3M (MMM) Competitors $156.56 -1.31 (-0.83%) Closing price 09/15/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$156.76 +0.20 (+0.13%) As of 07:11 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock MMM vs. HON, CSL, DHR, GFF, ITT, MO, VZ, MKL, FSS, and IEPShould you be buying 3M stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of 3M include Honeywell International (HON), Carlisle Companies (CSL), Danaher (DHR), Griffon (GFF), ITT (ITT), Altria Group (MO), Verizon Communications (VZ), Markel Group (MKL), Federal Signal (FSS), and Icahn Enterprises (IEP). 3M vs. Its Competitors Honeywell International Carlisle Companies Danaher Griffon ITT Altria Group Verizon Communications Markel Group Federal Signal Icahn Enterprises 3M (NYSE:MMM) and Honeywell International (NASDAQ:HON) are both large-cap multi-sector conglomerates companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, risk and media sentiment. Do analysts prefer MMM or HON? 3M currently has a consensus target price of $161.78, indicating a potential upside of 3.33%. Honeywell International has a consensus target price of $254.00, indicating a potential upside of 19.96%. Given Honeywell International's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Honeywell International is more favorable than 3M.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score 3M 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60Honeywell International 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.59 Is MMM or HON more profitable? 3M has a net margin of 16.01% compared to Honeywell International's net margin of 14.30%. 3M's return on equity of 96.48% beat Honeywell International's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets 3M16.01% 96.48% 10.62% Honeywell International 14.30%37.37%8.87% Do institutionals and insiders believe in MMM or HON? 65.3% of 3M shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.9% of Honeywell International shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of 3M shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Honeywell International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is MMM or HON a better dividend stock? 3M pays an annual dividend of $2.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Honeywell International pays an annual dividend of $4.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. 3M pays out 40.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Honeywell International pays out 51.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. 3M has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Honeywell International has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Honeywell International is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, MMM or HON? Honeywell International has higher revenue and earnings than 3M. 3M is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Honeywell International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio3M$24.58B3.39$4.17B$7.1921.77Honeywell International$38.50B3.49$5.71B$8.7924.09 Which has more volatility and risk, MMM or HON? 3M has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Honeywell International has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer MMM or HON? In the previous week, Honeywell International had 29 more articles in the media than 3M. MarketBeat recorded 52 mentions for Honeywell International and 23 mentions for 3M. 3M's average media sentiment score of 1.59 beat Honeywell International's score of 1.49 indicating that 3M is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment 3M 18 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Honeywell International 46 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryHoneywell International beats 3M on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get 3M News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MMM and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart MMM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetric3MDIVERSIFIED OPS IndustryMulti-Sector SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$84.09B$16.50B$15.11B$21.49BDividend Yield1.85%3.95%3.75%3.50%P/E Ratio21.7712.2810.1829.84Price / Sales3.398.116.7168.89Price / Cash15.7852.0847.9918.13Price / Book21.682.732.394.65Net Income$4.17B$952.28M$922.91M$999.94M7 Day Performance2.33%3.83%3.24%1.08%1 Month Performance2.83%15.90%13.14%4.53%1 Year Performance16.31%12.55%9.68%14.39% 3M Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MMM3M4.2811 of 5 stars$156.56-0.8%$161.78+3.3%+17.6%$84.09B$24.58B21.7761,500Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastHONHoneywell International4.8043 of 5 stars$212.16-1.0%$254.00+19.7%+3.7%$134.60B$38.50B24.12102,000Positive NewsCSLCarlisle Companies4.8261 of 5 stars$382.56+0.1%$450.83+17.8%-13.6%$16.36B$5.00B21.385,500Positive NewsDHRDanaher4.9895 of 5 stars$193.97-0.2%$246.35+27.0%-31.4%$139.31B$23.88B41.3963,000Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementGFFGriffon4.7615 of 5 stars$78.64-0.2%$98.20+24.9%+18.1%$3.66B$2.52B58.685,300Positive NewsITTITT4.3383 of 5 stars$173.27+0.8%$182.78+5.5%+32.8%$13.56B$3.70B27.3311,700Positive NewsMOAltria Group3.7218 of 5 stars$66.31+0.2%$60.88-8.2%+22.5%$111.38B$24.02B12.826,200Positive NewsGap DownVZVerizon Communications4.6964 of 5 stars$43.40-0.4%$47.65+9.8%-1.2%$182.88B$134.79B10.1199,600Positive NewsMKLMarkel Group3.1698 of 5 stars$1,923.10-0.3%$1,820.33-5.3%+23.7%$24.33B$16.62B11.5322,000Positive NewsFSSFederal Signal2.689 of 5 stars$124.62+0.8%$123.00-1.3%+45.1%$7.58B$1.86B34.724,700Positive NewsIEPIcahn Enterprises2.1358 of 5 stars$8.26-0.4%N/A-24.6%$4.73B$10.02B-6.7115,037Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies HON Competitors CSL Competitors DHR Competitors GFF Competitors ITT Competitors MO Competitors VZ Competitors MKL Competitors FSS Competitors IEP Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:MMM) was last updated on 9/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNew Biotech Backed by Proven Incubator Now Open to PublicA successful biotech incubator just opened its next chapter - and you're invited to their raise. 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