The most bullish year-end target for the S&P 500 was 5,100, which represented solid upside of about 7% from where it ended the year.
Those predictions look paltry in hindsight, as the S&P 500 finished the first half of the year up 14.5% at 5,460.
Bulls are getting bolder, but risks remainIn response, several major firms have boosted their year-end S&P 500 targets in recent months.
AdvertisementGoldman Sachs recently shared earnings growth projections for the 100 biggest stocks in the S&P 500, both for this year and next.
Below are those 14 large-cap stocks expected to grow earnings by at least 25% next year, along with each one's ticker, market capitalization, and 2024 and 2025 earnings growth estimates.
Persons:
—, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Oppenheimer's John Stoltzfus, David Kostin, Kostin
Organizations:
Service, Business, Bulls, BMO Capital Markets, Deutsche Bank, Apple, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia —