Wall Street Strategist Christopher Harvey
Christopher Harvey
Head of Equity Strategy · Coverage 2015–2025 · Left the firm August 2025
AnaChart's record of Christopher Harvey's S&P 500 year-end price targets at Wells Fargo covers 19 published targets and revisions across 11 closed forecast years. His final-year hit rate within ±3% of the actual close is 27% — 3 of 11 years. Closest call: 2024, target 5,830 vs. actual 5,882. Largest miss: 2019, target 2,665 vs. actual 3,231.
Harvey ran Wells Fargo's equity strategy desk for more than a decade before leaving the firm in August 2025. His record improved sharply toward the end of his tenure. The 2024 call was his closest, a 5,830 target finishing just 0.9% below the actual close after three revisions through the year. His 2025 target of 7,007, set in December 2024, was the highest year-end call on Wall Street at the time and turned out to be a hit, landing within 2.4% of a 6,846 close. The early years were rougher, with a 2,665 call for 2019 left far behind a 3,231 finish. Every revision is plotted on the chart below.
S&P 500 Year-End Targets — Full History
Gray line: S&P 500 end-of-day closing price. Blue line: Christopher Harvey's published S&P 500 price targets, each plotted at issuance date. Both lines end at retirement.
Year-by-Year Forecast Performance
| Year | Final Target | Year-End Actual | % Off | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7,007 | 6,846 | +2.4% | Hit |
| 2024 | 5,830 | 5,882 | −0.9% | Hit |
| 2023 | 4,420 | 4,770 | −7.3% | Miss |
| 2022 | 4,500 | 3,840 | +17.2% | Miss |
| 2021 | 4,825 | 4,766 | +1.2% | Hit |
| 2020 | 3,388 | 3,756 | −9.8% | Miss |
| 2019 | 2,665 | 3,231 | −17.5% | Miss |
| 2018 | 2,863 | 2,507 | +14.2% | Miss |
| 2017 | 2,350 | 2,674 | −12.1% | Miss |
| 2016 | 2,100 | 2,239 | −6.2% | Miss |
| 2015 | 2,150 | 2,044 | +5.2% | Miss |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Christopher Harvey still Wells Fargo's Head of Equity Strategy?
No. Harvey left Wells Fargo Securities in August 2025 after more than a decade running the firm's equity strategy desk. Ohsung Kwon, who joined Wells Fargo in May 2025, succeeded him as Head of Equity Strategy and now sets the firm's S&P 500 year-end target.
What was Christopher Harvey's final S&P 500 target?
Harvey's last AnaChart-tracked target as Wells Fargo strategist was 7,007 for year-end 2025, set in December 2024. It was the most bullish call on Wall Street at the time and finished within 2.4% of the actual close. The 7,450 target for 2026 attributed to Wells Fargo is from the firm's outlook published after his departure.
How accurate were Christopher Harvey's S&P 500 forecasts?
His final target for the year landed within ±3% of the actual close in 3 of his 11 closed forecast years, a 27% hit rate. His record was strongest at the end of his tenure, with hits in 2021, 2024, and 2025. The year-by-year table above shows every call.
How often did Christopher Harvey revise his S&P 500 target?
About once every 28 weeks on average. Calm years saw a single call; busier years such as 2023 saw multiple revisions. Each point on the chart marks one revision.