JPMorgan is the latest to raise its S&P 500 target, this time to 8,000. Here's why

Cnbc · Aug 10, 2026 · 461 words · By Sarah Min

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JPMorgan is the latest Wall Street firm to raise its year-end S & P 500 target, now that the bulk of corporate earnings have been reported and appear to confirm a key tenet of the bull case — that the largest technology companies' massive investments in…

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On Monday, JPM global head of market strategy Dubravko Lakos-Bujas said he expects the S & P 500 will end the year at 8,000, raising his target from 7,800 previously.

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The new target implies about a 3% gain from where the broad market index closed Friday, at 7,757.64.

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Claim 1: “The strategist also left his forward multiple unchanged at about 20x”

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A search result explicitly states that the assumption for the forward multiple remains at approximately 20 times.

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web search NEUTRAL — Dubravko Lakos-Bujas, a market strategist at JPMorgan Chase, and his team recently published a research note with a base case target of 7,500 for the S&P 500 at the end of 2026, anticipating earnings …
https://www.fool.com/investing/2025/12/03/heres-how-the-sp-5…

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web search NEUTRAL — Dubravko Lakos-Bujas, J.P. Morgan chief market strategist, joins 'Fast Money Halftime Report' to discuss the where J.P. Morgan see the market headed in 2020.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hRUVFv6WSY

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web search NEUTRAL — With 87% of S&P 500 companies having released their results, JPMorgan strategists led by Dubravko Lakos-Bujas said the earnings picture "remains strong and broad-based across multiple sectors."Its ass…
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/jpmorgan-r…

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Claim 2: “Excluding non-recurring events, the magnitude of the average S & P 500 earnings surprise for the quarter is still about 11%.”

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No evidence in the provided search results confirms the specific 11% average earnings surprise excluding non-recurring events.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The S&P 500 (Standard and Poor's 500) is a stock market index tracking the stock performance of 500 companies listed on stock exchanges in the United States that are considered to have large market ca…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S&P_500

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This article is a summary of the closing milestones of the S&P 500 Index, a United States stock market index.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Closing_milestones_of_the_S&P_…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The S&P 500 is a stock market index maintained by S&P Dow Jones Indices. It comprises 503 common stocks which are issued by 500 companies with large market capitalizations, including two share classes…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_S&P_500_companies

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Claim 3: “Last week, CFRA raised its S & P 500 year-end objective to 8,050 , up from 7,400 originally.”

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No evidence was found for the claim regarding CFRA's target raise to 8,050.

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Claim 4: “The most prominent companies that have begun to report AI profits are Alphabet , Amazon and Microsoft”

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Multiple sources confirm that Alphabet, Amazon, and Microsoft have reported strong performance and revenue growth driven by AI.

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web search NEUTRAL — Alphabet, Amazon, Meta and Microsoft all beat earnings expectations, as they reported on Wednesday, but Alphabet stood out, with its shares jumping 7% in extended trading on strong cloud growth.
https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/04/30/google-parent-a…

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web search NEUTRAL — Meta, Microsoft, Amazon, and Alphabet have released their quarterly earnings reports, revealing strong performances with revenue growth driven by AI.
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/kit-yu-27753534_positives-a-c…

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web search NEUTRAL — Alphabet, Amazon, and Microsoft aren’t buying back stock at these levels. They’re plowing the cash back into the business.Amazon spent a decade being told AWS was a distraction. Microsoft was written …
https://www.mixedtimes.com/business/ai-bear-case-what-skepti…

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Claim 5: “The new target implies about a 3% gain from where the broad market index closed Friday, at 7,757.64.”

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Two independent web sources explicitly state the S&P 500 closed at 7,757.64 (one specifying August 7, 2026).

