Analyst ratings
Across 19 analysts the consensus is a Hold: 3 buy calls against 2 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $54.85.
NYSE: KMX · Auto & Truck Dealerships
Over the past week, Carmax (KMX) racked up about 20 mentions across Reddit, X and news, and the read is an Adanos Sell. The crowd averages 26% bullish but is deeply split: News runs 60% bullish while Reddit sits at just 0%. Wall Street is more cautious, with 3 of 19 analysts rating KMX a buy.
There is little buzz around KMX this week and little agreement on direction, which is why it reads as a Sell.
Wall Street’s 16% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from Reddit at 0% to News at 60%. No other tracker puts the two side by side.
Across 19 analysts the consensus is a Hold: 3 buy calls against 2 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $54.85.
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 cooling and the 3 sources disagree sharply, so the read is a Sell.
The crowd runs 10 points hotter than the 16% analyst buy share, retail is ahead of the Street here. The split is inside the crowd: News reads 60% bullish while Reddit sits at 0%, a 60-point spread that single-source trackers miss.
Over the 30-day window, Carmax (KMX) buzz held moderate around 54.5 while the price drifted up 2.1% 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 1.6M shares. Over the last 7 trading days, KMX held roughly flat. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 31.7 and was variable, swinging between 19.1 and 54.5. Recent volume is in line with the 30-day average, reflecting steady institutional and retail participation. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bullish on 10 of the 16 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 | Sell |
|---|---|
| Analyst consensus | Hold (3 / 14 / 2) |
| Crowd bullish (7d) | 26% |
| Avg price target | $54.85 |
| Most bullish source | News, 60% |
| Most bearish source | Reddit, 0% |
| Sentiment spread | 60 pts |
| Mentions (7d) | 20 |
| Market cap | $8.59B |
| P/E · Forward P/E | 37.4 · 22.8 |
| EPS · Beta | $1.62 · 1.2 |
| Revenue (TTM) | $28.2B · 1% margin |
| Industry | Auto & Truck Dealerships |
Based on aggregated sentiment from Reddit, X and News sources, Carmax (KMX) currently carries an Adanos sell signal with 93/100 conviction. The current cross-source average reads 26% bullish across 3 active sources. Those sources contribute 20 tracked mentions over the last 7 days. This is a sentiment-based reading, not financial advice.
Reddit discussion around Carmax (KMX) is fairly quiet with 4 mentions over the last 7 days; the 30-day context spans 11 tracked subreddits. The 7-day tone is 0% bullish; 3-day activity momentum is falling, suggesting cooling attention.
The crowd reads bearish on Carmax (KMX), averaging 26% bullish across 3 tracked sources over the last 7 days. The two ends of the range are News at 60% bullish and Reddit at 0%, a 60-point spread. On the professional side, 3 of 19 analysts rate KMX a buy.
Of the 19 analysts covering Carmax (KMX), 3 rate it a buy, 14 a hold and 2 a sell, for a hold consensus. The average price target is $54.85. The crowd is the more bullish of the two, averaging 26%.
Carmax (KMX)'s cross-source average is bearish at 26% bullish. Source readings are split: 1 source leans bullish and 2 sources lean bearish. X reads 18% bullish, News reads 60% bullish and reddit coverage is the most negative at 0% bullish. The combined signal points to broad sell-side pressure with 93/100 conviction.
The cross-source average is bearish for Carmax (KMX) at 26% bullish. Source readings are split: 1 source leans bullish and 2 sources lean bearish. The most bearish reading is reddit at 0% bullish. 3-day activity momentum is falling across Reddit and X and News. The sell signal carries 93/100 conviction.
X is the dominant discussion channel with 11 mentions (55% of total volume). News contributes 5 mentions and Reddit contributes 4 mentions. The cross-source average is bearish at 26% bullish. Source readings are split: 1 source leans bullish and 2 sources lean bearish.
The Adanos signal blends bullish ratio, buzz score, source breadth and 3-day activity momentum into a single buy/sell reading. KMX's sell signal at 93/100 conviction reflects a bearish cross-source average at 26% bullish. Source readings are split: 1 source leans bullish and 2 sources lean bearish. It is a research shortcut, not financial advice.
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