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Analysts S&P 500 targets reveal a major problem

January 11, 2026

Analysts S&P 500 targets reveal a major problem Todd Campbell Mon, January 12, 2026 at 1:50 AM GMT+5:30 5 min read When it comes to investing, there are no certainties, except that nothing is certain. Those of us who have been around for 30 years or more have learned to speak in generalities rather than absolutes, recognizing that while history rhymes, it doesn't necessarily repeat. One of the general truths I've learned over my 30-year investing career is that stocks tend to tip over when everyone is standing on the same side of the proverbial boat.

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They do much better when there's a steady stream of people still on the other side trying to get across.
What worries me this year is that every Wall Street analyst has moved to the same side of the boat, and that's potentially a big problem because it suggests there isn't a lot of money still on the sidelines left to buy stocks.
Our own Charley Blaine surveyed the largest Wall Street research firms in December.
The targets vary, but they share one thing in common.
Every single analyst expects the S&P 500 to finish 2026 higher than it started.

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