NASDAQ: COST · Discount Stores
Over the past week, Costco Wholesale (COST) pulled in about 387 mentions across Reddit, X and news, and the read is an Adanos Hold. The crowd averages 53% bullish but is sharply divided: News runs 84% bullish while Reddit sits at just 33%. Wall Street is more constructive, with 22 of 37 analysts rating COST a buy.
“COST shows mixed sentiment without a clear catalyst.”Adanos /explain
Wall Street’s 59% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from Reddit at 33% to News at 84%. No other tracker puts the two side by side.
37 analysts have weighed in: a Buy consensus: 22 buy calls against 2 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $1,076.91.
The Adanos signal blends each source’s bullish ratio, source breadth, buzz intensity and 3-day momentum. This week bullish sits above the neutral line, momentum is cooling and the 3 sources disagree sharply, so the read is Hold rather than a clear buy or sell.
Analysts sit 6 points above the crowd average of 53%, the professionals are more constructive than retail. The split is inside the crowd: News reads 84% bullish while Reddit sits at 33%, a 51-point spread that single-source trackers miss.
Over the 30-day window, Costco Wholesale (COST) buzz held moderate around 44.3 while the price drifted down 1.1% 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 2.8M shares. Updated Jul 20, 2026. Over the last 7 trading days, COST gained 3.1%. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 51.0 and was relatively stable, swinging between 42.6 and 56.6. Recent volume is in line with the 30-day average, reflecting steady institutional and retail participation. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bullish on 19 of the 19 days with directional mentions, shown as the green, grey and red breakdown bars below the chart.
Buzz, bullish share, the loudest item and the positive / neutral / negative split for every tracked source over the last 7 days.
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Based on aggregated sentiment from Reddit, X and News sources, Costco Wholesale (COST) currently carries an Adanos hold signal with 58/100 conviction. The current cross-source average reads 53% bullish across 3 active sources. Those sources contribute 387 tracked mentions over the last 7 days. This is a sentiment-based reading, not financial advice.
Reddit discussion around Costco Wholesale (COST) is fairly quiet with 15 mentions across 13 tracked subreddits. The tone is 33% bullish with falling 3-day activity momentum, suggesting cooling attention.
The crowd reads split on Costco Wholesale (COST), averaging 53% bullish across 3 tracked sources over the last 7 days. The two ends of the range are News at 84% bullish and Reddit at 33%, a 51-point spread. On the professional side, 22 of 37 analysts rate COST a buy.
Of the 37 analysts covering Costco Wholesale (COST), 22 rate it a buy, 13 a hold and 2 a sell, for a buy consensus. The average price target is $1,076.91. That puts the street ahead of the crowd, which averages 53% bullish.
Costco Wholesale (COST) sentiment is mixed across all 3 tracked sources. X reads 42% bullish, News reads 84% bullish and reddit coverage is the most negative at 33% bullish. The combined signal points to broad mixed pressure with 58/100 conviction.
Social sentiment data shows consistently mixed discussion around Costco Wholesale (COST). All 3 tracked sources lean in different directions, with reddit being the most bearish at 33% bullish. 3-day activity momentum is falling across Reddit and X and News. The hold signal carries 58/100 conviction.
X is the dominant discussion channel with 353 mentions (91% of total volume). News contributes 19 mentions and Reddit contributes 15 mentions. Sentiment is mixed across all sources.
The Adanos signal blends bullish ratio, buzz score, source breadth and 3-day activity momentum into a single buy/sell reading. COST's hold signal at 58/100 conviction reflects consistently mixed sentiment across 3 tracked sources. It is a research shortcut, not financial advice.
The COST 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.
These stocks share a comparable sentiment profile to Costco Wholesale with similar bullish ratios, signal direction and discussion volume. All 6 peers carry hold signals, pointing to broad mixed pressure rather than an COST-specific issue.
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