics. It has strategic alliances and collaborations with AstraZeneca; Merck; Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated; Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Europe) Limited; Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A.; Metagenomi, Inc.; Carisma Therapeutics, Inc.; CytomX Therapeutics; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency; Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority; Institute for Life Changing Medicines; and The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, as well as a strategic partnership with Caris Life Sciences to advance mRNA-Based oncology therapeutics. The company was formerly known as Moderna Therapeutics, Inc. and changed its name to Moderna, Inc. in August 2018. Moderna, Inc. was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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Tilray

NASDAQ:TLRY
Tilray, Inc. engages in the research, cultivation, processing, and distribution of medical cannabis. The company offers its products in Argentina, Australia, Canada, Chile, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Germany, New Zealand, and South Africa. Tilray, Inc. is headquartered in Nanaimo, Canada.
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Tesla

NASDAQ:TSLA
Tesla, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, leases, and sells electric vehicles, and energy generation and storage systems in the United States, China, and internationally. It operates in two segments, Automotive, and Energy Generation and Storage. The Automotive segment offers electric vehicles, as well as sells automotive regulatory credits; and non-warranty after-sales vehicle, used vehicles, retail merchandise, and vehicle insurance services. This segment also provides sedans and sport utility vehicles through direct and used vehicle sales, a network of Tesla Superchargers, and in-app upgrades; purchase financing and leasing services; services for electric vehicles through its company-owned service locations and Tesla mobile service technicians; and vehicle limited warranties and extended service plans. The Energy Generation and Storage segment engages in the design, manufacture, installation, sale, and leasing of solar energy generation and energy storage products, and related services to residential, commercial, and industrial customers and utilities through its website, stores, and galleries, as well as through a network of channel partners; and provision of service and repairs to its energy product customers, including under warranty, as well as various financing options to its solar customers. The company was formerly known as Tesla Motors, Inc. and changed its name to Tesla, Inc. in February 2017. Tesla, Inc. was incorporated in 2003 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.
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Uniti Group

NASDAQ:UNIT
Uniti, an internally managed real estate investment trust, is engaged in the acquisition and construction of mission critical communications infrastructure, and is a leading provider of fiber and other wireless solutions for the communications industry. As of September 30, 2023, Uniti owns approximately 139,000 fiber route miles, 8.4 million fiber strand miles, and other communications real estate throughout the United States.
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Alcoa

NYSE:AA
Alcoa Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, produces and sells bauxite, alumina, and aluminum products in the United States, Spain, Australia, Iceland, Norway, Brazil, Canada, and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Bauxite, Alumina, and Aluminum. It engages in bauxite mining operations; and processes bauxite into alumina and sells it to customers who process it into industrial chemical products, as well as aluminum smelting and casting businesses. The company offers primary aluminum in the form of alloy ingot or value-add ingot to customers that produce products for the transportation, building and construction, packaging, wire, and other industrial markets. In addition, it owns hydro power plants that generates and sells electricity in the wholesale market to traders, large industrial consumers, distribution companies, and other generation companies. The company was formerly known as Alcoa Upstream Corporation and changed its name to Alcoa Corporation in October 2016. The company was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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AMC Entertainment

NYSE:AMC
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the theatrical exhibition business. The company owns, operates, or has interests in theatres in the United States and Europe. AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1920 and is headquartered in Leawood, Kansas.
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BlackBerry

NYSE:BB
CylancePROTECT, an endpoint protection platform and mobile threat defense solution; CylanceOPTICS, an endpoint detection and response solution; CylanceGUARD, a managed detection and response solution; CylanceGATEWAY, an AI-empowered zero-trust network access solution; CylancePERSONA, a user and entity behavior analytics solution; BlackBerry unified endpoint management, a central software component for secure communications platform; BlackBerry Dynamics, a development platform and secure container for mobile applications; and BlackBerry Workspaces solutions. It also provides BlackBerry SecuSUITE, a multi-OS voice and text messaging solution; BlackBerry AtHoc and BlackBerry Alert, which are secure and networked critical event management solutions; BlackBerry QNX that offers real-time operating systems, hypervisors, middleware, development tools, and professional services; BlackBerry Certicom, a cryptography and key management product; BlackBerry Radar, an asset monitoring solution; and BlackBerry IVY, an intelligent vehicle data platform. In addition, the company is involved in the patent licensing and legacy service access fees business. The company has a partnership with Stellar Cyber Inc. to deliver Open XDR for comprehensive threat detection and response. The company was formerly known as Research In Motion Limited and changed its name to BlackBerry Limited in July 2013. BlackBerry Limited was incorporated in 1984 and is headquartered in Waterloo, Canada.

