Alexandra Semenova and Sagarika Jaisinghani

A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Monday, Dec. 29, 2025. US stocks extended losses as traders pared bets on tech megacaps before the end of the year. Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg

Every Wall Street analyst is predicting a stock rally in 2026

Sell-side strategists are marching in lockstep optimism, with the average year-end S&P 500 forecast implying a 9% gain this year