Analyst ratings
14 analysts have weighed in: a Hold consensus: 2 buy calls against 5 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $18.73.
NYSE: KSS · Department Stores
Over the past week, Kohl's (KSS) drew about 37 mentions across Reddit, X and news, and the read is an Adanos Sell. The crowd averages 12% bullish across the tracked sources. Wall Street is roughly in line with the crowd, with 2 of 14 analysts rating KSS a buy.
There is little buzz around KSS this week and broad agreement on direction, which is why it reads as a Sell.
Wall Street’s 14% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from News at 0% to X at 19%. No other tracker puts the two side by side.
14 analysts have weighed in: a Hold consensus: 2 buy calls against 5 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $18.73.
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 mixed and the 3 sources only partly agree, so the read is a Sell.
Wall Street’s 14% buy share lands almost exactly on the crowd average of 12%. The split is inside the crowd: X reads 19% bullish while News sits at 0%, a 19-point spread that single-source trackers miss.
Over the 30-day window, Kohl's (KSS) buzz held subdued around 38.9 while the price drifted up 18.1% 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 4M shares. Updated Oct 10, 2026. Over the last 7 trading days, KSS gained 7.6%. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 24.7 and was variable, swinging between 11.1 and 38.9. Recent volume is in line with the 30-day average, reflecting steady institutional and retail participation. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bullish on 10 of the 19 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 | Hold (2 / 7 / 5) |
| Crowd bullish (7d) | 12% |
| Avg price target | $18.73 |
| Most bullish source | X, 19% |
| Most bearish source | News, 0% |
| Sentiment spread | 19 pts |
| Mentions (7d) | 37 |
| Market cap | $2.28B |
| P/E · Forward P/E | 8.6 · 8.5 |
| EPS · Beta | $2.33 · 1.4 |
| Revenue (TTM) | $15.43B · 2% margin |
| Industry | Department Stores |
Based on aggregated sentiment from Reddit, X and News sources, Kohl's (KSS) 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 37 tracked mentions over the last 7 days. This is a sentiment-based reading, not financial advice.
Reddit discussion around Kohl's (KSS) is fairly quiet with 11 mentions over the last 7 days; the 30-day context spans 9 tracked subreddits. The 7-day tone is 18% bullish; 3-day activity momentum is rising, suggesting building attention.
The crowd reads bearish on Kohl's (KSS), averaging 12% bullish across 3 tracked sources over the last 7 days. The two ends of the range are X at 19% bullish and News at 0%, a 19-point spread. On the professional side, 2 of 14 analysts rate KSS a buy.
Of the 14 analysts covering Kohl's (KSS), 2 rate it a buy, 7 a hold and 5 a sell, for a hold consensus. The average price target is $18.73. That lines up with the crowd average of 12% bullish.
Kohl's (KSS)'s cross-source average is bearish at 12% bullish. All 3 tracked sources lean bearish. Reddit reads 18% bullish, X reads 19% bullish and news 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 Kohl's (KSS) at 12% bullish. All 3 tracked sources lean bearish. The most bearish reading is news at 0% bullish. 3-day activity momentum is falling on News, while reddit activity is rising. The sell signal carries 93/100 conviction.
X is the dominant discussion channel with 21 mentions (57% of total volume). Reddit contributes 11 mentions and News contributes 5 mentions. The cross-source average is bearish at 12% bullish, while reddit is the only source with rising 3-day activity. 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. KSS'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.
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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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