NYSE:MMM3M Stock Price, Forecast & News

3M's stock was trading at $147.24 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, MMM stock has increased by 6.9% and is now trading at $157.4701. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

12 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for 3M in the last year. There are currently 3 sell ratings, 7 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for 3M.

3M is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, July 28th 2020. View our earnings forecast for 3M.

3M will be holding an earnings conference call on Tuesday, July 28th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

3M Co (NYSE:MMM) issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April, 28th. The conglomerate reported $2.16 EPS for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $2.03 by $0.13. The conglomerate had revenue of $8.08 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $7.86 billion. 3M had a return on equity of 50.24% and a net margin of 15.37%. The firm's revenue was up 2.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $2.23 EPS. View 3M's earnings history.

3M announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, May 12th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 22nd will be given a dividend of $1.47 per share on Friday, June 12th. This represents a $5.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.73%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 21st. View 3M's dividend history.

3M announced that its Board of Directors has approved a share repurchase program on Tuesday, November 13th 2018, which permits the company to buyback $10,000,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to reacquire up to 8.7% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are usually an indication that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

12 brokers have issued 12 month target prices for 3M's stock. Their forecasts range from $148.00 to $180.00. On average, they expect 3M's stock price to reach $164.25 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 4.3% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for 3M.

Media coverage about MMM stock has trended very negative this week, according to InfoTrie. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. 3M earned a news sentiment score of -3.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media headlines about the conglomerate a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near term. View the latest news about 3M.

3M saw a decline in short interest in the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 7,220,000 shares, a decline of 12.9% from the May 31st total of 8,290,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 4,670,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.5 days. Approximately 1.3% of the shares of the company are sold short. View 3M's Current Options Chain.

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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other 3M investors own include Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), AT&T (T), Walt Disney (DIS), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Intel (INTC), Exxon Mobil (XOM), Procter & Gamble (PG), Boeing (BA), Verizon Communications (VZ) and AbbVie (ABBV).

3M trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "MMM."

3M's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Confluence Investment Management LLC (0.10%), Park National Corp OH (0.03%), Birch Capital Management LLC (0.00%), Smithbridge Asset Management Inc. DE (0.00%), Thomasville National Bank (0.00%) and First Financial Bank Trust Division (0.00%). Company insiders that own 3M stock include David B Dillon, Eric D Hammes, Gregory R Page, Inge G Thulin, Ippocratis Vrohidis, James L Bauman, Joaquin Delgado, John Patrick Banovetz, Jon T Lindekugel, Julie L Bushman, Khandpur K Ashish, Michael F Roman, Michael G Vale, Nicholas C Gangestad, Paul A Keel and Ty R Silberhorn. View institutional ownership trends for 3M.

MMM stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Confluence Investment Management LLC, Smithbridge Asset Management Inc. DE, Cox Capital Mgt LLC, Thomasville National Bank, and M&R Capital Management Inc.. Company insiders that have sold 3M company stock in the last year include Eric D Hammes, John Patrick Banovetz, Julie L Bushman, Khandpur K Ashish, Michael F Roman, Michael G Vale, and Ty R Silberhorn. View insider buying and selling activity for 3M.

MMM stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Park National Corp OH, Birch Capital Management LLC, and First Financial Bank Trust Division. Company insiders that have bought 3M stock in the last two years include David B Dillon, and Gregory R Page. View insider buying and selling activity for 3M.

Shares of MMM can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of MMM stock can currently be purchased for approximately $157.47.

3M has a market capitalization of $90.58 billion and generates $32.14 billion in revenue each year. The conglomerate earns $4.57 billion in net income (profit) each year or $9.10 on an earnings per share basis. 3M employs 96,163 workers across the globe.

The official website for 3M is www.3m.com.

3M's mailing address is 3M CENTER BLDG. 220-11W-02, ST PAUL MN, 55144. The conglomerate can be reached via phone at 651-733-1110.