Macy`s · NYSE: M · Department Stores

M stock sentiment

Over the past week, Macy`s (M) saw about 27 mentions across Reddit, X and news, and the read is an Adanos Hold. The crowd averages 52% bullish but is sharply divided: News runs 100% bullish while Reddit sits at just 0%. Wall Street is more cautious, with 1 of 12 analysts rating M a buy.

There is little buzz around M this week and little agreement on direction, which is why it reads as a Hold.

Wall Street vs the crowd on M

Wall Street’s 8% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from Reddit at 0% to News at 100%. No other tracker puts the two side by side.

Analyst ratings

Hold
Buy 1
Hold 10
Sell 1
Avg target $22.77

12 analysts have weighed in: a Hold consensus: 1 buy call against 1 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $22.77.

12 analysts8% buy share

Crowd sentiment

Hold
Crowd bullish 52%
Spread 100 pts
Most bullish News 100%
Most bearish Reddit 0%

The Adanos signal blends each source’s bullish ratio, source breadth, buzz intensity and 3-day momentum. This week bullish sits above the neutral line, momentum is cooling and the 3 sources disagree sharply, so the read is Hold rather than a clear buy or sell.

3 sourcesWide divergence

Who is bullish on M

100pt spread
Wall St
8%
News
100%
X
57%
Reddit
0%
Wall Street (analyst buy share)Crowd average 52%

The crowd runs 44 points hotter than the 8% analyst buy share, retail is ahead of the Street here. The split is inside the crowd: News reads 100% bullish while Reddit sits at 0%, a 100-point spread that single-source trackers miss.

Why M reads Hold

Hold -1.2
Bullish Average
Average sentiment is 52.3% bullish, above the 50% neutral line.
+3.0
Trend
More sources are weakening than improving: 0 up, 2 down, 1 flat.
-4.7
Buzz
Discussion intensity is 31.3, well below the usual midpoint.
-2.0
Source Breadth
This signal is based on 3 tracked sources.
+1.5
Consensus
2 bullish sources and 1 bearish source keep the score from getting a consensus bonus.
0.0
Wide divergence dampener applied: heavy disagreement between sources trimmed the pre-score from -2.1 to -1.2.

Macy`s (M) buzz score vs. EOD price

Over the 30-day window, Macy`s (M) buzz held subdued around 39.3 while the price drifted down 8.3% 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 5.9M shares. Updated Jul 13, 2026. Over the last 7 trading days, M lost 3.4%. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 39.2 and was highly volatile, swinging between 20.4 and 75.1. Recent volume is running below the 30-day average, pointing to quieter participation. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bullish on 9 of the 17 days with directional mentions, shown as the green, grey and red breakdown bars below the chart.

How each source saw M this week

Buzz, bullish share, the loudest item and the positive / neutral / negative split for every tracked source over the last 7 days.

Reddit signal

Open source page
Buzz 21.8
Bullish 0%
Mentions 5
Trend Falling
11 subredditsSentiment +0.1
Pos 19%Neu 67%Neg 15%
r/ValueInvesting Neutral
Loudest Reddit venue with 6 mentions this week.

X signal

Open source page
Buzz 49.6
Bullish 57%
Mentions 21
Trend Falling
21 tweetsSentiment -0.0
Pos 34%Neu 26%Neg 40%
@gem_insider Neutral -0.02
“$M was sitting comfortably as the number 2 memecoin.”
♥ 483↻ 122👁 40K views

News signal

Open source page
Buzz 22.5
Bullish 100%
Mentions 1
Trend Stable
6 publishersSentiment +0.3
Pos 86%Neu 7%Neg 7%
The Motley Fool Bullish 0.48
“Investing legend Warren Buffett retired as Berkshire Hathaway 's (NYSE: BRKA) (NYSE: BRKB) CEO, although he remains chairman. His successor…” Led by MarketBeat and The Motley Fool.

Polymarket signal

No Polymarket data for this stock this week.

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Macy`s (M) at a glance

This week’s sentiment from Adanos, with fundamentals and analyst consensus. A quick-reference snapshot for Jul 13, 2026.

Adanos signal
Hold
Analyst consensus
Hold (1 / 10 / 1)
Crowd bullish (7d)
52%
Avg price target
$22.77
Most bullish source
News, 100%
Most bearish source
Reddit, 0%
Sentiment spread
100 pts
Mentions (7d)
27
Market cap
$5.96B
P/E · Forward P/E
9.4 · 10.0
EPS · Beta
$2.42 · 1.5
Revenue (TTM)
$22.72B · 3% margin
Industry
Department Stores

Macy`s (M) stock sentiment FAQ

Is Macy`s (M) a buy or sell right now?

Based on aggregated sentiment from Reddit, X and News sources, Macy`s (M) currently carries an Adanos hold signal with 56/100 conviction. The current cross-source average reads 52% bullish across 3 active sources. Those sources contribute 27 tracked mentions over the last 7 days. This is a sentiment-based reading, not financial advice.

What does Reddit say about M stock?

Reddit discussion around Macy`s (M) is fairly quiet with 5 mentions across 11 tracked subreddits. The tone is 0% bullish with falling 3-day activity momentum, suggesting cooling attention.

What is the sentiment on M stock?

Macy`s (M) sentiment is mixed across all 3 tracked sources. X reads 57% bullish, News reads 100% bullish and reddit coverage is the most negative at 0% bullish. The combined signal points to broad mixed pressure with 56/100 conviction.

Why does M carry a hold signal right now?

Social sentiment data shows consistently mixed discussion around Macy`s (M). All 3 tracked sources lean in different directions, with reddit being the most bearish at 0% bullish. 3-day activity momentum is falling across Reddit and X. The hold signal carries 56/100 conviction.

What is driving Macy`s (M) sentiment right now?

X is the dominant discussion channel with 21 mentions (78% of total volume). Reddit contributes 5 mentions and News contributes 1 mentions. Sentiment is mixed across all sources.

What does the Adanos hold signal mean for Macy`s (M)?

The Adanos signal blends bullish ratio, buzz score, source breadth and 3-day activity momentum into a single buy/sell reading. M's hold signal at 56/100 conviction reflects consistently mixed sentiment across multiple platforms. It is a research shortcut, not financial advice.

How fresh is this M sentiment data?

The M 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.

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