Analyst ratings
Across 17 analysts the consensus is a Strong Buy: 14 buy calls against 0 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $270.33.
NYSE: CAH · Medical Distribution
Over the past week, Cardinal Health (CAH) logged 14 mentions across Reddit, X and news, and the read is an Adanos Buy. The crowd averages 75% bullish but is deeply split: Reddit runs 100% bullish while News sits at just 25%. Wall Street is more constructive, with 14 of 17 analysts rating CAH a buy.
There is little buzz around CAH this week and little agreement on direction, which is why it reads as a Buy.
Wall Street’s 82% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from News at 25% to Reddit at 100%. No other tracker puts the two side by side.
Across 17 analysts the consensus is a Strong Buy: 14 buy calls against 0 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $270.33.
The Adanos signal blends each source’s bullish ratio, source breadth, buzz intensity and 3-day momentum. This week bullish sits above the neutral line, momentum is improving and the 3 sources disagree sharply, so the read is a Buy.
Analysts sit 7 points above the crowd average of 75%, the professionals are more constructive than retail. The split is inside the crowd: Reddit reads 100% bullish while News sits at 25%, a 75-point spread that single-source trackers miss.
Over the 30-day window, Cardinal Health (CAH) buzz held subdued around 24.6 while the price drifted up 1.5% 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 1.9M shares. Updated Oct 10, 2026. Over the last 7 trading days, CAH gained 3.3%. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 34.3 and was highly volatile, swinging between 17.5 and 63.6. Recent volume is running below the 30-day average, pointing to quieter participation. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bullish on 12 of the 18 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 | Buy |
|---|---|
| Analyst consensus | Strong Buy (14 / 3 / 0) |
| Crowd bullish (7d) | 75% |
| Avg price target | $270.33 |
| Most bullish source | Reddit, 100% |
| Most bearish source | News, 25% |
| Sentiment spread | 75 pts |
| Mentions (7d) | 14 |
| Market cap | $55.33B |
| P/E · Forward P/E | 33.1 · 17.7 |
| EPS · Beta | $7.23 · 0.5 |
| Revenue (TTM) | $254.25B · 1% margin |
| Industry | Medical Distribution |
Based on aggregated sentiment from Reddit, X and News sources, Cardinal Health (CAH) currently carries an Adanos buy signal with 93/100 conviction. The current cross-source average reads 75% bullish across 3 active sources. Those sources contribute 14 tracked mentions over the last 7 days. This is a sentiment-based reading, not financial advice.
Reddit discussion around Cardinal Health (CAH) is fairly quiet with 1 mentions over the last 7 days; the 30-day context spans 2 tracked subreddits. The 7-day tone is 100% bullish; 3-day activity momentum is stable, suggesting steady attention.
The crowd reads bullish on Cardinal Health (CAH), averaging 75% bullish across 3 tracked sources over the last 7 days. The two ends of the range are Reddit at 100% bullish and News at 25%, a 75-point spread. On the professional side, 14 of 17 analysts rate CAH a buy.
Of the 17 analysts covering Cardinal Health (CAH), 14 rate it a buy, 3 a hold and 0 a sell, for a strong buy consensus. The average price target is $270.33. That puts the street ahead of the crowd, which averages 75% bullish.
Cardinal Health (CAH)'s cross-source average is bullish at 75% bullish. Source readings are split: 2 sources lean bullish and 1 source leans bearish. Reddit reads 100% bullish, X reads 100% bullish and news coverage is the most negative at 25% bullish. The combined signal points to broad buy-side pressure with 93/100 conviction.
The cross-source average is bullish for Cardinal Health (CAH) at 75% bullish. Source readings are split: 2 sources lean bullish and 1 source leans bearish. The most bearish reading is news at 25% bullish. 3-day activity momentum is rising across News. The buy signal carries 93/100 conviction.
News is the dominant discussion channel with 12 mentions (86% of total volume). Reddit contributes 1 mention and X contributes 1 mention. The cross-source average is bullish at 75% bullish, while news is the only source with rising 3-day activity. Source readings are split: 2 sources lean bullish and 1 source leans bearish.
The Adanos signal blends bullish ratio, buzz score, source breadth and 3-day activity momentum into a single buy/sell reading. CAH's buy signal at 93/100 conviction reflects a bullish cross-source average at 75% bullish. Source readings are split: 2 sources lean bullish and 1 source leans bearish. It is a research shortcut, not financial advice.
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Peers are ranked first by matching the Buy signal, then by the closest bullish ratio. Discussion activity breaks any remaining ties.
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