S&P 500 to get closer to its all-time highs – SocGen
|US equities are up 16% this year. Economists at Société Générale analyze the S&P 500 Index outlook.
Moving 3Q23 target of 4,750 to 4Q23
We shift our S&P 500 Index target of 4,750 in 3Q23 to year-end 2023 (from 4,300) as the no-landing scenario is not yet priced in and should be over the coming months as recession calls are deleted/delayed. Put another way, we stay bullish near term, despite the likely jitters in 2024.
We expect a 15% shock in the S&P 500 in 2Q24, likely driven by a contraction in US consumer spending. However, with a return to 5% nominal GDP growth in 2025e, the S&P 500 should recover. Our index targets are supported by our equity risk premium projections, which assume: 1) bond yields will come down to 3-3.5% in a soft recession; and 2) aggressive Fed rate cuts in the middle of 2024.
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