3M Company Stock Still Overvalued

Summary:

  • While 3M has lost about 29% of its market value year-to-date, we still believe that the company’s stock is overvalued.
  • The macroeconomic headwinds, the potential costs related to legal claims and the latest news about the firm potentially becoming an activist target may not be fully priced in yet.
  • We reiterate our “sell” rating.
3M tape manufacturing facility. This plant is part of the Industrial, Adhesives and Tape Division IV

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The 3M Company (NYSE:MMM) operates as a diversified technology company worldwide. It operates through four segments: Safety and Industrial; Transportation and Electronics; Health Care; and Consumer.

The aim of our writing today is to determine what the fair value of


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