TheStreet.com Power Stock Rankings: Feb. 5

During the week of Jan. 28, TheStreet.com readers searched for these 10 stocks more than any others. Below, research associate Patrick Schultz makes the Buy, Sell or Hold call on them below, in the order of their popularity.

Top 10 Most Searched Stocks on TheStreet.com, February 4

1. Apple(AAPL Quote - Cramer on AAPL - Stock Picks): The heartbreak continues for the Apple bulls as the fast money is quickly moving out of tech and into financials and other "early-cycle" sectors. Apple has become a victim of its own success, as there was so much easy money made in the past couple years that everybody thought the stock would go up forever. I don't see any big upside catalysts on the horizon, meaning the stock will be trading-range bound, but the fundamental story is sound and Apple is a great long-term investment. -- BUY

2. CountryWide Financial(CFC Quote - Cramer on CFC - Stock Picks): This stock now trades in-line with BAC and a merger spread. To review, earlier this month Bank of America offered 0.1822 BAC shares for each CFC share. If you are not an arbitrage trader, you should not be trading this stock. -- SELL

3. Google(GOOG Quote - Cramer on GOOG - Stock Picks): Tough call as Mr. Google suffered two big downside whammies in the past week -- a bad earning miss and news of a potential Microsoft-Yahoo! hookup. But, GOOG is now extremely oversold. I don't expect any wild upside moves until there is more visibility on these two issues. However, I do believe the stock can get a quick technical bounce back to the $530-$550 range. Buy it for a trade, but nothing more than that. -- BUY

4. Microsoft(MSFT Quote - Cramer on MSFT - Stock Picks): I was dazzled by their earnings report last week and now I am impressed with their aggressive bid for the lost sailor, aka Yahoo!. If I had to think of one company with the firepower and willingness to play dirty to win -- as that is what it will take to beat Mister Google -- it would be Mister Softee. It will be fascinating to watch this Battle Royale over the next few months. -- BUY

5. Citigroup(C Quote - Cramer on C - Stock Picks): Just like clockwork, the financials took off with the recent rate cuts that showed the Fed waking up to the problems our economy faces and cutting rates. Even the poor ugly step-child of the financial sector was not left behind. The stock is up over 19% in two weeks, and I cannot recommend buying Citi after such a large price move. I think we will get lower price levels to establish a position, but I have been saying that for the past four points. -- HOLD