| Prev Close | 172.61 |
| Day Low/High | 172.13 / 175.21 |
| 52 Wk Low/High | 159.32 / 219.75 |
| Avg Volume | 3.37M |
3M Co. (MMM)
174.64
NYSE : Producer Manufacturing
| Exchange | NYSE |
| Shares Outstanding | 576.43M |
| Market Cap | 99.50B |
| EPS | 9.10 |
| P/E Ratio | 18.32 |
| Div & Yield | 5.76 (3.24%) |
Latest News
Auto Stocks Are Value Traps
* Over the last two months the outlook for the car business has deteriorated from an already low level * I would continue to avoid all auto stocks "It's deja vu all over again." - Yogi Berra Over the last 60 days I have conducted an extensive resear...
How About This for a 3M Trade?
We have a nice little risk averse bull call spread just for earnings.
3M Stumbles Badly - Price Is Not Truth (Part Deux)
* Sometimes the stocks we elect not to buy teach us a lesson and save us money 3M was downgraded today and the shares have fallen below $170/share. Remember this column I wrote 3 1/2 months ago? 3M Stumbles Badly - Price Is Not Truth * If 3M's EPS m...
How 'Window Dressing' Can Hide the Losers
By selling out of big losers prior to the quarter's close, portfolio managers can hide the stocks from clients, but some downtrodden shares could be ripe for bounces next week, so here's my list.
Emerson Electric May See Further Weakness Ahead
Trade deal or no trade deal, the charts of Emerson Electric are not encouraging for its shares.
Jim Cramer: Don't Get Your Hopes Up on China Deal
Talks between Washington and Beijing unlikely to end tariffs, but what would be worse? If the Fed chief dropped his guard on a single tweet.
Cyclicals and the Market
Mr. Market re-embraces the cyclicals today ( , , , etc.). This may support the notion that I am on the right track with my bond short.
Barron's Is Dead Wrong About Death of Reversion to the Mean
You don't need to look far to find example after example of stocks that wound up returning to their average P/E ratios after big swings up or down.
Key Takeaways
With 60 minutes to go: * The S&P has just broken the day's lows - following the pattern of early strength and late in the day weakness. * Breadth: 1200 advancers, 1750 decliners. * The economic message of lower bond yields is growing louder. * The 1...
Water Company Dividend Kings That Quench the Thirst for Income
Dividend stock investors should look to have at least some exposure to this sector.
Are the Fundamental and Technical Stars Aligned for a Bear Market?
* There are many historical reasons to be concerned * The Nasdaq looks especially vulnerable (watch out below Apple!) * My conviction that an important market topping process is in place has grown Evidence of a market topping process, which began in...
3M Is Stuck in the Bears' Grasp
MMM could be headed still lower in the months ahead.
A Market Update and Today's Trades
* Raising my short exposure this morning As the business media dwells on the IPO, the market backdrop continues to deteriorate. I continue to see growing evidence that the market could be in a major topping process - with prior highs (and a possible...
Jim Cramer: U.S. Companies Are Ready for China Tariffs
Only economists and pundits seem to be worried about a pending crash that might never occur.
2 Blue-Chip Stocks to Buy Soon
Verizon and 3M had very different earnings results, but both stocks have reacted by pulling back to attractive levels.
Jim Cramer: What a One-Two Punch From Uber and China Tariffs Could Mean
Why the Uber IPO and the market's take on China tariffs are so important, and what stocks would be most affected by any derailment.
Jim Cramer: President Trump Knows More Than You About How Tariffs Work
The base just wants the scales leveled. That's what Trump wants, too, and he won't sign off on anything with China until he gets it.
Jim Cramer: Don't Try to Predict the Cycle, Game the 'Gamers' Instead
The big portfolio managers get ahead of the turn in cycles -- as we can see in oil services, semiconductors and autos, among other sectors. Here's how to play their game.
Key Takeaways
With thirty minutes to go in the regular hours trading session: * Second day of weakness with 1,340 advancers and 1,610 decliners on the NYSE. * But we are way off the day's lows. In fact S&P futures are 17 handles above the morning levels (Made a n...
Real Money Post-Industrial Average Leaves Major Indices in the Dust
RMPIA outperformed once gain during April.
Key Takeaways
With 25 minutes of trading left in the day: * The markets moved back and forth from no change several times during the day. * At 3:35 pm closer to the lows, though. * Breadth negative - 1300 advancers, 1630 decliners. * Bonds were higher in the morn...
Follow One Simple Rule to Avoid Disasters Like 3M's Meltdown
The rule: Never pay more than a stock's normalized valuation when making a new commitment.
Jim Cramer: Be Careful What You Wish for This Earnings Season
'Rookie buying' ahead of the print can get you in trouble.
The Bulls Are Winning the Battle, but Upside Progress Grows Increasingly Tough
The price action of individual stocks is the canary in the coal mine that will tell us when there are some problems developing.
Turbulent Week Shows Importance of Focusing on Price Action
I have been preaching that we need to stay focused on price action more than anything else. This week was a particularly good illustration of why.
Key Takeaways
* The market's relentless advance continued, with the customary rally from the morning lows. * Breadth improved throughout the day (1,966 advancers, 973 decliners). * Bonds fell in yield, with the 10-year U.S. note yielding 2.50%. * Oil collapsed --...
