Cleveland-Cliffs · NYSE: CLF · Steel

CLF stock sentiment

Over the past week, Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) logged about 23 mentions across Reddit, X and news, and the read is an Adanos Hold. The crowd averages 49% bullish but is sharply divided: News runs 100% bullish while X sits at just 22%. Wall Street is more cautious, with 1 of 13 analysts rating CLF a buy.

There is little buzz around CLF this week and little agreement on direction, which is why it reads as a Hold.

Wall Street vs the crowd on CLF

Wall Street’s 8% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from X at 22% to News at 100%. No other tracker puts the two side by side.

Analyst ratings

Hold
Buy 1
Hold 10
Sell 2
Avg target $10.86

13 analysts have weighed in: a Hold consensus: 1 buy call against 2 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $10.86.

13 analysts8% buy share

Crowd sentiment

Hold
Crowd bullish 49%
Spread 78 pts
Most bullish News 100%
Most bearish X 22%

The Adanos signal blends each source’s bullish ratio, source breadth, buzz intensity and 3-day momentum. This week bullish sits right on the neutral line, momentum is improving and the 3 sources disagree sharply, so the read is Hold rather than a clear buy or sell.

3 sourcesWide divergence

Who is bullish on CLF

78pt spread
Wall St
8%
News
100%
Reddit
25%
X
22%
Wall Street (analyst buy share)Crowd average 49%

The crowd runs 41 points hotter than the 8% analyst buy share, retail is ahead of the Street here. The split is inside the crowd: News reads 100% bullish while X sits at 22%, a 78-point spread that single-source trackers miss.

Why CLF reads Hold

Hold +0.3
Bullish Average
Average sentiment is 49.0% bullish, below the 50% neutral line.
-1.3
Trend
More sources are improving than weakening: 1 up, 0 down, 2 flat.
+2.3
Buzz
Discussion intensity is 33.5, well below the usual midpoint.
-2.0
Source Breadth
This signal is based on 3 tracked sources.
+1.5
Consensus
1 bullish source and 2 bearish sources keep the score from getting a consensus bonus.
0.0
Wide divergence dampener applied: heavy disagreement between sources trimmed the pre-score from +0.5 to +0.3.

Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) buzz score vs. EOD price

Over the 30-day window, Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) buzz held moderate around 52.9 while the price drifted down 31.0% across the period. The chart tracks how social and news attention moved against end-of-day price. Average daily trading volume across the displayed trading days is 19.9M shares. Updated Jul 13, 2026. Over the last 7 trading days, CLF held roughly flat. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 39.3 and was variable, swinging between 24.4 and 52.9. Recent volume is in line with the 30-day average, reflecting steady institutional and retail participation. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bullish on 16 of the 17 days with directional mentions, shown as the green, grey and red breakdown bars below the chart.

How each source saw CLF this week

Buzz, bullish share, the loudest item and the positive / neutral / negative split for every tracked source over the last 7 days.

Reddit signal

Open source page
Buzz 30.2
Bullish 25%
Mentions 4
Trend Stable
6 subredditsSentiment +0.1
Pos 28%Neu 67%Neg 6%
r/wallstreetbets Neutral
Loudest Reddit venue with 9 mentions this week.

X signal

Open source page
Buzz 49.1
Bullish 22%
Mentions 18
Trend Rising
18 tweetsSentiment +0.2
Pos 48%Neu 44%Neg 8%
@tengyanAI Neutral 0.02
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♥ 110↻ 12👁 22K views

News signal

Open source page
Buzz 21.2
Bullish 100%
Mentions 1
Trend Stable
9 publishersSentiment +0.1
Pos 35%Neu 47%Neg 18%
Freightwaves Bullish 0.54
“Two private companies have applied to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) for relief from Hours of Service (HOS) rules…” Led by Gurufocus and Investing Com.

Polymarket signal

No Polymarket data for this stock this week.

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Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) at a glance

This week’s sentiment from Adanos, with fundamentals and analyst consensus. A quick-reference snapshot for Jul 13, 2026.

Adanos signal
Hold
Analyst consensus
Hold (1 / 10 / 2)
Crowd bullish (7d)
49%
Avg price target
$10.86
Most bullish source
News, 100%
Most bearish source
X, 22%
Sentiment spread
78 pts
Mentions (7d)
23
Market cap
$5.36B
P/E · Forward P/E
n/a · 29.7
EPS · Beta
-$2.31 · 2.1
Revenue (TTM)
$18.9B · -6% margin
Industry
Steel

Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) stock sentiment FAQ

Is Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) a buy or sell right now?

Based on aggregated sentiment from Reddit, X and News sources, Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) currently carries an Adanos hold signal with 53/100 conviction. The current cross-source average reads 49% bullish across 3 active sources. Those sources contribute 23 tracked mentions over the last 7 days. This is a sentiment-based reading, not financial advice.

What does Reddit say about CLF stock?

Reddit discussion around Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) is fairly quiet with 4 mentions across 6 tracked subreddits. The tone is 25% bullish with stable 3-day activity momentum, suggesting steady attention.

What is the sentiment on CLF stock?

Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) sentiment is mixed across all 3 tracked sources. Reddit reads 25% bullish, News reads 100% bullish and x coverage is the most negative at 22% bullish. The combined signal points to broad mixed pressure with 53/100 conviction.

Why does CLF carry a hold signal right now?

Social sentiment data shows consistently mixed discussion around Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF). All 3 tracked sources lean in different directions, with x being the most bearish at 22% bullish. 3-day activity momentum is rising across X. The hold signal carries 53/100 conviction.

What is driving Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) sentiment right now?

X is the dominant discussion channel with 18 mentions (78% of total volume). Reddit contributes 4 mentions and News contributes 1 mentions. Sentiment is mixed across all sources, while x is the only source with rising 3-day activity.

What does the Adanos hold signal mean for Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF)?

The Adanos signal blends bullish ratio, buzz score, source breadth and 3-day activity momentum into a single buy/sell reading. CLF's hold signal at 53/100 conviction reflects consistently mixed sentiment across multiple platforms. It is a research shortcut, not financial advice.

How fresh is this CLF sentiment data?

The CLF sentiment page is regenerated from the latest 7-day tracking window at each build. Data reflects the most recent Reddit posts, tweets and news articles available in the current publishing cycle.

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