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Somebody please explain to me why BAYER isn't a fatastic buy for a long-term hold right now. It's current share price is still half of what BAYER was worth BEFORE its acquisition of Monsanto in 2016. Now, I understand that Monsanto is one of the most detested corporations to ever exist and it still faces some legal troubles in the US with potentially huge fines - but do investors seriously rate these liabilities to be worth more than all Monsanto assets and revenues and then still have enough toxicity to cut BAYER's original value in half? It just doesn't make sense, people won't stop eating bread because they don't like the company that supplied the seeds to the farmer who grew the wheat, especially now that the Monsanto brand is conveniently hidden behind the BAYER edifice.
Not to mention, BAYER also has a solid 4% dividend yield.

I'm not asking to be spoonfed, I'm just confused because I seem to be overlooking some absolutely major red flags but I can't find anything. Just tell me if I'm being retarded and need to keep doing research please.