Predictions For 2025 Stock Market. Many pundits are pegging a 10% increase as the most likely scenario. At the beginning of 2024, the median analyst prediction was for an 8% gain in the s&p 500.

Following a stellar 26% return in 2023, the s&p 500 delivered a 25.02% return in 2024. At the beginning of 2024, the median analyst prediction was for an 8% gain in the s&p 500.