Buying a Swiss Watch in America Is About to Get a Lot More Expensive
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Aug 01 2025
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Source: WSJ
Luxury Watch Market in America: The U.S. is emerging as a significant market for luxury watches, with American collectors continuing to spend despite global pullbacks.
Sales Growth for Swiss Brands: Companies like Swatch and Richemont report strong sales growth in the Americas, with double-digit increases noted for several consecutive quarters.
Analyst Views on CFR
Wall Street analysts forecast CFR stock price to fall over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for CFR is 139.78 USD with a low forecast of 114.00 USD and a high forecast of 154.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
10 Analyst Rating
4 Buy
4 Hold
2 Sell
Hold
Current: 142.090
Low
114.00
Averages
139.78
High
154.00
Current: 142.090
Low
114.00
Averages
139.78
High
154.00
About CFR
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. is a financial holding company and a bank holding company. The Company provides an array of products and services throughout numerous Texas markets. The Company's segments include Banking and Frost Wealth Advisors. The Banking segment includes both commercial and consumer banking services and Frost Insurance Agency. Commercial banking services are provided to corporations and other business clients and include a wide array of lending and cash management products. Consumer banking services include direct lending and depository services. Frost Insurance Agency provides insurance brokerage services to individuals and businesses covering corporate and personal property and casualty products, as well as group health and life insurance products. The Frost Wealth Advisors segment includes fee-based services within private trust, retirement services, and financial management services, including personal wealth management and securities brokerage services.
About the author

Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.








