3M Stock Forecast, Price & News

11 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for 3M in the last twelve months. There are currently 3 sell ratings, 6 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" 3M stock. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in MMM, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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3M is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, October 26th 2021.
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3M (NYSE:MMM) released its earnings results on Monday, July, 26th. The conglomerate reported $2.59 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $2.28 by $0.31. The conglomerate earned $8.90 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $8.59 billion. 3M had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 44.72% and a net margin of 17.13%. 3M's revenue was up 24.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.78 EPS.
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3M's stock was trading at $147.24 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, MMM stock has increased by 34.4% and is now trading at $197.94.
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3M declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, May 11th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 21st will be paid a dividend of $1.48 per share on Saturday, June 12th. This represents a $5.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.99%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 20th.
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3M pays an annual dividend of $5.92 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.99%. 3M has been increasing its dividend for 59 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio of 3M is 67.73%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, 3M will have a dividend payout ratio of 54.97% next year. This indicates that 3M will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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3M issued an update on its FY21 earnings guidance on Tuesday, July, 27th. The company provided EPS guidance of $9.70-$10.10 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $9.85. The company issued revenue guidance of $34.43-$35.40 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $34.88 billion.

11 brokerages have issued twelve-month price objectives for 3M's stock. Their forecasts range from $170.00 to $225.00. On average, they anticipate 3M's share price to reach $198.09 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 0.1% from the stock's current price.
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385 employees have rated 3M CEO Mike Roman on Glassdoor.com. Mike Roman has an approval rating of 80% among 3M's employees.

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

3M's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Alliancebernstein L.P. (0.48%), DAVENPORT & Co LLC (0.09%), Manning & Napier Group LLC (0.04%), Welch & Forbes LLC (0.03%), Avalon Investment & Advisory (0.03%) and Marathon Asset Management LLP (0.03%). Company insiders that own 3M stock include Denise R Rutherford, Eric D Hammes, Ivan K Fong, Jeffrey R Lavers, John Patrick Banovetz, Julie L Bushman, Khandpur K Ashish, Kristen M Ludgate, Michael F Roman, Michael G Vale, Theresa E Reinseth and Ty R Silberhorn.
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MMM stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Financial Sense Advisors Inc., State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Hedeker Wealth LLC, Raymond James Trust N.A., Maltin Wealth Management Inc., TIAA FSB, Avalon Investment & Advisory, and Asset Advisors Investment Management LLC. Company insiders that have sold 3M company stock in the last year include Denise R Rutherford, Ivan K Fong, Jeffrey R Lavers, John Patrick Banovetz, Khandpur K Ashish, Kristen M Ludgate, Michael F Roman, Michael G Vale, and Theresa E Reinseth.
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MMM stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including DAVENPORT & Co LLC, Alliancebernstein L.P., Brookstone Capital Management, Manning & Napier Group LLC, Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund, IFM Investors Pty Ltd, Alpha Cubed Investments LLC, and LaFleur & Godfrey LLC.
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Shares of MMM can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of MMM stock can currently be purchased for approximately $197.94.

3M has a market capitalization of $114.54 billion and generates $32.18 billion in revenue each year. The conglomerate earns $5.38 billion in net income (profit) each year or $8.74 on an earnings per share basis.

3M employs 94,987 workers across the globe.

The following companies are subsidiares of 3M: 3M Asia Holding B.V., 3M Asia Pacific UK Holding Ltd, 3M Asset Management S.a.r.l., 3M Australia Pty. Ltd., 3M Belgium bvba sprl, 3M Canada Company - Compagnie 3M Canada, 3M China Limited, 3M Deutschland GmbH, 3M EMEA GmbH, 3M Financial Management Company, 3M France S.A.S., 3M Global Capital S.a.r.l., 3M Holding Company B.V., 3M Hong Kong Limited, 3M ITALIA s.r.l., 3M India Limited, 3M Innovation Singapore Pte. Ltd., 3M Innovative Properties Company, 3M Intermediate Acquisitions B.V., 3M International Group B.V., 3M International Holding B.V., 3M International Investments B.V., 3M Japan Holdings G.K., 3M Japan Limited, 3M Japan Products Limited, 3M Korea High Tech Limited, 3M Korea Ltd, 3M Manaus Industria de Produtos Quimicos Ltda., 3M Occupational Safety LLC, 3M Panama Pacifico S. de R.L, 3M Poland Manufacturing Sp. z.o.o., 3M Precision Grinding GmbH, 3M Products Limited, 3M Purification Inc., 3M Purification SAS, 3M Real Estate GmbH & Co KG, 3M Singapore Pte. Ltd., 3M Svenska Aktiebolag, 3M Taiwan Limited, 3M Taiwan Optronics Corporation, 3M Thailand Limited, 3M United Kingdom Public Limited Company, 3M Unitek Corporation, 3M West Europe B.V., 3M Wroclaw spolka z ograniczona odpowiedzialnoscia, 3M do Brasil Ltda., ABRASIVOS, Abzil Industria e Comercio, Accuspray Application Technologies, Ace, Acelity, Acolyte Biomedica, Advanced Chemistry & Technology, Aearo Holding LLC, Aearo Intermediate LLC, Aearo LLC, Aearo Technologies, Aearo Technologies LLC, Aerion Supersonic, Alpha Beta Global Tapes And Adhesives Co, Archon Technologies, Arizant, Attenti, Avery Dennison - consumer products business, Biotrace International, Bondo, Brontes Technologies, CUNO, Capital Safety, Capital Safety Acquisitions Limited, Capital Safety Global Holdings Limited, Capital Safety Group Canada ULC, Capital Safety Group EMEA, Capital Safety North America Holdings Inc., Capital Safety North America Intermediate Holdings LLC, Ceradyne, CodeRyte, Cogent Systems, Credence Technologies, DMS Chile, Dailys, Diamond Productions, Dyneon GmbH, E Wood Holdings, EMFI SAS, Elution Technologies, Faab Fabricauto, Federal Signal Technologies, Food Diagnostics, Futuro, General Industrial Diamond Company, Grafoplast, HighJump Software, Hornell International, Hybrivet Systems, IMTEC Corp., Incavas Industria de Cabos e Vassouras, Ivera Medical, J.R. Phoenix, JJ Converting, K&H Surface Technologies, KCI Manufacturing Unlimited Company, Les Entreprises Solumed, Ligacon, Ligacon - Filtration Supplier, Lingualcare, M Modal, MModal CB Inc., MModal IP LLC, MModal LLC, MModal MQ Inc., MTI PolyFab, Medical Holdings Limited, Meguiar’s, Mercury Online Solutions, Nida-Core, Nylonge, OMNII Oral Pharmaceuticals, Original Wraps, Polyfoam Products, Polypore (Separations Media Business), Powel, Quest Technologies, Robinson Nugent, Rochford Thompson Equipment, Ross Reels, SAPO S.A.S, SBG, SCC Products Inc., Scott Health & Safety Limited, Scott Safety, Security Printing and Systems Limited, Semfinder, SoftMed Systems, Solvay Fluoropolymers, Standard Abrasives, TOP-Service für Lingualtechnik, Treo Solutions, Unifam, and Venture Tape.

3M was founded in 1902.

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

3M is headquartered at 3M CENTER BLDG. 220-11W-02, ST PAUL MN, 55144.

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 or via email at [email protected]