Top 10 Most Popular NASDAQ Stocks: AAPL, RIMM, INTC, CSCO, BRCM, QCOM, FSLR, ORCL, TXN, GOOG (Jan 21, 2012)

Below are the top 10 most popular stocks in the NASDAQ Composite index, based on the number of brokerage analysts following them.

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is the 1st most widely followed stock in this segment of the market. It is covered by 54 analysts. It currently receives positive investment ratings from 49 brokerage analysts. Research In Motion Limited (USA) (NASDAQ:RIMM) is the 2nd most widely followed stock in this segment of the market. It is covered by 54 analysts. It currently receives positive investment ratings from 6 brokerage analysts. Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) is the 3rd most widely followed stock in this segment of the market. It is covered by 52 analysts. It currently receives positive investment ratings from 22 brokerage analysts. Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) is the 4th most widely followed stock in this segment of the market. It is covered by 48 analysts. It currently receives positive investment ratings from 28 brokerage analysts. Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ:BRCM) is the 5th most widely followed stock in this segment of the market. It is covered by 47 analysts. It currently receives positive investment ratings from 35 brokerage analysts.

QUALCOMM, Inc. (NASDAQ:QCOM) is the 6th most widely followed stock in this segment of the market. It is covered by 45 analysts. It currently receives positive investment ratings from 36 brokerage analysts. First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR) is the 7th most widely followed stock in this segment of the market. It is covered by 45 analysts. It currently receives positive investment ratings from 15 brokerage analysts. Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ:ORCL) is the 8th most widely followed stock in this segment of the market. It is covered by 44 analysts. It currently receives positive investment ratings from 33 brokerage analysts. Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) is the 9th most widely followed stock in this segment of the market. It is covered by 43 analysts. It currently receives positive investment ratings from 24 brokerage analysts. Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) is the 10th most widely followed stock in this segment of the market. It is covered by 40 analysts. It currently receives positive investment ratings from 32 brokerage analysts.