NASDAQ: META · Internet Content & Information
Over the past week, Meta Platforms (META) racked up about 5,185 mentions across Reddit, X and news plus 931 Polymarket trades, and the read is an Adanos Sell. The crowd averages 30% bullish but is sharply divided: X runs 50% bullish while News sits at just 12%. Wall Street is more constructive, with 55 of 62 analysts rating META a buy.
There is plenty of buzz around META this week but little agreement on direction, which is why it reads as a Sell.
Wall Street’s 89% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from News at 12% to X at 50%. No other tracker puts the two side by side.
62 analysts have weighed in: a Strong Buy consensus: 55 buy calls against 0 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $754.14.
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 59 points above the crowd average of 30%, the professionals are more constructive than retail. The split is inside the crowd: X reads 50% bullish while News sits at 12%, a 38-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, Meta Platforms (META) buzz held elevated around 73.2 while the price drifted down 8.7% 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 16.1M shares. Updated Aug 15, 2026. Over the last 7 trading days, META held roughly flat. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 74.2 and was relatively stable, swinging between 72.9 and 79.0. Recent volume is running below the 30-day average, pointing to quieter participation. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bullish on 18 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 | Strong Buy (55 / 7 / 0) |
| Crowd bullish (7d) | 30% |
| Avg price target | $754.14 |
| Most bullish source | X, 50% |
| Most bearish source | News, 12% |
| Sentiment spread | 38 pts |
| Mentions (7d) | 5,185 + 931 trades |
| Market cap | $1.5T |
| P/E · Forward P/E | 22.4 · 19.9 |
| EPS · Beta | $26.31 · 1.2 |
| Revenue (TTM) | $228.25B · 30% margin |
| Industry | Internet Content & Information |
Based on aggregated sentiment from Reddit, X, News and Polymarket sources, Meta Platforms (META) currently carries an Adanos sell signal with 93/100 conviction. The current cross-source average reads 30% bullish across 4 active sources. Those sources contribute 6,116 tracked mentions over the last 7 days. This is a sentiment-based reading, not financial advice.
Reddit discussion around Meta Platforms (META) is active with 1,989 mentions over the last 7 days; the 30-day context spans 54 tracked subreddits. The 7-day tone is 20% bullish; 3-day activity momentum is rising, suggesting building attention.
The crowd reads bearish on Meta Platforms (META), averaging 30% bullish across 4 tracked sources over the last 7 days. The two ends of the range are X at 50% bullish and News at 12%, a 38-point spread. On the professional side, 55 of 62 analysts rate META a buy.
Of the 62 analysts covering Meta Platforms (META), 55 rate it a buy, 7 a hold and 0 a sell, for a strong buy consensus. The average price target is $754.14. That puts the street ahead of the crowd, which averages 30% bullish.
Meta Platforms (META)'s cross-source average is bearish at 30% bullish. Source readings are split: 3 sources lean bearish and 1 source sits at 50% bullish. Reddit reads 20% bullish, X reads 50% bullish, Polymarket reads 39% bullish and news coverage is the most negative at 12% bullish. The combined signal points to broad sell-side pressure with 93/100 conviction.
The cross-source average is bearish for Meta Platforms (META) at 30% bullish. Source readings are split: 3 sources lean bearish and 1 source sits at 50% bullish. The most bearish reading is news at 12% bullish. 3-day activity momentum is rising across Reddit and News and Polymarket. The sell signal carries 93/100 conviction.
X is the dominant discussion channel with 3,048 mentions (50% of total volume). Reddit contributes 1,989 mentions and Polymarket contributes 931 mentions and News contributes 148 mentions. The cross-source average is bearish at 30% bullish, while reddit and news and polymarket show rising 3-day activity. Source readings are split: 3 sources lean bearish and 1 source sits at 50% bullish.
The Adanos signal blends bullish ratio, buzz score, source breadth and 3-day activity momentum into a single buy/sell reading. META's sell signal at 93/100 conviction reflects a bearish cross-source average at 30% bullish. Source readings are split: 3 sources lean bearish and 1 source sits at 50% bullish. It is a research shortcut, not financial advice.
The META 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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