TheStreet.com Power Stock Rankings: May 6

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

1. VisaV: Serve up my crow cold and tough, as I am eating crow on my recent call on Visa. I have been saying to sell Visa and buy MasterCardMA. I should have said buy 'em both as both V and MA had monster runs! Which stock had better relative performance? Let's break it down. If you bought V on the market open of the IPO offering you would have bought it at $59.50; and if you bought MA at the exact same time (March 19 at 11 a.m.) you would have paid around $209. In both scenarios, you would be sitting on an approximate profit of 36% for both stocks. In other words, it is a push in the near term. Do I still prefer MasterCard? Absolutely. MA is the better value with a lower P/E ratio, higher growth rate and no large legal issues overhanging the company. For Visa, I think there is so much retail buying interest in that it can still work its way higher. -- HOLD

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2. AppleAAPL: Apple is on the shining path back to $200. But be careful. No road to glory is ever straight or easy. AAPL is up over 50% in two months and due for a pullback. Be a buyer, but pick your spots. -- BUY

3. PotashPOT: The ag cycle is far from over, and the big pullback last week gives us the chance to buy. If you doubt the strength of the nascent ag cycle, go and read the recent in-depth coverage of the global food shortage and famine in both The New York Times and the Washington Post. The ag story is more than just about ethanol; it is about feeding the masses. -- BUY