** Shares of Marsh MRSH.N gain 2.2% to $178.81 premarket
** Insurance broker posts Q1 adjusted EPS of $3.29, up from $3.06 a year ago; revenue grows 7.6% to $7.9 billion
** Reports robust results in risk and insurance services business
** Seven analysts rate stock "buy" or higher, 16 "hold" and one "sell", median price target at $200 - data compiled by LSEG
** MRSH shares down about 5.7% YTD, underperforming a 2.6% rise for the S&P 500 .SPX
(Reporting by Joyjeet Das)
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