EXCLUSIVE: Benzinga Moneymaker Series: Top 5 stocks for investors to watch

Investors are looking for undervalued, underfollowed and emerging stocks to spot opportunities. The rise of social networks and marketers has given way to countless methods for discovering new information. For some, it's overwhelming.

Benzinga's Moneymaker Index uses a combination of proprietary data and pattern recognition to present five stocks each week that are just below the surface and deserve attention.

The index overlays editorial commentary to help understand why these stocks are interesting and whether they touch on an area that the investor and casual reader should watch.

Here is a snapshot of the Benzinga Moneymaker Index for the week of December 8, 2022.

Bank of America: Banking giant Bank of America BAC has ranked on the Moneymaker Index, with the stock attracting huge interest last week. Bank stocks were down almost 10% on the week, nearly matching their biggest weekly drop since June 2020. Many of the biggest banking firms saw their stocks fall over the week on news of jobs and hiring freezes.

JPMorgan JPM CEO Jamie Dimon's comments also signaled additional recession risk.

BioVie: Clinical-stage biotechnology company BioVie Inc. BIVI had a huge week with a significant rise in its share price and several trading halts after the company announced results of the Phase 2 trial for NE3107 and its potential to treat Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease.

The company's shares are now up 40% since the start of 2022 after a strong week.

Carvana: Online used car company Carvana Co CVNA has had a wild week with reports of the company's potential bankruptcy filing, sending shares plummeting. With bankruptcy and possible restructuring top of mind for investors, a new report says lenders aren't expecting the worst.

Carvana shares traded higher on Friday on hopes that the company would not go bankrupt. Carvana shares are down more than 90% since the start of 2022.

The company was one of the most searched tickers on Benzinga Pro in November 2022.

GameStop: Video game retailer GameStop Corp GME has seen strong investor interest after reporting its third quarter financial results. GameStop posted third-quarter revenue of $1.186 billion, which was below analysts' expectations.

The company highlighted new and expanded brand relationships and the strength of its growing collectibles business when discussing the results.

GameStop also said it plans to cut costs and may use its cash for acquisitions.

IDEX Biometrics: Fingerprint and biometrics company IDEX Biometrics IDBA has seen renewed interest over the past week. The company announced a partnership at the end of November to develop its biometric payment cards in India.

With a market capitalization of around $150 million, IDEX Biometrics could see its share...