Wall Street Strategist Jeffrey Buchbinder
LPL FINANCIAL
Jeffrey Buchbinder
Chief Equity Strategist · Coverage since 2022
AnaChart's record of Jeffrey Buchbinder's S&P 500 year-end price targets at LPL Financial covers 7 published targets and revisions across 4 closed forecast years. His final-year hit rate within ±3% of the actual close is 0% — 0 of 4 years. Closest call: 2023, target 4,300 vs. actual 4,770. Largest miss: 2024, target 5,000 vs. actual 5,882.
Buchbinder sets LPL Financial's equity strategy as its chief equity strategist. His tracked S&P 500 record runs from 2022 and shows a strategist who leaned cautious through the 2023 and 2024 rally. None of his four closed years has landed inside the 3% band. The closest was 2023, a 4,300 target 9.9% under the close, and the widest gap was 2024, a 5,000 call 15% below the actual. The 2026 target of 7,350, revised on December 15, 2025, is the midpoint of LPL's published 7,300 to 7,400 fair-value range and sits roughly level with the index in May 2026. 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: Jeffrey Buchbinder's published S&P 500 price targets, each plotted at issuance date.
Year-by-Year Forecast Performance
| Year | Final Target | Year-End Actual | % Off | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7,350 | Open | — | Open |
| 2025 | 6,100 | 6,846 | −10.9% | Miss |
| 2024 | 5,000 | 5,882 | −15.0% | Miss |
| 2023 | 4,300 | 4,770 | −9.9% | Miss |
| 2022 | 4,300 | 3,840 | +12.0% | Miss |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Jeffrey Buchbinder's S&P 500 target for 2026?
Buchbinder's year-end 2026 S&P 500 target is 7,350, revised on December 15, 2025. It is the midpoint of LPL Financial's 7,300 to 7,400 fair-value range and sits roughly level with the index near 7,392 in May 2026.
How accurate are Jeffrey Buchbinder's S&P 500 forecasts?
Across his 4 closed forecast years, none of his final-year targets has landed within ±3% of the actual close, a 0% hit rate on the strict band. The closest was 2023 at 9.9% off. The year-by-year table above shows every call.
How often does Jeffrey Buchbinder revise his S&P 500 target?
About once every 35 weeks on average, with most years carrying one or two calls. Every dot on the chart marks one of those revisions; hover any dot to see the date and target level.
Who is Jeffrey Buchbinder?
Jeffrey Buchbinder is Chief Equity Strategist at LPL Financial, where he sets the firm's S&P 500 year-end view and equity strategy. AnaChart has tracked his forecasts since 2022.