Key Points

  • Meme stocks are companies that saw soaring share prices during the early part of 2021.
  • Most meme stocks had heavy levels of short interest, which resulted in parabolic short squeezes.
  • Meme stocks were a beneficiary of easy money policies during the COVID-19 pandemic and are unlikely to regain their meteoric highs.

What is a meme stock? 

If you were an active trader during the early months of 2021, you could watch the meme stock rally unfold in real-time. Investors and institutions will study the events of that time for decades as immense fortunes were made (and lost) in just a few weeks. 

While the meme stocks are fizzling out today, it's important to understand how the craze came about and whether these companies are still worthy of our capital in the present day.

What is a Meme Stock?

So what is a meme stock, exactly? And what is a meme stock rally? To borrow a quote from a famous Supreme Court justice, it's something you'll know when you see it. Meme stocks aren't a specific sector or class of equities, but a loosely-tied group of securities paraded about by social media influencers, retail investors and pot-stirring CEOs.

To understand meme stocks and pick the next meme stock, you'll need to understand the meme definition. In a broad sense, a meme is simply an imitation, such as an image or video spread around the internet. Anyone with a Facebook or Twitter account has encountered a meme, like the Drake Hotline Bling image or the two "Always Has Been" astronauts. Usually, people use memes repeatedly with different quotes or connotations, which enables them to spread virally over social media.

The meme stock meaning piggybacks on this viral nature as many traders flocked to these stocks due to repeated pushing on Reddit, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and other social media outlets. News of these stocks spread like wildfire throughout the internet, causing lots of dollars to flow in from various sources. 

what is a meme stock

Meme Stocks, Explained

The meme stock market has a few overarching characteristics. First, most of these companies are small by the measure of market cap. It's much easier for a viral trend to lead to actual price movement when the float and market cap are small. 

Secondly, the original meme stocks had a sense of nostalgia attached to them. Video game retailer GameStop Corp. (NASDAQ: GME) was the original meme stock and many traders had fond childhood memories of visiting GameStop locations and selecting their favorite console games. AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. (NYSE: AMC) is another meme stock led by nostalgic feelings, since who didn't love going to the movies in their youth?

Finally, the key to meme stock mania was short interest. The original meme stocks were shorted heavily by certain institutions and hedge funds, which many retail traders viewed as a coordinated attack on these businesses. The concentration of short selling from sophisticated investors created a narrative in which meme stock traders viewed themselves as a force for good, fighting back against "Wall Street pros" who unfairly harmed their favorite businesses. This "us vs. them" mentality created a rallying cry for social media influencers to push these stocks for moral reasons. 

The reality of the situation was murkier. Many of these companies were in severe financial distress, and they based the short thesis on actual stats, not market manipulation. Retail traders considered hedge funds a monolithic entity even though many hedge funds profited from parabolic meme stock moves while others lost billions on their short positions.

Learn more: Best Meme Stocks to Buy Now and Best Meme ETFs to Buy Now

How Social Media Influences Meme Stocks

Meme stocks tend to go viral just like your typical internet meme. In most cases, these viral stock trending instances stay confined to certain sections of social media, like finance people on Twitter or the WallStreetBets group on Reddit. Occasionally, a person with a large following can induce a viral craze that results in millions of dollars of altered market cap.

Tesla CEO and social media provocateur Elon Musk is one of those people. During the meme stock craze of 2021, Musk tweeted several times about GameStop and the meme-themed cryptocurrency Dogecoin, causing both prices to escalate after he published his tweets. 

However, "virality" works both ways, and memes often have short lifespans. Social media influencers can push meme stocks higher if enough eyeballs land on their posts, but the rallies usually dissipate as quickly as they start. And for those who entered these stocks at the end of the rally fray, the results were frequently disastrous

When Did Meme Stocks Start?

GameStop was the original meme stock, garnering significant attention on the WallStreetBets Reddit board. An investor named Keith Gill (known by his Reddit handle, which we can't print here) proposed a theory about the beaten-down game retailer, claiming the stock was so heavily shorted by institutions that a large short squeeze could occur. Gill accumulated shares and stock options beginning in 2019, sharing his insights and activities with the WallStreetBets board. 

