Analyst ratings
8 analysts have weighed in: a Hold consensus: 2 buy calls against 1 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $409.50.
NYSE: RS · Steel
Over the past week, Reliance Steel & Aluminum (RS) pulled in about 29 mentions across Reddit, X and news, and the read is an Adanos Sell. The crowd averages 25% bullish but is at odds: News runs 76% bullish while X sits at just 0%. Wall Street is roughly in line with the crowd, with 2 of 8 analysts rating RS a buy.
There is little buzz around RS this week and little agreement on direction, which is why it reads as a Sell.
Wall Street’s 25% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from X at 0% to News at 76%. No other tracker puts the two side by side.
8 analysts have weighed in: a Hold consensus: 2 buy calls against 1 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $409.50.
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 3 sources disagree sharply, so the read is a Sell.
Wall Street’s 25% buy share lands almost exactly on the crowd average of 25%. The split is inside the crowd: News reads 76% bullish while X sits at 0%, a 76-point spread that single-source trackers miss.
Over the 30-day window, Reliance Steel & Aluminum (RS) buzz held subdued around 19.3 while the price drifted up 10.0% 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 347K shares. Updated Aug 10, 2026. Over the last 7 trading days, RS gained 5.7%. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 31.4 and was variable, swinging between 19.3 and 44.4. Recent volume is in line with the 30-day average, reflecting steady institutional and retail participation. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bullish on 12 of the 13 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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Based on aggregated sentiment from Reddit, X and News sources, Reliance Steel & Aluminum (RS) currently carries an Adanos sell signal with 93/100 conviction. The current cross-source average reads 25% bullish across 3 active sources. Those sources contribute 29 tracked mentions over the last 7 days. This is a sentiment-based reading, not financial advice.
Reddit discussion around Reliance Steel & Aluminum (RS) is fairly quiet with 0 mentions over the last 7 days; the 30-day context spans 1 tracked subreddits. The 7-day tone is 0% bullish with stable 3-day activity momentum, suggesting steady attention.
The crowd reads bearish on Reliance Steel & Aluminum (RS), averaging 25% bullish across 3 tracked sources over the last 7 days. The two ends of the range are News at 76% bullish and X at 0%, a 76-point spread. On the professional side, 2 of 8 analysts rate RS a buy.
Of the 8 analysts covering Reliance Steel & Aluminum (RS), 2 rate it a buy, 5 a hold and 1 a sell, for a hold consensus. The average price target is $409.50. That lines up with the crowd average of 25% bullish.
Reliance Steel & Aluminum (RS) sentiment is bearish across all 3 tracked sources. X reads 0% bullish, News reads 76% bullish and reddit coverage is the most negative at 0% bullish. The combined signal points to broad sell-side pressure with 93/100 conviction.
Social sentiment data shows consistently bearish discussion around Reliance Steel & Aluminum (RS). All 3 tracked sources lean negative, with reddit being the most bearish at 0% bullish. 3-day activity momentum is rising across News. The sell signal carries 93/100 conviction.
News is the dominant discussion channel with 29 mentions (100% of total volume). Sentiment is bearish across all sources, while news is the only source with rising 3-day activity.
The Adanos signal blends bullish ratio, buzz score, source breadth and 3-day activity momentum into a single buy/sell reading. RS's sell signal at 93/100 conviction reflects consistently bearish sentiment across 3 tracked sources. It is a research shortcut, not financial advice.
The RS 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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