NYSE: WM · Waste Management
Over the past week, Waste Management (WM) drew about 61 mentions across Reddit, X and news, and the read is an Adanos Sell. The crowd averages 12% bullish but is far apart: Reddit runs 32% bullish while X sits at just 0%. Wall Street is more constructive, with 19 of 28 analysts rating WM a buy.
There is little buzz around WM this week and little agreement on direction, which is why it reads as a Sell.
Wall Street’s 68% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from X at 0% to Reddit at 32%. No other tracker puts the two side by side.
Across 28 analysts the consensus is a Strong Buy: 19 buy calls against 0 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $260.84.
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 disagree sharply, so the read is a Sell.
Analysts sit 56 points above the crowd average of 12%, the professionals are more constructive than retail. The split is inside the crowd: Reddit reads 32% bullish while X sits at 0%, a 32-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, Waste Management (WM) buzz held moderate around 40.5 while the price drifted down 6.2% 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 2M shares. Updated Aug 15, 2026. Over the last 7 trading days, WM lost 1.9%. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 30.9 and was variable, swinging between 19.7 and 40.5. 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 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 (19 / 9 / 0) |
| Crowd bullish (7d) | 12% |
| Avg price target | $260.84 |
| Most bullish source | Reddit, 32% |
| Most bearish source | X, 0% |
| Sentiment spread | 32 pts |
| Mentions (7d) | 61 |
| Market cap | $89.76B |
| P/E · Forward P/E | 59.3 · 27.4 |
| EPS · Beta | $3.79 · 0.4 |
| Revenue (TTM) | $25.67B · 11% margin |
| Industry | Waste Management |
Based on aggregated sentiment from Reddit, X and News sources, Waste Management (WM) currently carries an Adanos sell signal with 93/100 conviction. The current cross-source average reads 12% bullish across 3 active sources. Those sources contribute 61 tracked mentions over the last 7 days. This is a sentiment-based reading, not financial advice.
Reddit discussion around Waste Management (WM) is fairly quiet with 28 mentions over the last 7 days; the 30-day context spans 28 tracked subreddits. The 7-day tone is 32% bullish; 3-day activity momentum is falling, suggesting cooling attention.
The crowd reads bearish on Waste Management (WM), averaging 12% bullish across 3 tracked sources over the last 7 days. The two ends of the range are Reddit at 32% bullish and X at 0%, a 32-point spread. On the professional side, 19 of 28 analysts rate WM a buy.
Of the 28 analysts covering Waste Management (WM), 19 rate it a buy, 9 a hold and 0 a sell, for a strong buy consensus. The average price target is $260.84. That puts the street ahead of the crowd, which averages 12% bullish.
Waste Management (WM)'s cross-source average is bearish at 12% bullish. All 3 tracked sources lean bearish. Reddit reads 32% bullish, News reads 3% bullish and x 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 Waste Management (WM) at 12% bullish. All 3 tracked sources lean bearish. The most bearish reading is x at 0% bullish. 3-day activity momentum is falling across Reddit and News. The sell signal carries 93/100 conviction.
News is the dominant discussion channel with 30 mentions (49% of total volume). Reddit contributes 28 mentions and X contributes 3 mentions. The cross-source average is bearish at 12% bullish. All 3 tracked sources lean bearish.
The Adanos signal blends bullish ratio, buzz score, source breadth and 3-day activity momentum into a single buy/sell reading. WM's sell signal at 93/100 conviction reflects a bearish cross-source average at 12% bullish. All 3 tracked sources lean bearish. It is a research shortcut, not financial advice.
The WM 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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