Analyst ratings
Across 26 analysts the consensus is a Strong Buy: 17 buy calls against 1 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $132.59.
NASDAQ: CSCO · Communication Equipment
Over the past week, Cisco Systems (CSCO) saw about 1,819 mentions across Reddit, X and news plus 18 Polymarket trades, and the read is an Adanos Hold. The crowd averages 50% bullish but is far apart: Polymarket runs 100% bullish while Reddit sits at just 23%. Wall Street is more constructive, with 17 of 26 analysts rating CSCO a buy.
There is steady buzz around CSCO this week but little agreement on direction, which is why it reads as a Hold.
Wall Street’s 65% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from Reddit at 23% to Polymarket at 100%. No other tracker puts the two side by side.
Across 26 analysts the consensus is a Strong Buy: 17 buy calls against 1 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $132.59.
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 4 sources disagree sharply, so the read is Hold rather than a clear buy or sell.
Analysts sit 15 points above the crowd average of 50%, the professionals are more constructive than retail. The split is inside the crowd: Polymarket reads 100% bullish while Reddit sits at 23%, a 77-point spread that single-source trackers miss.
Weekly price context: this Alpha Vantage chart keeps its own dated range; the sentiment metrics elsewhere on this page may be newer. Over the 30-day window, Cisco Systems (CSCO) buzz held elevated around 65.0 while the price drifted down 0.2% 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 22.8M shares. Updated Aug 15, 2026. Over the last 7 trading days, CSCO lost 7.6%. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 58.7 and was variable, swinging between 40.5 and 75.8. Recent volume is running above the 30-day average, suggesting heightened trading interest. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bullish on 21 of the 21 days with directional mentions, shown as the green, grey and red breakdown bars below the chart.
Signal metrics use the latest 7 days; contributor and breadth context uses the 30-day chart window.
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| Adanos signal | Hold |
|---|---|
| Analyst consensus | Strong Buy (17 / 8 / 1) |
| Crowd bullish (7d) | 50% |
| Avg price target | $132.59 |
| Most bullish source | Polymarket, 100% |
| Most bearish source | Reddit, 23% |
| Sentiment spread | 77 pts |
| Mentions (7d) | 1,819 + 18 trades |
| Market cap | $440.18B |
| P/E · Forward P/E | 33.6 · 25.8 |
| EPS · Beta | $3.32 · 1.0 |
| Revenue (TTM) | $63.33B · 21% margin |
| Industry | Communication Equipment |
Based on aggregated sentiment from Reddit, X, News and Polymarket sources, Cisco Systems (CSCO) currently carries an Adanos hold signal with 73/100 conviction. The current cross-source average reads 50% bullish across 4 active sources. Those sources contribute 1,837 tracked mentions over the last 7 days. This is a sentiment-based reading, not financial advice.
Reddit discussion around Cisco Systems (CSCO) is active with 853 mentions over the last 7 days; the 30-day context spans 35 tracked subreddits. The 7-day tone is 23% bullish; 3-day activity momentum is rising, suggesting building attention.
The crowd reads split on Cisco Systems (CSCO), averaging 50% bullish across 4 tracked sources over the last 7 days. The two ends of the range are Polymarket at 100% bullish and Reddit at 23%, a 77-point spread. On the professional side, 17 of 26 analysts rate CSCO a buy.
Of the 26 analysts covering Cisco Systems (CSCO), 17 rate it a buy, 8 a hold and 1 a sell, for a strong buy consensus. The average price target is $132.59. That puts the street ahead of the crowd, which averages 50% bullish.
Cisco Systems (CSCO)'s cross-source average is mixed at 50% bullish. Source readings are split: 1 source leans bullish and 3 sources lean bearish. X reads 49% bullish, News reads 27% bullish, Polymarket reads 100% bullish and reddit coverage is the most negative at 23% bullish. The combined signal points to broad mixed pressure with 73/100 conviction.
The cross-source average is mixed for Cisco Systems (CSCO) at 50% bullish. Source readings are split: 1 source leans bullish and 3 sources lean bearish. The most bearish reading is reddit at 23% bullish. 3-day activity momentum is rising across Reddit and X and News. The hold signal carries 73/100 conviction.
Reddit is the dominant discussion channel with 853 mentions (46% of total volume). X contributes 784 mentions and News contributes 182 mentions and Polymarket contributes 18 mentions. The cross-source average is mixed at 50% bullish, while reddit and x and news show rising 3-day activity. Source readings are split: 1 source leans bullish and 3 sources lean bearish.
The Adanos signal blends bullish ratio, buzz score, source breadth and 3-day activity momentum into a single buy/sell reading. CSCO's hold signal at 73/100 conviction reflects a mixed cross-source average at 50% bullish. Source readings are split: 1 source leans bullish and 3 sources lean bearish. It is a research shortcut, not financial advice.
The CSCO 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.
Peers are ranked first by matching the Hold signal, then by the closest bullish ratio. Discussion activity breaks any remaining ties.
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