FRANKFURT (dpa-AFX) - DZ Bank has raised its fair value for Bayer shares from 42 to 44 euros and upgraded the stock from "Sell" to "Hold." According to analyst Peter Spengler, the revaluation is based on a higher multiplier for the Crop Science agricultural business for 2027 and lower estimates for pension provisions. While the legal risks associated with glyphosate are now more predictable due to the sought-after settlement, future operational performance is coming into sharper focus. The earnings outlook is improving, Spengler wrote on Thursday./rob/ajx/ag
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Bayer AG is one of the world's leaders in designing, producing, and marketing pharmaceutical products and agrochemicals. Net sales are distributed by product family as follows:
- agrochemicals (47.5%): herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, etc.;
- pharmaceutical products (39.1%): intended for the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, diabetes, nervous system disorders, etc.;
- OTC products and nutritional supplements (12.7%);
- other (0.7%).
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: Germany (5.7%), Switzerland (1%), Europe-Middle East-Africa (22.9%), United States (33.1%), North America (3.6%), China (7.6%), Asia-Pacific (8.9%), Brazil (9.6%), and Latin America (7.6%).
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