Why 3M Co's Stock Popped 7% Today
Shares of industrial conglomerate 3M Co (NYSE: MMM) jumped as much as 7.3% in trading Tuesday after the company reported earnings. After years of very slow growth, 3M reported organic local currency growth of 6.6%, driving investors to hope that a turnaround in operations is here. At 11:40 a.m. EDT, shares were still up 6.9% for the day.
Revenue jumped 6% to $8.17 billion and net income was up 7.5% to $1.43 billion, or $2.33 per share. Analysts were only expecting $7.91 billion in revenue and $2.21 per share in earnings, so investors were definitely surprised by the results.
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3M Company Stock
€89.95
-0.340%
The sentiment is rather negative at the moment with 9 Sell predictions and 2 Buy predictions.
A slightly negative potential of -11.06% at a current price of 89.95 € for 3M Company is the result of a target price of 80 €.
