Sam Stovall: Predictions and Track Record
How accurate are Sam Stovall’s predictions?
As of Nov 13, 2026, of 62 counted market calls by Sam Stovall since 2022, 36 were right (58%). Grade: B.
- Grade
- B
- Right
- 58%
- Vs. always bullish
- +1 point
- Counted calls
- 62
- Rank
- 3rd of 20
Track record
72 counted callsLatest predictions
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Well, there’s that old saying that the market likes to climb a wall of worry,” said Sam Stovall, chief investment strategist at CFRA Research. “Despite trade issues…
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Don't expect the stock market's momentum in first six months of 2026 to wane in the back half of the year, according to CFRA. Chief investment strategist Sam Stovall…
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For now, however, the earnings backdrop has added to conviction in the near-term outlook, he said. The recent gains in tech could further buoy the indexes. "In the short…
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"Investors understandably feel like a runner at the start of a 100-meter high-hurdles race, contemplating a daunting array of forward obstacles," wrote Sam Stovall…
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"Investors are basically saying, 'If we are now starting to be on the leeward side of this earnings mountain, the best is likely behind us,'" Stovall said. "They're…
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“I think that 5% is an emotional threshold above which investors would become increasingly concerned,” he said. “That could lead to additional softness in the market.”
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"It adds to the uncertainty, which is what causes the volatility and the average decline in the market leading up to the election," Stovall told MarketWatch. "Once it…
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I think that 2026 will be a good year, but if history were to repeat -- and there's no guarantee it will -- we'll probably see a pretty anemic total return for the full…
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“A lot of headwinds indicate to me that while we could end up with a surprisingly good year, I don’t think it will be another great year,” said Stovall, who has a…
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So that would imply a year end target of 7575. So looking at a full year price, meaning 2026 price gain, that's still moderate at about 7%.
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"I cover the waterfront in terms of new all time highs, and that tends to imply favorable price performances for the next several months," said Sam Stovall, chief…
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Fourth quarters of midterm years have generally been even stronger, with an average gain of 6.4%, as stocks "benefit from the lifting of election uncertainty," Sam…
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“There will be a time when this bull market ends, but I don’t think valuations are stretched — unless we end up seeing downward revisions to earnings forecasts,” Stovall…
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“This bull market will continue — but my worry is how narrow the rally is compared with history,” CFRA chief investment strategist Sam Stovall told Bloomberg over a…
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The max drawdown tends to occur later in the year. That means there may be more room for equities to fall from here, according to Sam Stovall, chief investment…
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Well, we are making an adjustment. We made an adjustment just recently to, 7730 on the S&P 500. Now that is a 12 month target.
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