Retail News Sentiment Report, October 2026
25,475 headlines about 219 US tickers were published in October 2026 and scored by state-of-the-art AI models trained specifically on financial data. 5,605 read positive, 4,728 read negative, and the average across all of them was 51 of 100 (neutral) on a scale where 50 is neutral.
- Headlines scored
- 25,475
- Tickers covered
- 219
- News sources
- 10
- Average score (0–100)
- 51 · neutral
50 is neutral. We call 48 to 52 neutral; 53 to 59 slightly bullish, 60 to 74 bullish and 75 or more very bullish; 41 to 47 slightly bearish, 26 to 40 bearish and 25 or less very bearish.
Covers 2026-10-01 to 2026-10-31. Download the per-ticker CSV. Free to quote with a link to this page.
Most positively covered tickers in October 2026
| Ticker | Score (0–100) | Headlines | The headline that stood out |
|---|---|---|---|
| TMO | 70 bullish | 107 | Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) Stock Gets Fair Value Bump After Q2 Driven Analyst Target Increases (97 of 100) |
| AZN | 66 bullish | 134 | Summit Therapeutics (SMMT) Is Up 7.3% After $2 Billion AstraZeneca Partnership and Trial Collaboration (98 of 100) |
| NNE | 66 bullish | 43 | NANO Nuclear Energy (NNE) Stock Looks Reasonable Despite Fuel Technology Push (92 of 100) |
| SAP | 66 bullish | 31 | Strong Q2 Results and Cloud Momentum Reinforce SAP SE’s (SAP) Investment Thesis (98 of 100) |
| REGN | 64 bullish | 106 | Regeneron Says Newly Approved Drug Shows Sustained Efficacy In Halting Rogue Bone Growth (98 of 100) |
| CB | 62 bullish | 82 | Chubb Reports Third Quarter Per Share Net Income and Record Core Operating Income of $7.30 and $7.66, Respectively, Up 4.4% and 0.8%; Consolidated Net Premiums Written of $15.1 Billion, Up 1.9%, with (98 of 100) |
| USB | 61 bullish | 81 | U.S. Bancorp Reports 10% Rise in Q3 Net Income to $2.2 Billion as Earnings Beat Forecasts (98 of 100) |
| IBRX | 61 bullish | 35 | IBRX Stock Logs Best Week In Over 7 Months: Retail Eyes Anktiva Boost From Trump’s Cancer Panel Pick (97 of 100) |
| STM | 61 bullish | 57 | STMicroelectronics: A Recovery Is Happening, But Upside Is Limited (98 of 100) |
| QNT | 60 bullish | 33 | Quantinuum (QNT) Stock May Look Rich After CHIPS Award News (93 of 100) |
Most negatively covered tickers in October 2026
| Ticker | Score (0–100) | Headlines | The headline that stood out |
|---|---|---|---|
| NFLX | 37 bearish | 202 | Netflix projects lower-than-expected 2026 ad revenue in latest earnings report (1 of 100) |
| WDC | 38 bearish | 123 | Western Digital (WDC) Stock Price Drops As Q1 Results Spur Profit Quality Concerns (2 of 100) |
| QQQ | 39 bearish | 70 | Invesco QQQ Doesn't Own a Single Bank, and That's Not the Only Thing the Nasdaq-100 Leaves Out (50 of 100) |
| SOXL | 39 bearish | 24 | SOXX, SOXL, SMH Plunge As Chip Stocks Sell Off Amid Supply Chain Concerns (2 of 100) |
| SLV | 40 bearish | 42 | Gold, Silver In Spotlight After GLD Hits 52-Week Low, SLV Sinks To 11-Month Low – Peter Brandt Sees Signs Of A Potential Bottom (3 of 100) |
| DKNG | 41 slightly bearish | 96 | DraftKings (DKNG) Stock May Be Below Fair Value As Prediction Market Hopes Grow (2 of 100) |
| BABA | 42 slightly bearish | 40 | Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) Could Be 59% Undervalued Following Its ESOP Share Filing (13 of 100) |
| BE | 42 slightly bearish | 56 | What Bloom Energy (BE) Said on Its Q3 Earnings Call (50 of 100) |
| DE | 43 slightly bearish | 73 | Caterpillar and Deere Stock Fall as Regulatory Pressure Continues (2 of 100) |
| NKE | 43 slightly bearish | 156 | Nike Slips as Greater China Falls 26% and Converse Drops 28% in Q1 (1 of 100) |
Sector sentiment in October 2026
| Sector | Score (0–100) | Headlines | Tickers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Healthcare & Biotechnology | 57 slightly bullish | 2,435 | 19 |
| Energy & Clean Power | 55 slightly bullish | 787 | 5 |
| Industrials & Aerospace | 53 slightly bullish | 1,261 | 12 |
| Financial Services & Banking | 52 neutral | 2,421 | 16 |
| Technology & Semiconductors | 51 neutral | 6,871 | 25 |
| Consumer Discretionary & EV | 50 neutral | 2,851 | 16 |
| Communication & Media | 48 neutral | 2,450 | 6 |
Biggest sentiment reversals, and the headline behind each
- XLE moved from 37 to 52 out of 100 (+15 points) across 105 headlines. The headline that stood out: XLE’s Price Has Surged, but Its Dividend Barely Moved (Yahoo).
