--- title: "SpaceX, GameStop, Palantir and More: 5 Stocks Investors Couldn't Stop Buzzing About This Week" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/295302883.md" description: "Retail investors buzzed about five stocks (SPCX, AMD, PLTR, GME, HTZ) from Aug 3-7. SPCX reported Q2 earnings with $7.8B revenue but faced lockup expiration concerns. AMD posted record Q2 revenue of $11.54B and acquired Taalas for AI capabilities. PLTR raised full-year guidance after strong Q2 results driven by sovereign AI demand. GameStop announced a $1.4B debt-to-equity swap, sparking dilution fears despite potential balance sheet strengthening." datetime: "2026-08-08T12:00:20.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/295302883.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/295302883.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/295302883.md) generator: "portal-rs" --- # SpaceX, GameStop, Palantir and More: 5 Stocks Investors Couldn't Stop Buzzing About This Week Retail investors talked up five hot stocks during the week (Aug. 3 to Aug. 7) on X and Reddit’s r/WallStreetBets, driven by retail hype, earnings, AI infrastructure momentum, and corporate news flow. **Space Exploration Technologies Corp.** (NASDAQ:SPCX), **Advanced Micro Devices Inc.** (NASDAQ:AMD), **Palantir Technologies Inc.** (NASDAQ:PLTR), **GameStop Corp.** (NYSE:GME), and **Hertz Global Holdings Inc.** (NASDAQ:HTZ), spanning space, AI, semiconductors, cloud, cybersecurity, gaming, and car rental, reflected strong retail interest. ## **Space Exploration Technologies** - SPCX this week centered on its first public second-quarter 2026 earnings, which showed $7.8 billion in revenue, up 92% year-over-year; an improved net loss of $541 million; strong Starlink growth; AI segment expansion; and a $47.5 billion backlog, though heavy AI-related capex of around $16 billion plus sparked investor concern. The stock then recovered some ground on Aug. 6 amid high volume as a major lockup expired, releasing up to ~911 million insider shares. - Some bullish retail investors were mocking SPCX bears for expecting a decline in the stock after its first tranche of lockup expiration. ![A comment on r/WallStreetBets subreddit.](https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://editorial-assets.benzinga.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/07065200/SPCX-RDDT-07.08.26.png?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg) ***Source: Reddit*** - The stock has traded in a range of $104.83 to $225.64 and declined by 23.39% since its listing. Also, it was 28.36% lower over the last month and up 2.42% in the last five trading sessions, as of the publication of this article. - According to **Benzinga’s Edge Stock Rankings**, SPCX was maintaining a weak price trend over the short, medium, and long terms. ## **Advanced Micro Devices** - AMD’s major news this week centered on its second-quarter 2026 earnings, which showed record revenue of $11.54 billion, up 50% YoY, and adjusted EPS of $1.66, driven by Data Center sales more than doubling to $6.7 billion on strong EPYC CPU and Instinct GPU demand. The company guided third-quarter revenue to about $13 billion and said Data Center revenue should more than double again in 2027. On Aug. 6, AMD announced it would acquire Taalas to strengthen its AI inference capabilities. - Some retail traders believed that AMD’s acquisition of Taalas gives AMD its own hyper-efficient inference chip tech, making its partnership with **Cerebras Systems Inc.** (NASDAQ:CBRS) redundant and destroying the value of CBRS stock. ![A comment on r/WallStreetBets subreddit.](https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://editorial-assets.benzinga.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/07065342/AMD-RDDT-07.08.26.png?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg) ***Source: Reddit*** - The stock had a 52-week range of $149.22 to $584.73, trading around $488 to $494 per share, as of the publication of this article. It advanced by 199.95% over the year and 134.73% in the last six months. The stock was up 128.46% YTD. - **Benzinga’s Edge Stock Rankings** showed that AMD had a weak price trend in the short term but a strong trend in the long and medium terms, with a good quality score. **Read Also: SK Hynix, Meta, Apple, and More: 5 Stocks Investors Couldn't Stop Buzzing About this Week** ## **Palantir Technologies** - PLTR’s dominant story this week was its second-quarter 2026 earnings, which showed revenue of $1.94 billion, up 93% year-on-year, and adjusted EPS of $0.41, powered by "otherworldly" U.S. commercial growth of 149% to $764 million and strong U.S. government results. The company raised full-year 2026 revenue guidance to $8.15–$8.16 billion, from prior ~$7.65–$7.66 billion, along with higher outlooks for operating income and free cash flow, citing surging demand for "sovereign AI." - Despite its “otherworldly” earnings, some retail investors were still skeptical of PLTR’s performance. ![A comment on r/WallStreetBets subreddit.](https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://editorial-assets.benzinga.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/07065500/PLTR-RDDT-07.08.26.png?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg) ***Source: Reddit*** - The stock had a 52-week range of $106.37 to $207.52, trading around $154 to $158 per share, as of the publication of this article. It declined by 213.16% over the year and rose by 14.73% in the last six months. The stock was down 12.28% YTD. - PLTR maintains a strong price trend over the short, long, and medium terms, with a good growth score, as per **Benzinga’s Edge Stock Rankings.** ## **GameStop** - GME’s main news this week was its Aug. 3 announcement of a private exchange of about $1.4 billion in outstanding 0% convertible senior notes due 2030 and 2032 for Class A common stock. This will retire its debt without using cash. The deal is expected to close around Sept. 23, with the share count based partly on a 35-day VWAP starting that day. The move sparked dilution concerns and sent the stock down sharply, wiping out its 2026 gains and hitting multi-month lows, though some retail traders later framed it as balance-sheet strengthening amid the company’s ongoing interest in acquiring **eBay Inc.** (NASDAQ:EBAY). - Some retail investors were still heavily bearish on GME. ![A comment on r/WallStreetBets subreddit.](https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://editorial-assets.benzinga.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/07065628/GME-RDDT-07.08.26.png?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg) ***Source: Reddit*** - The stock had a 52-week range of $18.55 to $28.10, trading around $18 to $20 per share, as of the publication of this article. It fell by 15.69% over the year, down 23.02% over the last six months, and down 4.23% YTD. - According to **Benzinga’s Edge Stock Rankings**, GME was maintaining a weak price trend over the short, medium, and long terms, with a good value score. ## **Hertz Global Holdings** - Hertz’s primary news this week was its second-quarter 2026 earnings, which showed revenue of $2.4 billion, up 10% YoY, an adjusted loss of $0.11 per share, better than the expected $0.24 loss, and Adjusted Corporate EBITDA of $81 million driven by strong pricing and improved utilization despite elevated vehicle recalls. The results boosted confidence in the company’s turnaround, with guidance pointing to third-quarter Adjusted Corporate EBITDA of $275–$325 million and full-year 2026 Adjusted Corporate EBITDA of $225–$275 million. - Hertz was a major topic, with many Redditors discussing its potential as a pump and dump scheme or a short squeeze opportunity. ![A comment on r/WallStreetBets subreddit.](https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://editorial-assets.benzinga.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/07065746/HTZ-RDDT-07.08.26.png?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg) ***Source: Reddit*** - The stock had a 52-week range of $1.4500 to $8.1800, trading around $1 to $3 per share, as of the publication of this article. It fell by 63.73% over the year, down 61.81% over the last six months, and lower by 60.70% YTD. - According to **Benzinga’s Edge Stock Rankings**, HTZ was maintaining a weak price trend over the short, medium, and long terms. 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