Prediction: The S&P 500 Will Drop 10% in 2026

The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) is on track to produce another year of above-average gains for investors in 2025. After climbing 24% in 2023 and 23% in 2024, the index is up another 16% in 2025 as of this writing.And analysts are optimistic about 2026 as well. Using a bottom-up approach of aggregating the analyst price targets of each stock in the S&P 500 suggests the index could climb to 7,969 by the end of next year. Overall estimates range from 7,100 to 8,100, suggesting stocks will rise somewhere between 4% and 19% from the current level.However, investors expecting returns that will push their portfolio values steadily higher in 2026 may be in for a rude awakening. In fact, despite analyst sentiment, odds are good that the S&P 500 will fall 10% in 2026.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool