TheStreet.com Power Stock Rankings: April 8

During the week of March 31, TheStreet.com readers searched for 10 stocks more than any others. New entrant Schering-Plough(SGP - Cramer's Take - Stockpickr) joins the list this week as investors look for answers to its precipitous decline.

Research associate Patrick Schultz makes the buy, sell or hold call on them below, in the order of their popularity.

Top Ten Most Searched Stocks on TheStreet.com

1. Schering-Plough: Last week, a panel of cardiologists expressed their opinion that the widely used Vytorin drug for lowering cholesterol was not as effective as other drugs and should only be used as a last resort. The news led to a selling frenzy in shares of SGP. However, it is clear that the panic is creating a great buying opportunity. Vytorin is not the only source of revenue for SGP, and the trading is only focusing on this singular news. SGP has one of the strongest pipelines in the industry and I would be a big buyer as they are almost giving away this stock. -- BUY

2. Apple(AAPL - Cramer's Take - Stockpickr): I still have that anecdote from last week showing the insatiable demand for the iPhone outside of the U.S. (visiting friends buying more than one iPhone to bring home) burned in my head. And I realize that Apple actually becomes a great weak dollar play (and boy is our dollar weak). When translated into local currencies, the iPhone is much cheaper than Apple's competitors' inferior product lines. If the iPhone is cheaper than a second-rate product, the consumer decision is a no-brainer. The decision to buy AAPL is a no-brainer also. -- BUY

3. Yamana Gold(AUY - Cramer's Take - Stockpickr): Last week, I said AUY below $15 looks attractive. Well, it is trading under $15 and is looking fine. Recall, AUY is a play on gold prices, and will trade in sympathy with the spot gold price of gold. -- BUY

4. Research In Motion(RIMM - Cramer's Take - Stockpickr): Let's take a moment and glory in the presence of a truly great growth stock. If at anytime you have ever bet against RIMM, you have been dead wrong. The stock is a poster child for what all growth stocks want to be. They added 2.2 million subscribers, doubled sales in the fourth quarter and raised forward guidance. If you think I am getting off this train, you are crazy. -- BUY

5. Visa(V - Cramer's Take - Stockpickr): Lots of hate mail from my "Sell Visa" call from last week. Let me reiterate that V is already more expensive than MasterCard(MA - Cramer's Take - Stockpickr) on a valuation basis. Visa has a market cap over $50 billion and trading at a PE over 50 times actual 2007 EPS. Let's compare this to Mastercard, which has a market cap of roughly $28 billion and equivalent PE of 39 times. Any way you cut these numbers, Visa is more expensive than MasterCard. End of story. -- SELL