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3M Co (NYSE: MMM) closed the day trading at $156.53 down -0.03% from the previous closing price of $156.57. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.03 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.11 million shares were traded. MMM stock price reached its highest trading level at $157.2 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $155.75.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of MMM, let’s look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.20 and its Current Ratio is at 1.72. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 3.20 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 3.00.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Wells Fargo on January 22, 2025, Upgraded its rating to Overweight and sets its target price to $170 from $140 previously. On November 13, 2024, UBS Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $184.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 15 ’25 when 3M CO sold 8,800,000 shares for $73.45 per share. The transaction valued at 646,360,000 led to the insider holds 25,569,190 shares of the business.
Goralski Christian T JR sold 6,165 shares of MMM for $925,860 on Aug 07 ’25. The Group President now owns 2,900 shares after completing the transaction at $150.18 per share. On Aug 07 ’25, another insider, Goralski Christian T JR, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 6,165 shares for $150.18 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, MMM now has a Market Capitalization of 83372572672 and an Enterprise Value of 93001523200. As of this moment, 3M’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 21.77, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 18.35. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.63. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.39 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 19.43. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.78 whereas that against EBITDA is 16.049.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MMM is 1.02, which has changed by 0.17771423 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1590569 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, MMM has reached a high of $164.15, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $121.98. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 2.60%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 8.70%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, MMM traded about 3.36M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, MMM traded about 2917290 shares per day. A total of 532.63M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 532.12M. Insiders hold about 0.10% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 74.93% stake in the company. Shares short for MMM as of 1755216000 were 7746966 with a Short Ratio of 2.30, compared to 1752537600 on 9931711. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7746966 and a Short% of Float of 1.46.
Dividends & Splits
MMM’s forward annual dividend rate is 2.89, up from 2.86 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.018266588The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 4.12. The current Payout Ratio is 47.79% for MMM, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-08-25 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-08-25. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2024-04-01 when the company split stock in a 1196:1000 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The current rating of 3M Co (MMM) reflects the combined expertise of 12.0 analysts actively engaged in assessing its market performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.83, with high estimates of $1.91 and low estimates of $1.76.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $8.05 and $7.63 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $7.89. EPS for the following year is $8.48, with 18.0 analysts recommending between $8.99 and $8.2.
Revenue Estimates
10 analysts predict $6.24B in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $6.29B to a low estimate of $6.11B. As of the current estimate, 3M Co’s year-ago sales were $6.07BFor the next quarter, 10 analysts are estimating revenue of $5.99B. There is a high estimate of $6.09B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $5.85B.
A total of 16 analysts have provided revenue estimates for MMM’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $24.77B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $23.62B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $24.19B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $24.57BBased on 16 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $24.89B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $25.62B and the low estimate is $24.18B.
