Claims
Schwab Network"Evercore is floating a bull-case path that could take the S&P 500 to 9,000 by year-end 2026 on AI-led gains."May 18, 2026
UBS Global Wealth Management"In our base case, we now see the S&P 500 reaching 7,900 by year-end (our previous target was 7,500)."Jun 04, 2026
JPMorgan"The [JPMorgan] bank on Tuesday raised its year-end price target on the S&P 500 from 7200 to 7600, saying the upgrade was 'driven entirely by higher earnings.'"Jun 04, 2026
Goldman Sachs"Goldman Sachs Research raised its S&P 500 forecast for year-end 2026 to 8000, up from 7600, projecting a 6% return (as of May 26)."May 28, 2026
Deutsche Bank"For markets, our equity strategists remain constructive, still seeing the S&P 500 at 8000 by year-end."Jun 03, 2026
Stifel"Stifel argues that low-teens S&P 500 EPS growth in 2026, paired with only 'one multiple of normal S&P 500 P/E compression,' would lift the index to roughly 7,500, or 'just over +9%.'"Dec 11, 2025
RBC Capital Markets"We have lifted our 12-month forward S&P 500 price target to 7,900, which represents a 7.7% gain from the May 7th close."May 08, 2026
Morgan Stanley"Morgan Stanley Research raised its year-end target for the S&P 500 to 8,000 from 7,800."Jun 04, 2026
Oppenheimer"Based on our assumption of a P/E multiple of 26.5x, that puts our year-end [2026] price target for the S&P 500 at 8,100, about 15% higher than its closing level at the end of 2025."Jun 03, 2026
Jefferies Group“We forecast another 9% upside for the S&P 500, with a 2026 target of 7500.”Oct 31, 2025
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