Rocket Lab, Beyond Meat, Micron Technology And More: 5 Stocks Investors Couldn't Stop Buzzing About This Week

Retail investors talked up five hot stocks this week (March 30 to April 2) on X and Reddit's r/WallStreetBets, driven by retail hype, Iran war, earnings, AI buzz, and corporate news flow.

Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA), Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ:MU), Rocket Lab Corp. (NASDAQ:RKLB), Nike Inc. (NYSE:NKE), and Beyond Meat Inc. (NASDAQ:BYND), spanning investing, crypto, streaming, semiconductors, social media, and gaming, reflected diverse investor interests.

Tesla

• TSLA reported the first quarter 2026 vehicle deliveries this week. It came in at 358,000 units, missing Wall Street expectations around 372,000. It was also down sequentially, despite a modest year-over-year rise and stronger China-made EV sales.

• Some retail investors mocked TSLA for the stock decline despite falling after missing delivery targets.

• The stock had a 52-week range of $214.25 to $498.83, trading around $360 to $361 per share, as of the publication of this article. It rose 27.53% over the year, fell by 17.30% and 19.82% over the last six months and year-to-date, respectively.

• TSLA had a weaker price trend in the short, medium, and long term, with a moderate growth ranking, as per Benzinga's Edge Stock Rankings.

Micron Technology

• MU saw a volatile trading week as investor concerns over Google’s newly released TurboQuant AI algorithm, which could significantly compress memory requirements and potentially dampen long-term demand for high-bandwidth memory. However, analysts like Shawn Kim and Lennart Heim dismissed the market’s negative response, predicting that the technology will broaden AI adoption and fuel long-term demand. Consequently, they viewed the stock drop as a prime buying opportunity.

• Some retail investors were joking about the volatility that MU’s stock has witnessed this week.

• The stock had a 52-week range of $61.54 to $471.34, trading around $364 to $366 per share, as of the publication of this article. It advanced by 313.36% over the year and 99.31% in the last six months. The stock was also up 28.32% YTD.

• MU had a weak price trend in the short term but a strong trend in the medium and long terms, with a good quality ranking as per Benzinga's Edge Stock Rankings.

Rocket Lab

• RKLB was in focus as it received a regulatory approval on March 30 from Germany's Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy for its acquisition of laser communications specialist Mynaric, clearing a key hurdle with the deal now expected to close in April 2026. The move strengthens Rocket Lab's space systems portfolio with in-house optical terminal technology, enhances its ability to serve defense and commercial constellations, and supports European expansion plans. Also, the reports of SpaceX confidentially filing for an initial public offering fueled optimism around the space sector.

• Some retail investors admitted to pumping space stocks on SpaceX optimism.

• The stock had a 52-week range of $61.87 to $69.39, trading around $67 to $68 per share, as of the publication of this article. It advanced 250.21% over the year, 29.08% in the last six months, but it was down 2.91% YTD.

• Benzinga's Edge Stock Rankings showed that RKLB had a strong price trend in the long term but a weak trend in the short and medium terms.

Nike

• Nike plunged after reporting fiscal third-quarter 2026 results. The company beat analysts’ estimates, with its revenue coming in at $11.24 billion and earnings at 35 cents per share. However, the stock declined as CEO Elliot Hill noted that aggressive inventory clearing created a roughly five-point headwind to reported results, but emphasized it was an "intentional" and "necessary" maneuver to improve marketplace health and secure sustainable long-term growth. Needham analysts said that trends remain challenging as China continues to be “a pressure point” due to “unhealthy inventory levels.”

• Some retail investors were regretting their decision to buy NKE calls as the stock plunged despite beating estimates.

• The stock had a 52-week range of $43.17 to $80.17, trading around $43 to $44 per share, as of the publication of this article. It was down 31.97% over the year, 40.74% over the last six months, and 30.64% YTD.

• NKE maintains a weaker price trend over the short, medium, and long terms, with a poor growth score as per Benzinga's Edge Stock Rankings.

Beyond Meat

• Beyond Meat faced intense pressure this week, as it released its delayed fourth quarter 2025 and full-year results. Its revenue fell 19.7% YoY to $61.6 million, missing estimates, amid persistent demand weakness for its higher-priced plant-based products, with a larger-than-expected operating loss. The company swung to a GAAP net profit thanks to a large non-cash gain from debt restructuring, but it guided first-quarter 2026 revenue at $57–59 million, which was below consensus. On April 2, the company announced that Beyond Burger and Beyond Steak became the first plant-based meat products to qualify as climate solutions.

• Some investors were hoping for a steeper fall, calling BYND’s vegan meat a “science experiment.”

• The stock had a 52-week range of $0.5000 to $7.6900, trading around $0.5 to $0.6 per share, as of the publication of this article. It declined by 80.76% over the year, 74.49% over the last six months, and 27.51% YTD.

• According to Benzinga's Edge Stock Rankings, BYND was maintaining a weak price trend over the short, medium, and long terms.

Retail focus blended meme-driven narrative with earnings outlook and corporate news flow, as the S&P 500, Dow Jones, and Nasdaq witnessed negative market action during the week.

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