Updates - Strategy

Strategists’ S&P 500 Index Estimates for Year-End 2023 (Table)

Lu Wang
Bloomberg
July 20, 2023

The table presents estimates from strategists for where the S&P 500 Index will finish 2023 and how much profit companies will generate.

S&P 500 Index

  2023 close 2023 EPS
Average 4,202 $213
Median 4,250 $215
High 4,825 $230
Low 3,225 $185
No. of replies 23 22

Individual Estimates

Firm Strategist 2023 close  2023 EPS
Bank of America Savita Subramanian 4,300 $218
BMO Brian Belski 4,550 $220
Barclays Venu Krishna 4,150 $218
BNP Paribas Greg Boutle 3,400 $203.8
Cantor Fitzgerald Eric Johnston 3,500 $205
Citigroup Scott Chronert 4,000 $215
Credit Suisse Jonathan Golub 4,700 $220
Deutsche Bank Binky Chadha 4,500 $224
Evercore ISI Julian Emanuel 4,450        $214
Fundstrat Tom Lee        4,825         *$250
Goldman Sachs David Kostin 4,500 $224
HSBC Max Kettner 4,600          $230
JPMorgan Dubravko Lakos-Bujas 4,200 $205
Morgan Stanley Mike Wilson 3,900 $185
Ned Davis Research Ed Clissold        4,500           $200
Oppenheimer John Stoltzfus        4,400            $230
Piper Sandler Michael Kantrowitz        3,225           *$215
RBC Capital Markets Lori Calvasina 4,250 $219
Scotiabank Hugo Ste-Marie 4,200 $217
Societe Generale Manish Kabra 4,300        $212
Stifel Nicolaus Barry Bannister **4,400 $202
22V Research Dennis DeBusschere        4,100            $214
UBS Sean Simonds 3,900 $198
Wells Fargo Chris Harvey        4,200            $200

* EPS forecast is for 2024

** Price target is for second half of 2023