Stock Research: Bayer

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Bayer

GER:BAYN DE000BAY0017
35
  • Value
    87
  • Growth
    65
  • Safety
    Safety
    14
  • Combined
    52
  • Sentiment
    23
  • 360° View
    360° View
    35
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Company Description

Bayer AG is a life science company focusing on crop science, pharmaceuticals, and consumer health. It operates in the crop science, pharmaceuticals, and consumer health industries. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $31,052 million, profits of $26,230 million, revenue of $48,251 million, and 92,815 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 35 (better than 35% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Bayer are below the industry average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half of the metrics below and half above average for Bayer. The consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 87, which means that the share price of Bayer is on the lower side compared with the typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means the stock price is lower than for 87% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 65, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. But the professional market sentiment is below average compared with other stock investment alternatives with a Sentiment Rank of 23. Professional investors are more confident in 77% other stocks. Worryingly, the company has risky financing, with a Safety rank of 14. This means 86% of comparable companies have a safer financing structure than Bayer. ...read more

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
87 96 99 92
Growth
65 4 5 33
Safety
Safety
14 39 16 6
Sentiment
23 1 1 4
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360° View
35 14 1 12
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
50 3 34 55
Opinions Change
62 50 10 40
Pro Holdings
n/a 19 1 26
Market Pulse
1 19 9 9
Sentiment
23 1 1 4
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
87 96 99 92
Growth
65 4 5 33
Safety Safety
14 39 16 6
Combined
52 44 16 29
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
93 97 86 75
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
77 100 97 93
Price vs. Book (P/B)
80 97 88 67
Dividend Yield
49 29 92 88
Value
87 96 99 92
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
21 10 19 42
Profit Growth
86 12 25 14
Capital Growth
45 34 42 77
Stock Returns
83 16 14 44
Growth
65 4 5 33
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
9 12 14 6
Refinancing
70 82 49 33
Liquidity
24 43 31 25
Safety Safety
14 39 16 6

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This is a mixed bag with good value and high growth balanced by risky financing and negative sentiment. This is a risky stock that requires conviction; you should only consider it if you are willing to conduct further research into the underlying sentiment and financial risks.

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The 360° View Rank indicates a company's overall performance across all major financial and non-financial metrics tracked by Obermatt. A 360° View Rank of 75 means the company is more well-rounded than 75% of similar companies. A high score indicates that the company is strong across the board; it is attractively priced, growing sustainably, financially stable, and well-regarded by the market. Learn more.

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