Benzinga | May 28, 2021 08:29AM EDT

Benzinga Pro's Top 5 Stocks To Watch For Friday, May 28, 2021: BYND, ZM, VTNR, PLTR, F

Today's 5 Stock Ideas

* Beyond Meat (BYND) - Shares were up 4% Friday morning as traders circulated the name as a new Reddit stonk.

* Zoom Video Communications (ZM) - Will report Q1 earnings on Tuesday, Jun. 1 after market close.

* Vertex Energy (VTNR) - The second-most searched ticker on Benzinga Pro (behind AMC Entertainment (AMC)) over the last 24 hours. The stock was up more than 300% this week following news the company will buy an Alabama refinery. A Craig-Hallum analyst on Thursday said the deal for the refinery could drive as much as $12-$15 per share in value.

* Palantir Technologies (PLTR) - Shares were up about 2.5% ahead of the open following news of a $111 million contract for the company to provide mission command platform for US Special Operations Command.

* Ford (F) - An article from Benzinga on Thursday highlighted Ford shares broke out from an ascending triangle pattern.