3M Stock Forecast, Price & News

12 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for 3M in the last twelve months. There are currently 4 sell ratings, 6 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street 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 will be holding an earnings conference call on Tuesday, October 26th at 9:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link.

3M (NYSE:MMM) announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, July, 26th. The conglomerate reported $2.59 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $2.28 by $0.31. The conglomerate earned $8.90 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.59 billion. 3M had a net margin of 17.13% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 44.72%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 24.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.78 earnings per share.
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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 21.2% and is now trading at $178.42.
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3M announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, August 13th. Investors of record on Monday, August 23rd will be paid a dividend of $1.48 per share on Sunday, September 12th. This represents a $5.92 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.32%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 20th.
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3M pays an annual dividend of $5.92 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 3.28%. 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 54.36% next year. This indicates that 3M will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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3M updated its FY 2021 earnings guidance on Tuesday, August, 3rd. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $9.700-$10.100 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $9.810. The company issued revenue guidance of $34.44 billion-$35.40 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $34.89 billion.

12 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 $195.92 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 9.8% 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 variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (7.97%), BlackRock Inc. (6.89%), State Street Corp (5.35%), Newport Trust Co (1.78%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.78%) and Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (1.64%). 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 Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Flossbach Von Storch AG, Prudential PLC, Newport Trust Co, Public Sector Pension Investment Board, and Principal Financial Group Inc.. Company insiders that have sold 3M company stock in the last year include Denise R Rutherford, Eric D Hammes, 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 purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Amundi, Franklin Resources Inc., Morgan Stanley, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc., Citadel Advisors LLC, Geode Capital Management LLC, Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD, and Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V..
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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 $178.42.

3M has a market capitalization of $103.24 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 Espana S.L., 3M Financial Management Company, 3M France S.A.S., 3M Global Capital S.a.r.l., 3M Global Channel Services Inc., 3M Health Care Sales Limited, 3M Health Information Systems Inc., 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 Interamerica Inc., 3M Intermediate Acquisitions B.V., 3M International Group B.V., 3M International Holding B.V., 3M International Investments B.V., 3M International Trading (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., 3M Investments (China) Co. Ltd., 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 Material Technology (Suzhou) Co. Ltd., 3M Mexico Sociedad Anonima de Capital Variable, 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 Specialty Materials (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., 3M Svenska Aktiebolag, 3M Taiwan Limited, 3M Taiwan Optronics Corporation, 3M Thailand Limited, 3M UK Holdings 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, Acelity Inc., 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, Alpha Beta Global Tapes and Adhesives Co. Ltd., 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, Ceradyne Inc., Chiron Holdings Inc., CodeRyte, Cogent Systems, Credence Technologies, D B Industries LLC, 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 Cayman Holdings, KCI Europe Holding B.V., KCI Holding Company Inc., KCI International Inc., KCI Licensing Inc., KCI Manufacturing Unlimited Company, KCI UK Holdings Limited, KCI USA Inc., Kinetic Concepts Inc., Les Entreprises Solumed, Ligacon, Ligacon - Filtration Supplier, Lingualcare, M Modal, MModal IP LLC, MModal LLC, MModal MQ Inc., MModal Services Ltd., MTI PolyFab, Medical Holdings Limited, Meguiar's Inc., 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, Scott Technologies Inc., Security Printing and Systems Limited, Semfinder, SoftMed Systems, Solvay Fluoropolymers, Standard Abrasives, Systagenix Wound Management B.V., Systagenix Wound Management Limited, Systagenix Wound Management Mezz B.V., 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].