Bank of America and Goldman Sachs recently announced revisions to their S&P 500 year-end targets, signaling increased market confidence. Bank of America raised its target to 6300, while Goldman Sachs upped its target to 6600. These adjustments are driven by several key factors:
Earlier this year, major banks, including Bank of America, lowered their targets due to concerns over tariffs imposed by President Trump. However, after some of these tariffs were eased, recession fears subsided, and stocks surged to new record highs.
Goldman Sachs anticipates that the market will continue to rise due to robust earnings growth projected for 2026, the Federal Reserve's resumption of rate cuts, and neutral investor positioning.
Despite Trump's escalation of the trade war, Goldman Sachs believes that the impact of tariffs will be gradual, and that large-cap companies have sufficient inventories to mitigate their effect.
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