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Across 23 analysts the consensus is a Strong Buy: 15 buy calls against 1 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $273.75.
NYSE: IBM · Information Technology Services
Over the past week, International Business Machines (IBM) racked up about 4,720 mentions across Reddit, X and news plus 32 Polymarket trades, and the read is an Adanos Sell. The crowd averages 19% bullish but is far apart: X runs 32% bullish while Polymarket sits at just 0%. Wall Street is more constructive, with 15 of 23 analysts rating IBM a buy.
“IBM is trending because a sharp decline in shares is attributed to a preliminary second-quarter earnings warning, with spending shifting toward AI hardware.”Adanos /explain
Wall Street’s 65% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from Polymarket at 0% to X at 32%. No other tracker puts the two side by side.
Across 23 analysts the consensus is a Strong Buy: 15 buy calls against 1 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $273.75.
The Adanos signal blends each source’s bullish ratio, source breadth, buzz intensity and 3-day momentum. This week bullish sits just below the neutral line, momentum is improving and the 4 sources disagree sharply, so the read is a Sell.
Analysts sit 46 points above the crowd average of 19%, the professionals are more constructive than retail. The split is inside the crowd: X reads 32% bullish while Polymarket sits at 0%, a 32-point spread that single-source trackers miss.
Over the 30-day window, International Business Machines (IBM) buzz held moderate around 54.8 while the price drifted down 15.7% 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 13.4M shares. Updated Jul 20, 2026. Over the last 7 trading days, IBM lost 28.0%. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 59.2 and was variable, swinging between 45.7 and 69.3. Recent volume is running above the 30-day average, suggesting heightened trading interest. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bullish on 17 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, News and Polymarket sources, International Business Machines (IBM) currently carries an Adanos sell signal with 93/100 conviction. The current cross-source average reads 19% bullish across 4 active sources. Those sources contribute 4,752 tracked mentions over the last 7 days. This is a sentiment-based reading, not financial advice.
Reddit discussion around International Business Machines (IBM) is active with 2,448 mentions across 37 tracked subreddits. The tone is 19% bullish with rising 3-day activity momentum, suggesting building attention.
The crowd reads bearish on International Business Machines (IBM), averaging 19% bullish across 4 tracked sources over the last 7 days. The two ends of the range are X at 32% bullish and Polymarket at 0%, a 32-point spread. On the professional side, 15 of 23 analysts rate IBM a buy.
Of the 23 analysts covering International Business Machines (IBM), 15 rate it a buy, 7 a hold and 1 a sell, for a strong buy consensus. The average price target is $273.75. That puts the street ahead of the crowd, which averages 19% bullish.
International Business Machines (IBM) sentiment is bearish across all 4 tracked sources. Reddit reads 19% bullish, X reads 32% bullish, News reads 26% bullish and polymarket coverage is the most negative at 0% bullish. The combined signal points to broad sell-side pressure with 93/100 conviction.
Social sentiment data shows consistently bearish discussion around International Business Machines (IBM). All 4 tracked sources lean negative, with polymarket being the most bearish at 0% bullish. 3-day activity momentum is rising across Reddit and X and News and Polymarket. The sell signal carries 93/100 conviction.
Reddit is the dominant discussion channel with 2,448 mentions (52% of total volume). X contributes 2,059 mentions and News contributes 213 mentions and Polymarket contributes 32 mentions. Sentiment is bearish across all sources, while reddit and x and news and polymarket show rising 3-day activity.
The Adanos signal blends bullish ratio, buzz score, source breadth and 3-day activity momentum into a single buy/sell reading. IBM's sell signal at 93/100 conviction reflects consistently bearish sentiment across 4 tracked sources. It is a research shortcut, not financial advice.
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These stocks share a comparable sentiment profile to International Business Machines with similar bullish ratios, signal direction and discussion volume. All 6 peers carry sell signals, pointing to broad bearish pressure rather than an IBM-specific issue.
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