The S&P 500 index (^GSPC) is expected to see a significant boost heading into Q1 2025, per multiple analysts on Wall Street. Several targets for the index have been raised as the top US stocks continue to rally higher. Big tech stocks are the leading cause of the index’s recent gains. The “Magnificent Seven” in particular is performing well, with Apple hitting new records. Tesla and Meta both rose over 3% in the past month as well. The S&P 500 showed strong market health, with the December stock rally building on November’s gains so far.

Market analysts see this as a sign of sustained momentum for the S&P 500. One expert in particular has revealed the highest price prediction for the S&P 500 in 2025 yet by Wall Street. Oppenheimer chief investment strategist John Stoltzfus initiated a year-end 2025 S&P 500 target of 7,100 in a Sunday note. The target represents roughly a 17% upside for the benchmark index from Friday’s closing level.

Also Read: Bitcoin Day: A $100 BTC Investment In 2012 Is Worth $1,500,000 Today

According to Stoltzfus, his bullish outlook is “based on a number of factors including current stateside monetary policy, the resilience in economic growth, business activity, the consumer, and job creation evidenced in recent years and the current year.” Stoltzfus’ prediction also comes as the stock market is generally up across the board, riding a post-election bump. Furthermore, the analyst sees S&P 500 earnings per share hitting $275. This represents about 10% growth from his year-end 2024 call.

According to Bank of America’s equity and quantitative strategy team, a strong 2025 is in the S&P 500 index’s future. In a research note released last Monday, BofA’s equity strategy team issued a 6,666 year-end target for the S&P 500 in 2025. This represents a roughly 10.5% gain from current levels. Part of the firm’s bullishness comes from an expectation for strong economic growth, with BofA’s economics team projecting the US economy to grow at an annualized rate of 2.4% net year. While they share the same reasons for hiking up S&P 500 price predictions, Oppenheimer’s remains the most bullish on Wall Street.

At press time, the index is down 29 points to 6,060.56.