Top 10 Most Popular S&P 500 Stocks: AAPL, INTC, CSCO, BRCM, NE, QCOM, CRM, ORCL, TXN, FSLR (Feb 05, 2012)

Below are the top 10 most popular stocks in the S&P 500 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. Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) is the 2nd 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 3rd 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 4th 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. Noble Corporation (NYSE:NE) is the 5th most widely followed stock in this segment of the market. It is covered by 46 analysts. It currently receives positive investment ratings from 37 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. salesforce.com, inc. (NYSE:CRM) is the 7th most widely followed stock in this segment of the market. It is covered by 43 analysts. It currently receives positive investment ratings from 32 brokerage analysts. Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ:ORCL) 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 30 brokerage analysts. Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) is the 9th most widely followed stock in this segment of the market. It is covered by 42 analysts. It currently receives positive investment ratings from 23 brokerage analysts. First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR) is the 10th 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.