Top 10 Most Popular NASDAQ-100 Stocks: AAPL, RIMM, INTC, CSCO, BRCM, QCOM, ORCL, FSLR, AMZN, GOOG (Feb 05, 2012)

Below are the top 10 most popular stocks in the NASDAQ-100 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 55 analysts. It currently receives positive investment ratings from 50 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 5 brokerage analysts. Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) is the 3rd most widely followed stock in this segment of the market. It is covered by 51 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 27 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 44 analysts. It currently receives positive investment ratings from 35 brokerage analysts. Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ:ORCL) is the 7th most widely followed stock in this segment of the market. It is covered by 42 analysts. It currently receives positive investment ratings from 30 brokerage analysts. First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR) is the 8th most widely followed stock in this segment of the market. It is covered by 42 analysts. It currently receives positive investment ratings from 14 brokerage analysts. Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) is the 9th most widely followed stock in this segment of the market. It is covered by 41 analysts. It currently receives positive investment ratings from 25 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 31 brokerage analysts.