Goldman Sachs has lowered its year-end target for the S&P 500 index from 6,500 points to 6,200 points by 2025, reflecting the institution's adjustment of its fair forward price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio from 21.5 times to 20.6 times, a decrease of 4%. At the same time, the expected earnings per share (EPS) of index component stocks have been lowered, with the 2024 EPS expectation dropping from $268 to $262, and the 2025 expectation dropping from $288 to $280.
