Brokerages' forecasts for the S&P 500

Check out the estimates from strategists at brokerages for where the Standard & Poor's 500 Index will finish 2010 and how much profit companies in the benchmark measure of U.S. stocks will generate
SEP 23, 2010
By  mlanche
The table below presents estimates from strategists at brokerages for where the Standard & Poor's 500 Index will finish 2010 and how much profit companies in the benchmark measure of U.S. stocks will generate.
Firm Stategist 2010 close 2010 EPS
Bank of America David Bianco 1,250 $83.00
Bank of Montreal Ben Joyce 1,155 $79.00
Barclays Barry Knapp 1,120 $76.00
Citigroup Tobias Levkovich 1,175 $84.40
Credit Suisse Douglas Cliggott 1,075 $81.00
Deutsche Bank Binky Chadha 1,275 $84.60
Goldman Sachs David Kostin 1,200 $81.00
HSBC Garry Evans 1,200  
JPMorgan Thomas Lee 1,300 $84.00
Morgan Stanley*      
Oppenheimer Brian Belski 1,225 $78.50
RBC Myles Zyblock $74.00
UBS Jonathan Golub 1,150 $84.00

Mean: 1,193 / $80.95

Median: 1,200 / $81.00

High: 1,300 / $84.60


Low: 1,075 / $74.00

*Adam Parker joined Morgan Stanley the week of September 7 as U.S. equity strategist. He has not yet made forecasts for the firm.

Source: Bloomberg

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