NYSE: DAC · Marine Shipping

Danaos (DAC) stock sentiment

Over the past week, Danaos (DAC) drew 9 mentions across Reddit, X and news, and the read is an Adanos Hold. That is too little tracked discussion to read a direction from, so the signal stays neutral. Wall Street is roughly in line with the crowd, with 1 of 2 analysts rating DAC a buy.

Tracked discussion on DAC is too thin this week to read a direction from, which is why it reads as a Hold.

Wall Street vs the crowd on DAC

Wall Street’s 50% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from X at 33% to News at 75%. No other tracker puts the two side by side.

Analyst ratings

Buy
Buy 1
Hold 1
Sell 0
Avg target $164.50

Across 2 analysts the consensus is a Buy: 1 buy call against 0 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $164.50.

2 analysts50% buy share

Crowd sentiment

Hold
Crowd bullish 53%
Spread 42 pts
Most bullish News 75%
Most bearish X 33%

The Adanos signal blends each source’s bullish ratio, source breadth, buzz intensity and 3-day momentum. This week DAC carries too few tracked mentions to weigh any of them, so the read is Hold rather than a clear buy or sell.

3 sourcesWide divergence

Who is bullish on DAC

42pt spread
Wall St
50%
News
75%
Reddit
50%
X
33%
Wall Street (analyst buy share)Crowd average 53%

Wall Street’s 50% buy share lands almost exactly on the crowd average of 53%. The split is inside the crowd: News reads 75% bullish while X sits at 33%, a 42-point spread that single-source trackers miss.

Why DAC reads Hold

Hold 0.0
Bullish Average
Average sentiment is 52.7% bullish, above the 50% neutral line.
+3.5
Trend
More sources are improving than weakening: 1 up, 0 down, 2 flat.
+2.3
Buzz
Discussion intensity is 27.9, well below the usual midpoint.
-2.0
Source Breadth
This signal is based on 3 tracked sources.
+1.5
Consensus
1 bullish source and 1 bearish source keep the score from getting a consensus bonus.
0.0
This window holds fewer than 10 tracked mentions, too small a sample to carry a buy or sell reading, so the contributions above are set aside and the score is held at zero.

Danaos (DAC) buzz score vs. EOD price

Over the 30-day window, Danaos (DAC) buzz held subdued around 20.6 while the price drifted up 13.5% 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 125K shares. Updated Aug 15, 2026. Over the last 7 trading days, DAC lost 0.9%. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 25.6 and was relatively stable, swinging between 19.0 and 35.8. Recent volume is in line with the 30-day average, reflecting steady institutional and retail participation. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bullish on 13 of the 17 days with directional mentions, shown as the green, grey and red breakdown bars below the chart.

How each source saw DAC this week

Signal metrics use the latest 7 days; contributor and breadth context uses the 30-day chart window.

Reddit 7-day signal

Open source page
Buzz 21.7
Bullish 50%
Mentions 2
Trend Stable
5 subreddits · 30-day context7-day sentiment +0.1
Bullish 50%Neutral 50%Bearish 0%
r/PersonalFinanceCanada Bullish
Loudest Reddit venue in the 30-day context window with 6 mentions.

X 7-day signal

Open source page
Buzz 36.0
Bullish 33%
Mentions 3
Trend Stable
3 tweets7-day sentiment +0.0
Bullish 33%Neutral 67%Bearish 0%
@LongBullz · 30-day context Bullish 0.64
“Revenue more than doubled YoY last quarter to $4.4M on Novera system deliveries, and they’ve got remaining onprem orders and the $8.4M Indi…”
♥ 15↻ 0👁 865 views

News 7-day signal

Open source page
Buzz 26.0
Bullish 75%
Mentions 4
Trend Rising
9 publishers · 30-day context7-day sentiment +0.3
Bullish 75%Neutral 25%Bearish 0%
MarketBeat · 30-day context Neutral 0
“Danaos (NYSE:DAC) Stock Crosses Above Two Hundred Day Moving Average - Time to Sell?” Led by MarketBeat and Stocktitan.

Polymarket signal

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Danaos (DAC) at a glance

This week’s sentiment from Adanos, with fundamentals and analyst consensus. A quick-reference snapshot for Aug 15, 2026.

Adanos signalHold
Analyst consensusBuy (1 / 1 / 0)
Crowd bullish (7d)53%
Avg price target$164.50
Most bullish sourceNews, 75%
Most bearish sourceX, 33%
Sentiment spread42 pts
Mentions (7d)9
Market cap$2.56B
P/E · Forward P/E4.8 · 2.3
EPS · Beta$29.53 · 0.9
Revenue (TTM)$1.06B · 51% margin
IndustryMarine Shipping

Danaos (DAC) stock sentiment FAQ

Is Danaos (DAC) a buy or sell right now?

Adanos will not call Danaos (DAC) either way right now. The last 7 days carry 9 tracked mentions across 3 sources, under the 10-mention floor, so the signal sits at a neutral hold with 40/100 conviction. This is a sentiment-based reading, not financial advice.

What does Reddit say about DAC stock?

Reddit discussion around Danaos (DAC) is fairly quiet with 2 mentions over the last 7 days; the 30-day context spans 5 tracked subreddits. The 7-day tone is 50% bullish; 3-day activity momentum is stable, suggesting steady attention.

Is Danaos (DAC) bullish or bearish right now?

There is not enough tracked discussion on Danaos (DAC) to call it either way. The last 7 days carry 9 tracked mentions across 3 sources, under the 10-mention floor Adanos needs before it reads a direction. On the professional side, 1 of 2 analysts rate DAC a buy.

What do analysts say about Danaos (DAC)?

Of the 2 analysts covering Danaos (DAC), 1 rate it a buy, 1 a hold and 0 a sell, for a buy consensus. The average price target is $164.50. That lines up with the crowd average of 53% bullish.

What is the sentiment on DAC stock?

Danaos (DAC) does not carry enough tracked discussion this week to have a readable sentiment. 9 mentions across 3 sources is under the 10-mention floor, so the signal stays neutral at 40/100 conviction.

Why does DAC carry a hold signal right now?

Not for a reason found in the sentiment itself. Danaos (DAC) drew 9 tracked mentions in the last 7 days, too small a sample to read a direction from, so Adanos holds the signal neutral instead of calling a buy or sell off it.

What is driving Danaos (DAC) sentiment right now?

News is the dominant discussion channel with 4 mentions (44% of total volume). X contributes 3 mentions and Reddit contributes 2 mentions. There is too little of it to read a sentiment direction from, while news is the only source with rising 3-day activity.

What does the Adanos hold signal mean for Danaos (DAC)?

The Adanos signal blends bullish ratio, buzz score, source breadth and 3-day activity momentum into a single buy/sell reading. DAC's hold signal at 40/100 conviction reflects a sample too thin to read a direction from. It is a research shortcut, not financial advice.

How fresh is this DAC sentiment data?

The DAC 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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