Final 2010 Strategist Predictions

Hickey and Walters (Bespoke) submit: When we last posted the year-end S&P 500 price targets of major Wall Street strategists in mid-July (polled weekly by Bloomberg), the consensus target for the end of 2010 was 1,250.

Hickey and Walters (Bespoke) submit: Below are the current year-end S&P 500 price targets for major Wall Street strategists which are polled weekly by Bloomberg. At the start of the year, the average year-end 2010 S&P 500 price target was 1,225.

Hickey and Walters (Bespoke) submit: As the end of the year approaches, the 2011 predictions start rolling out. Bloomberg has begun surveying Wall Street strategists for their 2011 year-end S&P 500 price targets.

Hickey and Walters (Bespoke) submit: Along with individual investors and newsletter writers, a co

Hickey and Walters (Bespoke) submit: At the start of 2011, the average consensus year-end S&P 500 price target among major Wall Street strategists was 1,374. This would have resulted in a 2011 market gain of roughly 10%.

Hickey and Walters (Bespoke) submit: Below is a table highlighting the year-end 2011 S&P 500 price targets of major Wall Street strategists from Bloomberg's weekly survey. We also provide where the targets stood at the start of the year when the slate was clean.

Hickey and Walters (Bespoke) submit: Below we highlight the most recent year-end S&P 500 price targets for the major Wall Street equity strategists. As shown below, just two strategists currently have year-end targets that are below the actual level of the S&P 500 at the moment. Morgan Stanley is looking for a year-end

Hickey and Walters (Bespoke) submit: Each week, Bloomberg surveys the head equity strategists at the major Wall Street firms for their year-end S&P 500 (SPY) price targets. At the start of 2011, the average S&P 500 year-end price target for these strategists