Stocks with social-media buzz are crushing in 2025. One strategist thinks they’ve gone too far.
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Jul 17 2025
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Source: MarketWatch
Performance of Momentum Stocks: The VanEck Social Sentiment ETF (BUZZ) has surged approximately 60% since the S&P 500's 52-week low on April 8, significantly outperforming the S&P 500's 26% increase during the same period.
Current Trading Values: As of Thursday afternoon, BUZZ was trading at nearly $33 per share, while the S&P 500 was around 6,300.
Analyst Views on RDDT
Wall Street analysts forecast RDDT stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for RDDT is 260.00 USD with a low forecast of 207.00 USD and a high forecast of 325.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
22 Analyst Rating
14 Buy
8 Hold
0 Sell
Moderate Buy
Current: 214.540
Low
207.00
Averages
260.00
High
325.00
Current: 214.540
Low
207.00
Averages
260.00
High
325.00
About RDDT
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About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
