Social Buzz: Wallstreetbets Stocks Mostly Higher Premarket Friday; Intel, Advanced Micro Devices to Advance

The most-talked-about stocks in the Reddit subforum Wallstreetbets were mostly higher hours before Friday's opening bell.

Intel (INTC) rose by almost 28% pre-bell, after a 2.3% increase at Thursday's close. The chipmaker reported Q1 results above Wall Street's estimates and issued an upbeat Q2 outlook.

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) advanced by nearly 11% in premarket activity, following a 0.6% increase from Thursday's session.

ServiceNow (NOW) was 1.3% higher in pre-bell hours, after closing Thursday with a 17.8% fall.

Avis Budget Group (CAR) was up 3.1% hours before market open, swinging from a 48.4% fall from the previous session.

Microsoft (MSFT) was 0.8% higher premarket, swinging from a decline of nearly 4% at Thursday's close.

Tesla (TSLA) advanced by 0.8% pre-bell, after a 3.6% fall from the previous session.

Nvidia (NVDA) was slightly higher premarket, following a 1.4% decline at Thursday's close.

DTE Energy (DTE) was down 0.6% in premarket hours, swinging from a 2.7% increase from Thursday's session.

BofA: Saudi Aramco Poised to See Robust Q1 Results Amid Higher Oil Prices

BofA Global Research expects Saudi Arabian Oil Co. (SASE:2222), d/b/a Saudi Aramco, to report robust first-quarter 2026 results, potentially logging its highest profits since the third quarter of 2023."We forecast Aramco's 1Q26 net income (including minority interests) at US$29.7bn, up 19% q/q. The increase is supported by: 1) strong Brent pricing atUS$78/bbl in 1Q26, up 24% q/q offsetting lower crude volumes q/q, which are down 7%, 2) robust downstream with refining margins up 10-20% q/q(based on IOC peers) and the chemical basket price up 10% q/q," analysts wrote Thursday.In terms of revenue, the state-owned oil and gas giant is projected to see a 2% quarterly increase to $113.1 billion. The research firm also noted that Aramco is well placed to ramp up its production once the conflict in the Middle East is resolved.As such, the 2026 and 2027 EPS forecasts were nudged up to 2.07 Saudi riyals and 2.11 riyals, respectively, from 2.06 riyals and 2.10 riyals.The buy rating on the stock was reaffirmed, with a price objective of 34.50 riyals.

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Social Buzz: Wallstreetbets Stocks Mostly Higher Premarket Friday; Intel, Advanced Micro Devices to Advance

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