4 Stocks Twitter Is Buzzing About

Social sentiment is becoming an increasingly important part of the puzzle when it comes to stock market analytics. According to Market Prophit, which tracks both crowd sentiment and experts' views on Twitter, a handful of stocks are buzzing this Friday afternoon:

• Sears Holdings Corp SHLD
• Alibaba Group Holding Ltd BABA
• Intercept Pharmaceuticals Inc ICPT
• Yahoo! Inc. YHOO

Market Prophit's Igor Gonta said Sears, in particular, is "up big on [the company] trying to convert to a REIT." Sentiment among both the crowd and Twitter's most skilled traders is bullish.

Very critical for Sears to see an increase in its stock price on the REIT news today, if not... @KevinKingsbury $SHLD

— Brian Sozzi (@BrianSozzi) November 7, 2014

$SHLD continues to try ANYTHING to stay in business. via @Street_Insider http://t.co/5lAeqjf5cx

— David Blair (@crosshairtrader) November 7, 2014

Alibaba, meanwhile, also holds a bullish outlook from both segments of users according to Market Prophit.

The top ten traded stocks by TD Ameritrade clients yesterday were $BABA, $TSLA, $QCOM, $AAPL and $FB.

— Nicole Sherrod (@TDANSherrod) November 7, 2014

$BABA obviously still very strong. I'll cover that one in my Weekend Video for sure.

— Justin Pulitzer (@JustinPulitzer) November 7, 2014

Intercept Pharmaceuticals, which Gonta explained is "down huge on bad earnings," is experiencing bearish crowd sentiment, but Twitter's most experienced traders remain bullish.

Commented on StockTwits: $ICPT is at the mercy of Big boys (HEDGIES) now a days. They're making a killing by mani... http://t.co/Fw86wUe990

— Victor Roberts, MD (@Drragu) November 7, 2014

http://t.co/Rjh4roKwq4 $icpt this is what got so many excited about their drug. Really astounding photo

— blocktrader (@surfnsup) November 7, 2014

Yahoo, lastly, is supported by bullish crowd sentiment and bearish experts, Market Prophit reported.

$yhoo gunning for $50. What a beast it has become lately! Thank u $baba #stocks #yahoo

— sandeep matai (@sandeepmatai) November 7, 2014