
The S&P 500 may have stumbled into November, but Morgan Stanley is looking well past the noise. The bank has raised its year-end 2026 forecast for the index to 7,800, an upside of 18% from current levels, citing stronger earnings and a productivity lift from accelerating AI adoption.
Recently, UBS echoed a bullish tone, expecting the S&P 500 to reach 7,500 by the end of 2025, powered by resilient tech profits.