NYSE: WSO · Industrial Distribution

Watsco (WSO) stock sentiment

Over the past week, Watsco (WSO) racked up 4 mentions across Reddit, X and news, and the read is an Adanos Hold. That is too little tracked discussion to read a direction from, so the signal stays neutral. Wall Street is more cautious, with 3 of 14 analysts rating WSO a buy.

Tracked discussion on WSO is too thin this week to read a direction from, which is why it reads as a Hold.

Wall Street vs the crowd on WSO

Wall Street’s 21% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from News at 0% to X at 100%. No other tracker puts the two side by side.

Analyst ratings

Hold
Buy 3
Hold 10
Sell 1
Avg target $382.20

14 analysts have weighed in: a Hold consensus: 3 buy calls against 1 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $382.20.

14 analysts21% buy share

Crowd sentiment

Hold
Crowd bullish 33%
Spread 100 pts
Most bullish X 100%
Most bearish News 0%

The Adanos signal blends each source’s bullish ratio, source breadth, buzz intensity and 3-day momentum. This week WSO carries too few tracked mentions to weigh any of them, so the read is Hold rather than a clear buy or sell.

3 sourcesWide divergence

Who is bullish on WSO

100pt spread
Wall St
21%
X
100%
Reddit
0%
News
0%
Wall Street (analyst buy share)Crowd average 33%

The crowd runs 12 points hotter than the 21% analyst buy share, retail is ahead of the Street here. The split is inside the crowd: X reads 100% bullish while News sits at 0%, a 100-point spread that single-source trackers miss.

Why WSO reads Hold

Hold 0.0
Bullish Average
Average sentiment is 33.3% bullish, below the 50% neutral line.
-21.7
Trend
Momentum is balanced: 0 up, 0 down, 3 flat.
0.0
Buzz
Discussion intensity is 23.0, well below the usual midpoint.
-2.0
Source Breadth
This signal is based on 3 tracked sources.
+1.5
Consensus
1 bullish source and 2 bearish sources keep the score from getting a consensus bonus.
0.0
This window holds fewer than 10 tracked mentions, too small a sample to carry a buy or sell reading, so the contributions above are set aside and the score is held at zero.

Watsco (WSO) buzz score vs. EOD price

Over the 30-day window, Watsco (WSO) buzz held subdued around 35.0 while the price drifted down 15.8% 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 561K shares. Updated Aug 15, 2026. Over the last 7 trading days, WSO lost 2.5%. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 26.5 and was relatively stable, swinging between 17.1 and 35.0. Recent volume is in line with the 30-day average, reflecting steady institutional and retail participation. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bullish on 5 of the 10 days with directional mentions, shown as the green, grey and red breakdown bars below the chart.

How each source saw WSO 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 20.1
Bullish 0%
Mentions 1
Trend Stable
2 subreddits · 30-day context7-day sentiment 0.0
Bullish 0%Neutral 100%Bearish 0%
r/Finanzen Neutral
Loudest Reddit venue in the 30-day context window with 1 mentions.

X 7-day signal

Open source page
Buzz 35.0
Bullish 100%
Mentions 1
Trend Stable
1 tweets7-day sentiment +0.5
Bullish 100%Neutral 0%Bearish 0%
@FundFollower_ · 30-day context Neutral 0.04
“🟢 Bought: $V, $WSO, $MELI, $HD +23 more 🔴 Sold: $ADI, $SMG, $META, $CMCSA +1 more”
♥ 2↻ 0👁 13 views

News 7-day signal

Open source page
Buzz 14.0
Bullish 0%
Mentions 2
Trend Stable
10 publishers · 30-day context7-day sentiment 0.0
Bullish 0%Neutral 100%Bearish 0%
MarketBeat · 30-day context Neutral 0
“Dudley & Shanley Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Watsco, Inc. (NYSE:WSO - Free Report) by 40.1% during the second quarter, accordi…” Led by MarketBeat and Gurufocus.

Polymarket signal

No Polymarket data for this stock this week.

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Watsco (WSO) at a glance

This week’s sentiment from Adanos, with fundamentals and analyst consensus. A quick-reference snapshot for Aug 15, 2026.

Adanos signalHold
Analyst consensusHold (3 / 10 / 1)
Crowd bullish (7d)33%
Avg price target$382.20
Most bullish sourceX, 100%
Most bearish sourceNews, 0%
Sentiment spread100 pts
Mentions (7d)4
Market cap$12.85B
P/E · Forward P/E26.5 · 25.3
EPS · Beta$11.75 · 1.0
Revenue (TTM)$7.28B · 7% margin
IndustryIndustrial Distribution

Watsco (WSO) stock sentiment FAQ

Is Watsco (WSO) a buy or sell right now?

Adanos will not call Watsco (WSO) either way right now. The last 7 days carry 4 tracked mentions across 3 sources, under the 10-mention floor, so the signal sits at a neutral hold with 40/100 conviction. This is a sentiment-based reading, not financial advice.

What does Reddit say about WSO stock?

Reddit discussion around Watsco (WSO) is fairly quiet with 1 mentions over the last 7 days; the 30-day context spans 2 tracked subreddits. The 7-day tone is 0% bullish; 3-day activity momentum is stable, suggesting steady attention.

Is Watsco (WSO) bullish or bearish right now?

There is not enough tracked discussion on Watsco (WSO) to call it either way. The last 7 days carry 4 tracked mentions across 3 sources, under the 10-mention floor Adanos needs before it reads a direction. On the professional side, 3 of 14 analysts rate WSO a buy.

What do analysts say about Watsco (WSO)?

Of the 14 analysts covering Watsco (WSO), 3 rate it a buy, 10 a hold and 1 a sell, for a hold consensus. The average price target is $382.20. The crowd is the more bullish of the two, averaging 33%.

What is the sentiment on WSO stock?

Watsco (WSO) does not carry enough tracked discussion this week to have a readable sentiment. 4 mentions across 3 sources is under the 10-mention floor, so the signal stays neutral at 40/100 conviction.

Why does WSO carry a hold signal right now?

Not for a reason found in the sentiment itself. Watsco (WSO) drew 4 tracked mentions in the last 7 days, too small a sample to read a direction from, so Adanos holds the signal neutral instead of calling a buy or sell off it.

What is driving Watsco (WSO) sentiment right now?

News is the dominant discussion channel with 2 mentions (50% of total volume). Reddit contributes 1 mention and X contributes 1 mention. There is too little of it to read a sentiment direction from.

What does the Adanos hold signal mean for Watsco (WSO)?

The Adanos signal blends bullish ratio, buzz score, source breadth and 3-day activity momentum into a single buy/sell reading. WSO's hold signal at 40/100 conviction reflects a sample too thin to read a direction from. It is a research shortcut, not financial advice.

How fresh is this WSO sentiment data?

The WSO 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 Hold signal, then by the closest bullish ratio. Discussion activity breaks any remaining ties.

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