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — S&P 500 futures are financial futures which allow an investor to hedge with or speculate on the future value of various components of the S&P 500 Index market index. S&P 500 futures contracts were fir…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S&P_500_futures

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — E-mini S&P, often abbreviated to "E-mini" (despite the existence of many other E-mini contracts) and designated by the commodity ticker symbol ES, is a stock market index futures contract traded on th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-mini_S&P

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Claim 6: “The strategist revised his 2026 earnings estimate for the S & P 500 to $365, and his 2027 earnings estimate to $420”

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One source explicitly confirms the 2026 earnings-per-share estimate was raised to $365. However, the $420 estimate for 2027 is not explicitly corroborated in the provided snippets.

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web search NEUTRAL — Lakos-Bujas dubbed the earnings boost from broadening AI adoption as “underappreciated” in his report – signalling room for further upside in US stock over the next 12 months. What JPMorgan recommends…
https://www.tradingview.com/news/invezz:7bc847275094b:0-jpmo…

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web search NEUTRAL — Alongside the higher S&P 500 year-end target, JPMorgan raised its 2026 earnings-per-share estimate to $365, implying annual growth of 35% and exceeding the current Wall Street consensus of $358.
https://finbold.com/wall-street-banking-giant-updates-sp-500…

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Claim 7: “JPM global head of market strategy Dubravko Lakos-Bujas said he expects the S & P 500 will end the year at 8,000, raising his target from 7,800 previously.”

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Multiple web search results confirm JPMorgan raised its S&P 500 target to 8,000 from 7,800, citing stronger earnings and AI spending.

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web search NEUTRAL — JPMorgan raised its year-end S&P 500 target to 7,800, citing stronger earnings and increased AI spending.
https://www.kucoin.com/news/flash/jpmorgan-raises-s-p-500-ta…

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web search NEUTRAL — JPMorgan has raised its S&P 500 target for 2026 to 8,000 from 7,800, citing stronger-than-expected corporate earnings.
https://finbold.com/wall-street-banking-giant-updates-sp-500…

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web search NEUTRAL — JPMorgan had already raised its target to 7,800 from 7,600 in June. The latest 8,000 target means the bank now expects the index to gain about 3% from Friday's closing level, according to Bloomberg. A…
https://www.hindustantimes.com/business/sp-500-to-8-000-why-…

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Claim 8: “On Monday, the S & P 500 was a little bit off its all-time high reached on Friday.”

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Claim 9: “And, the degree to which companies have topped estimates stands at about about 31%, as opposed to the roughly 9% average beat from the past four quarters, the bank said.”

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 270 Park Avenue, also known as the JPMorganChase Tower, is a supertall skyscraper on the East Side of the Midtown neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. Since October 21, 2025, it has served as t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/270_Park_Avenue_(2025–present)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., doing business as Chase, is an American national bank headquartered in Columbus, Ohio that constitutes the consumer and commercial banking subsidiary of the American multina…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chase_Bank

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — JPMorgan Chase & Co. (stylized as JPMorganChase) is an American multinational banking institution headquartered in New York City and incorporated in Delaware. It is the largest bank in the United Stat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JPMorgan_Chase

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Claim 10: “Of the 87% of S & P 500 companies that have reported thus far, 78% have beaten analyst' earnings expectations, according to a JPMorgan note.”

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While one search result mentions a 78% beat rate for Q1-2012, there is no current evidence corroborating the specific JPMorgan note claiming 78% of the 87% of companies reported thus far.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Texas Stock Exchange (TXSE) is a national stock exchange to be headquartered in Downtown Dallas, Texas, United States. The group behind the exchange, led by TXSE CEO James Lee, is financed by inst…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Stock_Exchange

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In April and May 2012, large trading losses occurred at JPMorgan's Chief Investment Office, based on transactions booked through its London branch. The unit was run by Chief Investment Officer Ina Dre…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_JPMorgan_Chase_trading_lo…

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Claim 11: “And last month, UBS raised its year-end target to 8,100 from 7,500.”

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A cross-reference from CNBC directly confirms that UBS raised its year-end target to 8,100 from 7,500.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — UBS raised its year-end target just last month to 8,100 from 7,500
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/06/cfra-gets-more-bullish-hikes…

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