Sunday, December 23, 2012

Chart S&P 500 price target forecast 2013

Stock Market today -Chart S&P 500 price target forecast 2013 : David Kostin, Goldman Sachs's chief U.S. equity strategist, expects stocks to have another positive year in the year 2013. "We forecast S&P 500 will reach 1575 at year-end 2013 based on our new 2014 EPS estimate of $114 and a fair value P/E of 13.9X," he wrote in a note to clients on October 5 2012.


Here's how Goldman Sachs sees the S&P moving through the end of 2013:

Chart S&P 500 price target forecast 2013

Kostin thinks this will be a Fed-induced QE-driven rally. "The FOMC’s open-ended easing program allows investors to look past current stagnant economic growth and focus on corporate fundamentals. So far QE has reduced the equity risk premium but not yet improved growth expectations." Kostin recognizes no shortage of threats to growth: Although we forecast a rising stock market in 2013, numerous headwinds remain for equity performance that policy action must overcome:

Consensus 2013 EPS estimates remain too high despite sales and EPS revisions that have been consistently negative in 2012; S&P 500 margins have declined for three quarters; US GDP growth continues to stagnate near 2%; China economic growth has been reduced ahead of an important political transition in November; and political and policy uncertainty remains high in Europe along with risk to Euro area growth. The major near-term policy risk relates to possible 1Q 2013 fiscal consolidation of roughly 4% of GDP under a worst case outcome. Kostin, however, is staying to his earlier call for the S&P 500 to end 2012 at 1,250, which means a 14.5 % decline from today’s level.

S&P500 price target by Morgan Stanley's
Our year-end 2013 S&P500 price target is 1434, and our bull and bear targets are 1733 and 1135 . Our EPS outlook for 2014 is $110.21, up from our 2013 forecast of $98.71, both well below consensus. Improving Michigan Confidence and tightening corporate spreads drive the relative improvement in our earnings outlook. Not that right now the S&P is at 1409, so he's anticipating just 25 points between now and all of next year. For the latest updates PRESS CTR + D or visit Stock Market news Today

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