- HSBC moved from 63 to 50 out of 100 (-13 points) across 92 headlines. The headline that stood out: CRWV Stock Tumbles Premarket: HSBC Sees 36% Downside For CoreWeave As AI Boom Faces Debt Test (Yahoo).
- UEC moved from 57 to 44 out of 100 (-13 points) across 21 headlines. The headline that stood out: Uranium Energy (UEC) Is Down 5.0% After Wider 2026 Loss But Stronger Operations - What's Changed (Yahoo).
- HCA moved from 63 to 52 out of 100 (-11 points) across 55 headlines. The headline that stood out: Universal Health Services Fell 6% as Rival HCA Guides 2027 Earnings “Generally Consistent” With 2026 (Yahoo).
- FPS moved from 56 to 45 out of 100 (-11 points) across 28 headlines. The headline that stood out: FPS Stock Plunges To Record Low, Falls Below IPO Price After CFO Ryan Fiedler's Exit (Yahoo).
- AMC moved from 49 to 60 out of 100 (+11 points) across 63 headlines. The headline that stood out: AMC Entertainment Holdings Consensus Price Target Increased by 13.44% to $3.50 (Fintel).
- CB moved from 52 to 62 out of 100 (+10 points) across 82 headlines. The headline that stood out: Chubb Reports Third Quarter Per Share Net Income and Record Core Operating Income of $7.30 and $7.66, Respectively, Up 4.4% and 0.8%; Consolidated Net Premiums Written of $15.1 Billion, Up 1.9%, with (Yahoo).
- IREN moved from 54 to 44 out of 100 (-10 points) across 121 headlines. The headline that stood out: Applied Digital Falls 4% Despite Bringing 75 MW Online at Polaris Forge 1; IREN and Cipher Digital Also Slide 4% (Yahoo).
- SOUN moved from 58 to 48 out of 100 (-10 points) across 58 headlines. The headline that stood out: With Shares Down 41% This Year, Could Buying SoundHound AI (SOUN) Stock Today Set You Up for Life? (Yahoo).
- BIDU moved from 41 to 51 out of 100 (+10 points) across 29 headlines. The headline that stood out: Baidu (BIDU) Expands Its AI Business, but the Core Revenue Recovery Remains Uncertain (Yahoo).
How this was measured
Every headline our collectors stored for the month is scored by state-of-the-art AI models trained specifically on financial data, and every figure is shown as a whole number from 0 to 100, where 50 is neutral. A ticker appears in a ranking only with at least 20 scored headlines in the month, and a sector with at least 50; sector scores are weighted by headline count rather than averaged across tickers. A reversal requires both months to clear the ticker floor and a move of at least 8 points on the same scale, so a name that simply started being covered is not counted as one. The same scorer produces the per-headline numbers shown on the site, so the report and the product cannot disagree. Where a quoted headline is marked as off topic, our news providers filed it against that ticker and it names another company; the aggregate keeps it because that is what was attributed, and the quotation says so rather than implying otherwise. Nothing here is investment advice.
Sources in this month: Benzinga, CNBC, ChartMill, EODHD, Fintel, GlobeNewswire Inc., SeekingAlpha, The Motley Fool, Yahoo, Zacks Investment Research.
The same scoring is described in full at /methodology, and every report in this series is at /research.
Stock Companion's signals are generated by an automated model and are not financial advice.