In January 2021, former Chewy Inc. (NASDAQ: CHWY) CEO Ryan Cohen joined the GameStop board, which sparked the short squeeze. Hedge funds and retail investors piled into the stock, lowering the price and forcing short sellers to buy more shares to close out their positions. GameStop rocketed 1,500% in weeks, and several other heavily shorted stocks such as AMC, Blackberry Inc. (NASDAQ: BB) and Bed Bath and Beyond Inc. joined the action with their short squeezes. 

Meme stocks saw drastic price movements into Q2 of 2021, but the mania began to fade at that point, and many of these stocks crashed down hard from their peaks. For example, AMC reached a high of over $72 per share in May of 2021 but was back trading under $15 by the end of the year. 

Meme Stock Terms to Know

You may read and hear about some particular meme stock terms. Take a look, just in case meme stocks come back into vogue:

  • Short squeeze: The catalyst of most parabolic meme stock moves is a short squeeze. A short squeeze is like feedback into a microphone: it builds on itself through a loop. When a stock is shorted, the investor must borrow shares and sell them immediately, intending to repurchase them later, after the price has declined. Short sellers must scramble to buy shares to close out their positions when the price rises quickly, creating intense demand for the stock. They force prices higher as longs and shorts gobble up shares.
  • Diamond hands: When someone holds a meme stock through bouts of extreme volatility, they are said to hold the shares with "diamond hands." Traders with diamond hands can tolerate the volatility and believe in the long-term goals of the meme stock trading groups.
  • Paper hands: The opposite of diamond hands is paper hands. A trader with paper hands will sell shares at the first sign of trouble or volatility, which makes them a target of ridicule amongst the "true believers" in the meme stock brigade.
  • Fear, uncertainty and doubt (FUD): Since many of the meme stocks had poor financials or questionable management, plenty of articles or analyst media appearances focused on the downside risk of these companies. Meme stock traded considered this type of media to be FUD, a catch-all term to describe any pundit, investor or institution that didn't believe in the meme stock thesis.

Examples of Meme Stocks

The original meme stock, GameStop, is a brick-and-mortar video game retailer that many meme stock traders remember vividly from childhood. GameStop shares rose from around $20 to over $400 in a few weeks, kicking off the meme stock craze.

Another heavily shorted childhood favorite, AMC, was on sketchy financial ground as moviegoers turned to streaming services over theaters. AMC CEO Adam Aron leaned into the meme stock craze, announcing several ventures appealing to meme stock traders (while quietly unloading his own shares at elevated prices).

Another troubled retailer, Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (NASDAQ: BBBY), also benefited from a short squeeze in early 2021. Unfortunately, BBBY remains in financial peril and has struggled to find a buyer for its declining business.

Is the Meme Stock Craze Over?

While meme stocks remain popular trades in certain sections of social media and the internet, the days of meteoric gains are probably over. Remember, these companies were shorted for a reason. Many of them had faced declining revenue and obsolescence in the face of newer competitors, especially meme stocks in the retail sector.

You likely have missed your opportunity if you're attempting to get rich quickly on meme stocks. Meme stocks are still volatile trades, and proper timing can result in some fast profits. But life-changing wealth from owning GameStop or AMC shares won't be coming back anytime soon, if ever. The short squeezes are over, and all that remains are the downtrodden companies and their fanatical followers.

Meme Stocks Had Their Day, but the Fun is Likely Over

The meme stock craze of 2021 will undoubtedly be an interesting lesson in business and economics courses over the next few years, but like all memes, they have fizzled out, and most participants have moved on to something else. Stocks trending on the news will always garner attention, and financial media like CNBC certainly leaned into this craze. (Who can forget the legendary Ja Rule interview on "Fast Money"?) 

Meme stocks are still volatile, and you can profit on both the downside and upside, but traders made the easy money long ago. Meme stocks today are just another form of gambling amongst risk-seeking retail traders.

FAQs

Still interested in learning what a meme stock is? Here are a few frequently asked questions about these mercurial markets.

What are the meme stocks today?

Today, the meme stocks remain the same as they were in their heyday: GameStop, AMC, BlackBerry, Bed Bath and Beyond and the like. But volatility has petered out, and many meme stocks today are down over 90% from their highs during the mania. If you want to invest in meme stocks long term, you better have an excellent reason for an unexpected turnaround in the underlying businesses.

Are meme stocks real investments?

Meme stocks aren't long-term investments since most are downtrodden companies with heavy short interest. Meme stocks are best used as short-term trading vehicles for quick profits, especially today, now that media attention and social media "virality" has faded into the background.

Dan Schmidt

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Stocks, Fundamental and Technical Analysis

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