Top Reddit Stocks Last Week: GME, EBAY, and MU

May 18, 8:31 am

Reddit cooled off from the prior week, but the leaderboard barely changed. GameStop led with 8,943 mentions, followed by eBay at 6,254 and Micron at 4,188.

The biggest names were still GameStop and eBay

GameStop was again the most-mentioned stock on Reddit, even after mentions fell 38% week over week. eBay stayed right behind it, with mentions down 31%. That matters because both names were being pulled by the same headline.

The core narrative was GameStop’s unsolicited bid for eBay and eBay’s rejection of it. Those rejection posts were the biggest drivers of attention for both tickers, which kept them near the top even as broader Reddit activity cooled. GameStop shares fell 10.1% for the week, while eBay rose 6.4%.

eBay got the more interesting debate

eBay was not just riding the GameStop headline. Reddit users spent the rest of the week arguing over what the proposal meant, whether GameStop should authorize more shares, and whether a deal would be good for holders. Some posts backed the idea and framed it as a strategic expansion. Others focused on dilution risk and pushed back hard.

There was also separate chatter around eBay’s Australia fee changes, including free selling for some sellers and a new buyer protection setup. That gave eBay a second angle on Reddit beyond the takeover drama. The result was a stock that stayed central to the conversation even as total mentions moved lower.

Micron had the clearest fresh catalyst

Micron looked different from the meme-heavy names. Mentions fell 17% week over week, which was a milder drop than many other chip stocks, and the tone stayed bullish. The main catalyst was simple: Reddit locked onto the idea that a possible Samsung worker strike could tighten memory supply and make Micron a direct beneficiary.

Several of the biggest MU posts framed it as the cleanest trade if Samsung output gets disrupted, especially in memory and HBM. But the stock still fell 6.5% on the week. A separate high-engagement post tied that drop to a broader tech selloff after Trump left Beijing without a deal. So Reddit saw a supply-side upside story, while the market traded the macro risk instead.

The rest of tech cooled faster

If there was one broad shift last week, it was narrowing focus. AMD mentions dropped 74% week over week, Intel fell 65%, and NVIDIA dropped 45%. Those names still drew attention, but the posts leaned more toward portfolio screenshots, profit-taking, and macro reactions than a new company-specific catalyst.

That is why GameStop, eBay, and Micron stood out. GameStop and eBay had the biggest shared narrative on the board, while Micron had the cleanest fresh trade thesis.

Top Reddit Stocks This Week

Company		Mentions	Sentiment	Price	AI Score
	GameStop GME	8,943 -38%	Neutral	$21.83 -10%	20
	eBay EBAY	6,254 -31%	Neutral	$114.56 +6%	44
	Micron Technology MU	4,188 -17%	Bullish	$698.25 -7%	72
	NVIDIA NVDA	2,239 -45%	Bullish	$221.76 +3%	66
	Microsoft MSFT	2,006 -23%	Neutral	$417.66 +1%	47
	Intel INTC	1,295 -65%	Neutral	$106.75 -15%	39
	Google GOOG	1,259 -53%	Bullish	$398.53 +0%	53
	AMD AMD	1,113 -74%	Bullish	$415.92 -9%	54
	Tesla TSLA	1,068 -26%	Bullish	$408.20 -5%	60

For retail investors, last week was not about a brand new meme cycle. It was about a few event-driven stories breaking through a quieter tape. GameStop stayed huge, eBay carried the sharpest debate, and Micron offered the clearest new catalyst.

For more information and to stay updated on the most mentioned stocks on Reddit in realtime, visit Trending Stocks on Reddit.

This article was written with AI assistance. Verify important details before making investment decisions.

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