Faber Says S&P 500 May Drop 20% on Economic, Earnings Prospects

The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index may retreat 20 percent from a 15-month high because stocks are expensive given prospects for economic and profit growth, Marc Faber said.

The benchmark index for U.S. stocks, which closed at 1,150.23 on Jan. 19, may fall to 920, said Faber, 63, who recommended buying stocks in March, before the biggest rally since the Great Depression. The index surged 70 percent from a 12-year low in March before dropping 5.1 percent to 1,092.17 through yesterday. The S&P 500’s price-earnings ratio had jumped to 25, the highest since 2002, data compiled by Bloomberg show.

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