This is What Makes 3M Co Stocks A Gamechanger?

Kevin Freeman

3M Co [MMM] stock is trading at $168.67, up 0.60%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The MMM shares have gain 5.03% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 11.63%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

3M Co [NYSE: MMM] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on October 22, 2025, when Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating to a Equal-Weight but kept the price target unchanged to $160 for it. Previously, Wells Fargo upgraded its rating to Overweight on January 22, 2025, and elevated its price target to $170. On November 13, 2024, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Buy but maintained its price target of $184 on the stock. Melius upgraded its rating to a Buy. Morgan Stanley initiated its recommendation with a Underweight and recommended $125 as its price target on September 06, 2024. Argus upgraded its rating to Buy for this stock on July 30, 2024, but kept the price target unchanged to $145. In a note dated July 29, 2024, Deutsche Bank upgraded a Buy rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $110 to $150.

3M Co [MMM] stock has fluctuated between $121.98 and $172.85 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $174.25 within the next 12 months. 3M Co [NYSE: MMM] shares were valued at $168.67 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 3.31% based on the average MMM price forecast.

Analyzing the MMM fundamentals

3M Co [NYSE:MMM] reported sales of 24.82B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a growth of 3.54%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.41% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.2%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.17%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.14%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.09, Equity is 0.79 and Total Capital is 0.17. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 2.92.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 166.39 points at the first support level, and at 164.10 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 170.57, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 172.46.

Ratios To Look Out For

For context, 3M Co’s Current Ratio is 1.84. As well, the Quick Ratio is 1.40, while the Cash Ratio is 0.53. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 3.61, the price to book ratio is 19.36 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 26.95.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Murphy Mark W., EVP & Chief Info Digital Off, that happened on Oct 29 ’25 when 19061.0 shares were sold. Officer, Murphy Mark W. completed a deal on Oct 29 ’25 to buy 19061.0 shares. Meanwhile, 10% Owner 3M CO sold 8.8 million shares on Aug 15 ’25.

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