3M (MMM) Stock Forecast, Price & News

10 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for 3M in the last twelve months. There are currently 2 sell ratings and 8 hold ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "hold" MMM shares. 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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10 equities research analysts have issued twelve-month target prices for 3M's shares. Their MMM share price forecasts range from $95.00 to $155.00. On average, they predict the company's stock price to reach $122.69 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 19.7% from the stock's current price.
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3M's stock was trading at $119.92 at the start of the year. Since then, MMM stock has decreased by 14.5% and is now trading at $102.53.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, July 25th 2023.
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3M (NYSE:MMM) announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April, 25th. The conglomerate reported $1.97 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.60 by $0.37. The conglomerate had revenue of $8.03 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.51 billion. 3M had a net margin of 16.31% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 36.48%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 9.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $2.65 earnings per share.
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3M declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, May 9th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 19th will be paid a dividend of $1.50 per share on Monday, June 12th. This represents a $6.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.85%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 18th.
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3M (NYSE:MMM) pays an annual dividend of $6.00 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 6.36%. MMM has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The company has been increasing its dividend for 66 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 62.18%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, MMM will have a dividend payout ratio of 63.16% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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3M issued an update on its FY 2023 earnings guidance on Thursday, April, 27th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $8.50-$9.00 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of $8.60. The company issued revenue guidance of $30.91 billion-$32.22 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $31.81 billion.

385 employees have rated 3M Chief Executive Officer Mike Roman on Glassdoor.com. Mike Roman has an approval rating of 80% among the company's employees.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other 3M investors own include Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), AT&T (T), Intel (INTC), Walt Disney (DIS), Cisco Systems (CSCO), AbbVie (ABBV), Verizon Communications (VZ), Exxon Mobil (XOM), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) and Pfizer (PFE).

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

3M's stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (7.26%), State Street Corp (6.00%), Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (2.27%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.08%), Flossbach Von Storch AG (1.69%) and Newport Trust Co (1.59%). Insiders that own company stock include Denise R Rutherford, Eric D Hammes, Eric D Hammes, Ivan K Fong, Jeffrey R Lavers, Jeffrey R Lavers, John Patrick Banovetz, Kevin H Rhodes, Khandpur K Ashish, Khandpur K Ashish, Kristen M Ludgate, Michael F Roman, Michael G Vale, Mojdeh Poul, Rodriguez Beatriz Karin Chavez, Theresa E Reinseth, Theresa E Reinseth and Zoe L Dickson.
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Shares of MMM stock 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 $102.53.

3M (NYSE:MMM) has a market capitalization of $56.56 billion and generates $34.23 billion in revenue each year. The conglomerate earns $5.78 billion in net income (profit) each year or $9.65 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 92,000 workers across the globe.

3M's mailing address is 3M CENTER BLDG. 220-11W-02, ST PAUL MN, 55144. The official website for the company is www.3m.com. The conglomerate can be reached via phone at (651) 733-1110, via email at investorrelations@3m.com, or via fax at 651-733-9973.