Bank of America ups year-end target for S&P 500

End of easy money may 'be a good thing'

Cristian Angeloni
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Bank of America has increased its year-end target for the S&P 500 from 4,000 to 4,300, with its indicators yielding a range of 3,900 to 4,600.

However, it has warned investors to ignore the snapshot multiple implied by the updated target - namely a 21x multiple on 2023 earnings-per-share of $200E. This is because the figure is "elevated", it said. BofA: Credit crunch fears drive investors into highest bond allocation since GFC BofA explained that trough multiples have usually been higher - noting the 23x during Covid and 28x at the Global Financial Crisis - and are not "particularly predictive". It said it would be preferable to use a multiple on normalised earnings, as it is strongly predictive but only on a long-term horiz...

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