NYSE: KSS · Department Stores
Over the past week, Kohl's (KSS) drew about 31 mentions across Reddit, X and news, and the read is an Adanos Sell. The crowd averages 34% bullish but is sharply divided: News runs 92% bullish while Polymarket sits at just 0%. Wall Street is more cautious, with 2 of 14 analysts rating KSS a buy.
There is little buzz around KSS this week and little agreement on direction, which is why it reads as a Sell.
Wall Street’s 14% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from Polymarket at 0% to News at 92%. No other tracker puts the two side by side.
14 analysts have weighed in: a Hold consensus: 2 buy calls against 5 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $18.73.
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.
The crowd runs 20 points hotter than the 14% analyst buy share, retail is ahead of the Street here. The split is inside the crowd: News reads 92% bullish while Polymarket sits at 0%, a 92-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, Kohl's (KSS) buzz held subdued around 31.8 while the price drifted down 11.6% 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 4.8M shares. Over the last 7 trading days, KSS lost 9.7%. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 29.4 and was relatively stable, swinging between 20.9 and 34.3. Recent volume is running below the 30-day average, pointing to quieter participation. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bullish on 17 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 | Sell |
|---|---|
| Analyst consensus | Hold (2 / 7 / 5) |
| Crowd bullish (7d) | 34% |
| Avg price target | $18.73 |
| Most bullish source | News, 92% |
| Most bearish source | Polymarket, 0% |
| Sentiment spread | 92 pts |
| Mentions (7d) | 31 |
| Market cap | $1.9B |
| P/E · Forward P/E | 7.5 · 8.2 |
| EPS · Beta | $2.23 · 1.4 |
| Revenue (TTM) | $15.43B · 2% margin |
| Industry | Department Stores |
Based on aggregated sentiment from Reddit, X, News and Polymarket sources, Kohl's (KSS) currently carries an Adanos sell signal with 93/100 conviction. The current cross-source average reads 34% bullish across 4 active sources. Those sources contribute 31 tracked mentions over the last 7 days. This is a sentiment-based reading, not financial advice.
Reddit discussion around Kohl's (KSS) is fairly quiet with 12 mentions over the last 7 days; the 30-day context spans 10 tracked subreddits. The 7-day tone is 0% bullish; 3-day activity momentum is rising, suggesting building attention.
The crowd reads bearish on Kohl's (KSS), averaging 34% bullish across 4 tracked sources over the last 7 days. The two ends of the range are News at 92% bullish and Polymarket at 0%, a 92-point spread. On the professional side, 2 of 14 analysts rate KSS a buy.
Of the 14 analysts covering Kohl's (KSS), 2 rate it a buy, 7 a hold and 5 a sell, for a hold consensus. The average price target is $18.73. The crowd is the more bullish of the two, averaging 34%.
Kohl's (KSS)'s cross-source average is bearish at 34% bullish. Source readings are split: 1 source leans bullish and 3 sources lean bearish. X reads 43% bullish, News reads 92% bullish, Polymarket reads 0% 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 Kohl's (KSS) at 34% bullish. Source readings are split: 1 source leans bullish and 3 sources lean bearish. The most bearish reading is reddit at 0% bullish. 3-day activity momentum is falling on News, while reddit and x activity is rising. The sell signal carries 93/100 conviction.
Reddit is the dominant discussion channel with 12 mentions (39% of total volume). News contributes 12 mentions and X contributes 7 mentions. The cross-source average is bearish at 34% bullish, while reddit and x 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. KSS's sell signal at 93/100 conviction reflects a bearish cross-source average at 34% bullish. Source readings are split: 1 source leans bullish and 3 sources lean bearish. It is a research shortcut, not financial advice.
The KSS 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 Sell signal, then by the closest bullish ratio. Discussion activity breaks any remaining ties.
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