In a research note published by James Quigley, Goldman Sachs advises its customers to buy the stock. The target price is increased from EUR 34.50 to EUR 38.50.
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 (47.8%): herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, etc.;
- pharmaceutical products (38.9%): intended for the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, diabetes, nervous system disorders, etc.;
- OTC products and nutritional supplements (12.6%);
- other (0.7%).
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: Germany (5.2%), Switzerland (1.2%), Europe/Middle East/Africa (23.6%), the United States (31.7%), North America (3.6%), China (7.7%), Asia/Pacific (9.6%), Brazil (9.3%) and Latin America (8.1%).
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