MMM Stock Rose Despite Major Sell- Off; Good Time to Buy?

3M Company (NYSE: MMM) Stock price surged $0.29 on the June 23 trading session. It opened trading at $103.30, dipped to a low of $99.48, hit a high of $103.50, and closed trading at $100.72. It is important to note that in the previous trading session, it had closed trading at $100.43. 

On Friday’s trading session, MMM Stock opened trading above $2.50- $3.00. In a week, trading prices fell by over 3.30% but in a month, the prices reflected a positive movement of 0.27%. 

All technical aspects of MMM Stock indicate a strong sell-off but as per analysts, the ongoing movement of stock might be an interim downfall which may get converted into a strong upper movement in the coming future.    

The annual price target of MMM Stock is $109.99 and it is claimed that in the upcoming weeks, the stock would hit this target. However, the yearly downfall of 22.65% is troubling investors and financial backers. 

The overall market capitalization of 3M Company is $55.564 billion and the average trading volume of the company’s stock is 3.92 million. In the financial year 2022, total revenue generated by 3M Company was $34.23 billion which constitutes $5.78 million net income and a 16.88% profit margin.

3M Company (NYSE: MMM) Earnings and Revenue  

In Q1 2023, 3M Company generated 2.87% more revenue than the estimated figures. As per predictions, the company was expected to report a revenue of $7.49 Billion, but the reported amount was $7.70 Billion. For Q2 2023, the estimated revenue of the company is $7.91 Billion and it is claimed that it will once again report higher revenue than the estimated figures. 

It is important to note that apart from Q3  2022, the company has generated positive revenue in all quarters starting from Q2 2022. Earnings Per Shares (EPS) of the company surged over 24.05% in Q1 2023 compared to the predicted figures. 

According to data from TradingView, over 99.88% shares of 3M Company are free-floating and the remaining 643,802 shares are closely held either by financial backers of the company or board of directors or both. 

The revenue-to-profit conversion of the company constitutes 44% gross profit, 17% ebitda, 12% ebit and 17% net income. As per the data available, 3M Company majorly conducts its operations in the United States, Americas, Asia Pacific, China/ Hong Kong, Europe, Middle East, and Africa. 

The company mainly  generates income from  the following sectors: Health Care, Consumers, Corporate and Unallocated, Transportation and Electronics, and many others. Data of Nasdaq(dot) com states that more than 2,000 institutional shareholders held shares of 3M Company and this includes Vanguard Group Inc, BlackRock Inc, State Street Corp, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc, Morgan Stanley, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co, and others. 

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