NASDAQ: COST · Discount Stores
Over the past week, Costco Wholesale (COST) pulled in about 492 mentions across Reddit, X and news, and the read is an Adanos Sell. The crowd averages 28% bullish but is sharply divided: X runs 49% bullish while Polymarket sits at just 0%. Wall Street is more constructive, with 24 of 39 analysts rating COST a buy.
There is little buzz around COST this week and little agreement on direction, which is why it reads as a Sell.
Wall Street’s 62% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from Polymarket at 0% to X at 49%. No other tracker puts the two side by side.
39 analysts have weighed in: a Strong Buy consensus: 24 buy calls against 2 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $1,057.94.
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 4 sources disagree sharply, so the read is a Sell.
Analysts sit 34 points above the crowd average of 28%, the professionals are more constructive than retail. The split is inside the crowd: X reads 49% bullish while Polymarket sits at 0%, a 49-point spread that single-source trackers miss.
Over the 30-day window, Costco Wholesale (COST) buzz held elevated around 65.1 while the price drifted up 4.7% 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 2.3M shares. Updated Oct 10, 2026. Over the last 7 trading days, COST gained 3.5%. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 52.8 and was variable, swinging between 43.0 and 65.1. Recent volume is running below the 30-day average, pointing to quieter participation. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bullish on 20 of the 21 days with directional mentions, shown as the green, grey and red breakdown bars below the chart.
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| Adanos signal | Sell |
|---|---|
| Analyst consensus | Strong Buy (24 / 13 / 2) |
| Crowd bullish (7d) | 28% |
| Avg price target | $1,057.94 |
| Most bullish source | X, 49% |
| Most bearish source | Polymarket, 0% |
| Sentiment spread | 49 pts |
| Mentions (7d) | 492 |
| Market cap | $420.05B |
| P/E · Forward P/E | 45.7 · 40.3 |
| EPS · Beta | $20.76 · 0.9 |
| Revenue (TTM) | $303.15B · 3% margin |
| Industry | Discount Stores |
Based on aggregated sentiment from Reddit, X, News and Polymarket sources, Costco Wholesale (COST) currently carries an Adanos sell signal with 93/100 conviction. The current cross-source average reads 28% bullish across 4 active sources. Those sources contribute 492 tracked mentions over the last 7 days. This is a sentiment-based reading, not financial advice.
Reddit discussion around Costco Wholesale (COST) is fairly quiet with 21 mentions over the last 7 days; the 30-day context spans 20 tracked subreddits. The 7-day tone is 38% bullish; 3-day activity momentum is rising, suggesting building attention.
The crowd reads bearish on Costco Wholesale (COST), averaging 28% bullish across 4 tracked sources over the last 7 days. The two ends of the range are X at 49% bullish and Polymarket at 0%, a 49-point spread. On the professional side, 24 of 39 analysts rate COST a buy.
Of the 39 analysts covering Costco Wholesale (COST), 24 rate it a buy, 13 a hold and 2 a sell, for a strong buy consensus. The average price target is $1,057.94. That puts the street ahead of the crowd, which averages 28% bullish.
Costco Wholesale (COST)'s cross-source average is bearish at 28% bullish. All 4 tracked sources lean bearish. Reddit reads 38% bullish, X reads 49% bullish, News reads 26% bullish and polymarket 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 Costco Wholesale (COST) at 28% bullish. All 4 tracked sources lean bearish. The most bearish reading is polymarket at 0% bullish. 3-day activity momentum is falling on X and News, while reddit activity is rising. The sell signal carries 93/100 conviction.
X is the dominant discussion channel with 380 mentions (77% of total volume). News contributes 91 mentions and Reddit contributes 21 mentions. The cross-source average is bearish at 28% bullish, while reddit is the only source with rising 3-day activity. All 4 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. COST's sell signal at 93/100 conviction reflects a bearish cross-source average at 28% bullish. All 4 tracked sources lean bearish. It is a research shortcut, not financial advice.
The COST 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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