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Here is a look at the most-searched stocks on Benzinga Pro for December 2024. Current prices and year-to-date performance are based on Dec. 31 and do not include dividends. Data for the month of November was not tracked.

1. Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA)

• Current Price: $403.84
• 52-Week Range: $138.80 to $488.54
• Year-to-Date Return: +62.6%
• September/October Ranking: 3^rd/1^st

2. Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI)

• Current Price: $30.48
• 52-Week Range: $17.25 to $122.90
• Year-to-Date Return: +6.8%
• September/October Ranking: 7^th/5^th

3. NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA)

• Current Price: $134.29
• 52-Week Range: $47.32 to $152.89
• Year-to-Date Return: +178.8%
• September/October Ranking: 1^st/2^nd

4. SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:SPY)

• Current Price: $586.08
• 52-Week Range: $466.44 to $609.07
• Year-to-Date Return: +24.0%
• September/October Ranking: 2^nd/4^th

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5. SoundHound AI (NASDAQ:SOUN)

• Current Price: $19.84
• 52-Week Range: $1.62 to $24.98
• Year-to-Date Return: +853.9%
• September/October Ranking: Not in Top 20/Not in Top 20

6. Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR)

• Current Price: $75.63
• 52-Week Range: $15.67 to $77.98
• Year-to-Date Return: +356.2%
• September/October Ranking: 12^th/14^th

7. Quantum Computing (NASDAQ:QUBT)

• Current Price: $16.55
• 52-Week Range: $0.35 to $27.15
• Year-to-Date Return: +1,759.6%
• September/October Ranking: Not in Top 20/Not in Top 20

8. Rigetti Computing (NASDAQ:RGTI)

• Current Price: $15.26
• 52-Week Range: $0.66 to $19.35
• Year-to-Date Return: +1,558.7%
• September/October Ranking: Not in Top 20/Not in Top 20

9. MicroStrategy Inc (NASDAQ:MSTR)

• Current Price: $289.62
• 52-Week Range: $43.89 to $542.99
• Year-to-Date Return: +322.7%
• September/October Ranking: Not in Top 20/16^th

10. Nukkleus Inc (NASDAQ:NUKK)

• Current Price: $36.67
• 52-Week Range: $1.30 to $78.32
• Year-to-Date Return: +58.6%
• September/October Ranking: Not in Top 20/Not in Top 20

Honorable Mentions: The following stocks were the 11^th to 20^th most-searched tickers on Benzinga Pro in December 2024.

Why It's Important: Tesla ranked as the most-searched ticker on Benzinga Pro for another month, taking the crown for the month of December. The stock is regularly one of the most-searched tickers on the site each month.

Super Micro Computer climbed up the leaderboard for the month, ranking second in December. The surge in interest came with shares down significantly in the month.

Nvidia ranked third for the month of December, its lowest ranking in several months of tracking.

Several companies made their first appearance on the list of most-searched tickers with the theme of quantum computing stocks showing through in the monthly rankings. Quantum Computing, Rigetti and D-Wave Quantum all ranked among the top 20 searched tickers for the month of December.

Nukkleus was another newcomer to the top 10 and will be worth watching to see if this is a one-month inclusion or start of investor momentum.

On the ETF front, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ranked fourth for the month and continues to be one of the most-watched ETFs. The Invesco QQQ Trust ETF, which tracks the Nasdaq 100 fell to 20^th for the month after ranking 15^th in October and sixth in September.

Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) was one of the bigger surprises in December. The stock is regularly ranked among the top 10 most-searched tickers and ranked eighth in October. The stock fell out of the top 20, ranking 25^th in December.

Overall the month of December saw four of the same top 10 tickers from October and eight of the top 20 tickers from October.

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