Benzinga's 'Stock Whisper' Index: Five Stocks Investors Secretly Monitor But Don't Talk About Yet

Each week, Benzinga’s Stock Whisper Index uses proprietary data and pattern recognition to highlight five stocks just under the surface that deserve attention.

Investors are constantly on the hunt for undervalued, under-followed and emerging stocks. Retail traders have countless methods at their disposal. Sifting through available information to uncover new opportunities and understand why certain stocks matter can be challenging.

Here’s a look at the Benzinga Stock Whisper Index for the week ending Oct. 30:

Datadog Inc (NASDAQ:DDOG)/a>: The cloud company enters the next week likely ready to forget the declines for software, cloud and technology stocks this week. Shares of the company were down around 14% for the week. While the stock was hit by overall sector weakness, analysts recently raised their price targets on shares, with UBS going from $20 to $320 and Oppenheimer going from $300 to $330. The recent pullback could be one for investors to not ignore./p> figure class="wp-block-image size-full">

Natera Inc (NASDAQ:NTRA)/a>: The diagnostic and research company has come close to appearing on this list in recent weeks and continues to draw strong interest from readers. Shares trade near all-time highs and are up 81% year-to-date. There could be more upside with earnings coming on Thursday. Analysts expect the company to report a loss of 29 cents and revenue of $704.90 million. Natera has beaten analyst estimates for earnings per share in six of the last 10 quarters and beaten analyst estimates for revenue in more than 10 straight quarters./p> figure class="wp-block-image size-full">

Thermo Fisher Scientific (NYSE:TMO)/a>: Keeping the diagnostics theme going, Thermo Fisher is gaining attention from readers, which comes after reporting quarterly financial results on Oct. 21. The company posted a double beat and raised its full-year earnings per share and revenue estimates. Analysts were quick to raise their price targets, even with shares near all-time highs. Third quarter revenue was up 9% year-over-year. Management highlighted strength and increased demand across several business segments./p> figure class="wp-block-image size-full">

Visa Inc (NYSE:V)/a>: The credit card company recently reported fourth-quarter financials with record net revenue for 2026 and a double beat on earnings per share and revenue for the quarter. The company reported its strongest revenue growth in over 15 years and saw strong results across multiple business segments. Management called it "a milestone year." Shares are trading near all-time highs and investors may want to see if there is a pullback at all, but right now credit card companies Visa and Mastercard are both showing strength for the sector./p> figure class="wp-block-image size-full">

Marathon Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:MPC)/a>: The oil company is seeing strong interest from readers, which is likely for two reasons. The company reports third quarter financials on Tuesday and other oil-related companies have been reporting strong quarters. Analysts expect strong growth in earnings per share and revenue with oil prices higher than the year ago period. The company has beaten analyst estimates for earnings per share in eight of the last 10 quarters and for revenue in more than 10 straight quarters. Shares trade near all time highs, but did trade down around 3% on the week. Investors looking for exposure to the higher oil prices could consider Marathon./p> figure class="wp-block-image size-full">

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