Time for your daily dose of trending tickers, the stocks you're following based on your Yahoo Finance ticker searches.

GameStop

GameStop (GME) looked unstoppable. Shares are sharply higher after the company beat first quarter earnings estimates. Revenue was also slightly ahead of expectations. The video game retailer said sales of its new game software was strong and gave an upbeat outlook for the full year.

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Splunk

Splunk (SPLK) is took a hit despite reporting decent earnings results. The big-data software maker posted a quarterly loss of a penny a share. That's better than the loss of $0.03 a share, the street was expecting. The company also raised revenue guidance for the year. Splunk's sales and customer base has grown rapidly, as well as the stock. For the past year, shares are up nearly 60%, which could account for the profit taking.

Altera & Intel

Possible deal talks put Altera (ALTR) and Intel (INTC) in focus. Altera is the bigger gainer on reports it is close to being acquired by larger rival Intel for as much as $54 a share. That's nearly 15% above Altera's Thursday closing price. The New York Post says the deal is likely by the end of next week.