NASDAQ: RIOT · Capital Markets

Riot Platforms (RIOT) stock sentiment

Over the past week, Riot Platforms (RIOT) logged about 478 mentions across Reddit, X and news, and the read is an Adanos Sell. The crowd averages 19% bullish across the tracked sources. Wall Street is more constructive, with 20 of 21 analysts rating RIOT a buy.

There is steady buzz around RIOT this week and broad agreement on direction, which is why it reads as a Sell.

Wall Street vs the crowd on RIOT

Wall Street’s 95% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from News at 11% to X at 28%. No other tracker puts the two side by side.

Analyst ratings

Strong Buy
Buy 20
Hold 1
Sell 0
Avg target $30.88

Across 21 analysts the consensus is a Strong Buy: 20 buy calls against 0 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $30.88.

21 analysts95% buy share

Crowd sentiment

Sell
Crowd bullish 19%
Spread 17 pts
Most bullish X 28%
Most bearish News 11%

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 only partly agree, so the read is a Sell.

3 sourcesMixed

Who is bullish on RIOT

17pt spread
Wall St
95%
X
28%
Reddit
19%
News
11%
Wall Street (analyst buy share)Crowd average 19%

Analysts sit 76 points above the crowd average of 19%, the professionals are more constructive than retail. The split is inside the crowd: X reads 28% bullish while News sits at 11%, a 17-point spread that single-source trackers miss.

Why RIOT reads Sell

Sell -45.7
Bullish Average
Average sentiment is 19.3% bullish, below the 50% neutral line.
-39.9
Trend
More sources are weakening than improving: 1 up, 2 down, 0 flat.
-2.3
Buzz
Discussion intensity is 45.3, close to the usual midpoint.
-2.0
Source Breadth
This signal is based on 3 tracked sources.
+1.5
Consensus
All 3 sources lean bearish, so the score gets a small penalty.
-3.0

Riot Platforms (RIOT) buzz score vs. EOD price

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, Riot Platforms (RIOT) buzz held moderate around 51.6 while the price drifted up 4.1% 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 23.1M shares. Updated Aug 15, 2026. Over the last 7 trading days, RIOT lost 10.3%. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 49.4 and was variable, swinging between 32.7 and 72.0. Recent volume is running above the 30-day average, suggesting heightened trading interest. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bearish on 17 of the 21 days with directional mentions, shown as the green, grey and red breakdown bars below the chart.

How each source saw RIOT this week

Signal metrics use the latest 7 days; contributor and breadth context uses the 30-day chart window.

Reddit 7-day signal

Open source page
Buzz 34.8
Bullish 19%
Mentions 32
Trend Falling
18 subreddits · 30-day context7-day sentiment -0.1
Bullish 19%Neutral 40%Bearish 41%
r/wallstreetbets Neutral
Loudest Reddit venue in the 30-day context window with 126 mentions.

X 7-day signal

Open source page
Buzz 75.7
Bullish 28%
Mentions 437
Trend Rising
437 tweets7-day sentiment -0.0
Bullish 28%Neutral 32%Bearish 40%
@Polymarket · 30-day context Neutral 0.08
“JUST IN: Anthropic signs a $9.1 billion, 20-year deal with Bitcoin miner Riot Platforms to secure AI compute capacity.”
♥ 3K↻ 222👁 348K views

News 7-day signal

Open source page
Buzz 25.4
Bullish 11%
Mentions 9
Trend Falling
18 publishers · 30-day context7-day sentiment -0.1
Bullish 11%Neutral 56%Bearish 33%
Gurufocus · 30-day context Neutral 0.09
“Riot Platforms Inc (RIOT) Shares Surge 5.4% - What GF Score of 72 Tells Investors” Led by Yahoo Finance and Gurufocus.

Polymarket signal

No Polymarket data for this stock this week.

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Riot Platforms (RIOT) at a glance

This week’s sentiment from Adanos, with fundamentals and analyst consensus. A quick-reference snapshot for Aug 18, 2026.

Adanos signalSell
Analyst consensusStrong Buy (20 / 1 / 0)
Crowd bullish (7d)19%
Avg price target$30.88
Most bullish sourceX, 28%
Most bearish sourceNews, 11%
Sentiment spread17 pts
Mentions (7d)478
Market cap$7.21B
P/E · Forward P/En/a · 20.9
EPS · Beta-$3.63 · 3.9
Revenue (TTM)$674.5M · -196% margin
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Riot Platforms (RIOT) stock sentiment FAQ

Is Riot Platforms (RIOT) a buy or sell right now?

Based on aggregated sentiment from Reddit, X and News sources, Riot Platforms (RIOT) currently carries an Adanos sell signal with 93/100 conviction. The current cross-source average reads 19% bullish across 3 active sources. Those sources contribute 478 tracked mentions over the last 7 days. This is a sentiment-based reading, not financial advice.

What does Reddit say about RIOT stock?

Reddit discussion around Riot Platforms (RIOT) is fairly quiet with 32 mentions over the last 7 days; the 30-day context spans 18 tracked subreddits. The 7-day tone is 19% bullish; 3-day activity momentum is falling, suggesting cooling attention.

Is Riot Platforms (RIOT) bullish or bearish right now?

The crowd reads bearish on Riot Platforms (RIOT), averaging 19% bullish across 3 tracked sources over the last 7 days. The two ends of the range are X at 28% bullish and News at 11%, a 17-point spread. On the professional side, 20 of 21 analysts rate RIOT a buy.

What do analysts say about Riot Platforms (RIOT)?

Of the 21 analysts covering Riot Platforms (RIOT), 20 rate it a buy, 1 a hold and 0 a sell, for a strong buy consensus. The average price target is $30.88. That puts the street ahead of the crowd, which averages 19% bullish.

What is the sentiment on RIOT stock?

Riot Platforms (RIOT)'s cross-source average is bearish at 19% bullish. All 3 tracked sources lean bearish. Reddit reads 19% bullish, X reads 28% bullish and news coverage is the most negative at 11% bullish. The combined signal points to broad sell-side pressure with 93/100 conviction.

Why does RIOT carry a sell signal right now?

The cross-source average is bearish for Riot Platforms (RIOT) at 19% bullish. All 3 tracked sources lean bearish. The most bearish reading is news at 11% bullish. 3-day activity momentum is falling on Reddit and News, while x activity is rising. The sell signal carries 93/100 conviction.

What is driving Riot Platforms (RIOT) sentiment right now?

X is the dominant discussion channel with 437 mentions (91% of total volume). Reddit contributes 32 mentions and News contributes 9 mentions. The cross-source average is bearish at 19% bullish, while x is the only source with rising 3-day activity. All 3 tracked sources lean bearish.

What does the Adanos sell signal mean for Riot Platforms (RIOT)?

The Adanos signal blends bullish ratio, buzz score, source breadth and 3-day activity momentum into a single buy/sell reading. RIOT's sell signal at 93/100 conviction reflects a bearish cross-source average at 19% bullish. All 3 tracked sources lean bearish. It is a research shortcut, not financial advice.

How fresh is this RIOT sentiment data?

The RIOT 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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