14 Wall Street Analysts Expect the S&P 500 to Climb to Between 7,100 and 8,100 in 2026 -- but History Says They'll All Be Wrong

Despite enduring a very short-lived stock market crash in early April, following the unveiling of President Donald Trump's tariff and trade policy, Wall Street's major stock indexes have predominantly been off to the races over the last eight months. Through the closing bell on Dec. 22, the ageless Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI), broad-based S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC), and growth-powered Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) have rallied 14%, 17%, and 21%, respectively, this year.With the exception of the five-week COVID-19 crash in February-March 2020, the 2022 bear market, which lasted approximately nine months, and Trump's tariff-related hiccup in early April 2025, all three major indexes have been in roaring bull markets for 15 out of the last 16 years.Perhaps it's no surprise that some of the most prominent analysts on Wall Street expect another banner year in 2026 for the market's benchmark stock index, the S&P 500. But if history gets its say in the matter, the more than one dozen analysts who've weighed in may all be eating crow by this time next year.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool