Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for MMM in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
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Gekko Brief
AI summaryNov 4 close3M shares surged this week after the company agreed to a $7.35 billion settlement resolving firefighting foam injury claims tied to PFAS, or "forever chemicals," covering up to 120,000 eligible participants and addressing roughly 99% of current claims according to one account. The settlement, paid over nine years and made without an admission of wrongdoing, follows an earlier $12.5 billion settlement in June 2023 over drinking water contamination. Shares climbed 10% to an 8-1/2-year high on the news, with coverage framing the deal as removing a major source of legal uncertainty for the company.
3M closed at $193.95, up 9.5%, sitting above both its 50-day average of $168.71 and 200-day average of $161.35, and near its 52-week high of $194.77. The GekkoIndex reads 41.6, placing the stock in the Distribution zone, down 10.6 over five days. Price sits 26% above Gekko Fair Value of $153.94, a gap the checklist flags as a headwind alongside the index reading.
3M's next earnings report is scheduled for 19 January 2027, 75 days away and outside a typical 20-trading-day hold. No insider, Congress or unusual options activity appears in the respective 90-day and 30-day windows. Seasonally, the next 20 trading days have averaged a 3.5% gain over 5 years, rising in 3 of them. Analyst consensus across 11 firms shows 5 buy, 5 hold and 1 sell ratings, with a consensus target of $189.62, implying a -2.2% consensus upside from current levels.
Written by AI from the Nov 4, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.
3M price vs fair value
Close $193.95200-day averageGekko Fair Value $153.94
3M quick facts
- Market cap
- $100.0B
- P/E ratio
- 26.6
- Forward P/E
- 17.8
- EPS, TTM
- $6.70
- Revenue, TTM
- $25.25B
- Profit margin
- 14%
- Dividend yield
- 1.76%
- Beta
- 1.06
- Volume
- 9.04M avg 3.77M
- 1-year return
- +19.6%
- Typical daily move
- ±2.9%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±4.5%
- 50-day average
- $168.71
- 200-day average
- $161.35
- Next earnings
- Jan 19 before open
- Shares outstanding
- 515.7M
3M swing-trade checklist
3M scores 3 supportive, 0 mixed and 2 headwinds across the 5 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
3 supportive0 mixed2 headwinds
- Trendsupportive
Above 50 and 200-day
Close $193.95 is above the 50-day ($168.71) and 200-day ($161.35) averages, and the 50-day is above the 200-day.
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41.6, Distribution
Reading 41.6 is in the Distribution zone.
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26.0% above
Price is 26% above Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% above).
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No data
No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart money - Earnings risksupportive
Reports in 75 days
Next report Jan 19, 2027, 75 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings - Seasonalitysupportive
+3.5% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +3.5% over 5 years, rising in 3 of them.
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3M stock chart and price history
3M closed at $193.95 on Nov 4, 2026, +19.6% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $139.34 to $194.77.
Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- +18.5%
- 3 months
- +7.3%
- 6 months
- +32.4%
- 1 year
- +19.6%
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About 3M
3M makes a wide range of industrial, technology and consumer goods and sells them to businesses and households around the world. Its output spans abrasives, adhesives, tapes, protective equipment, electrical and electronic components, automotive and highway safety materials, health care supplies and everyday household products, reflecting a footprint that touches manufacturing, transportation, medicine and the home alike.
The company groups its work into four segments. Safety and Industrial covers items such as metalworking abrasives, fasteners, masking materials, electrical parts and personal protective gear. Transportation and Electronics includes ceramics, films, vehicle sound and temperature control, graphic and optical films, and reflective safety materials. Health Care supplies food safety indicators, medical coding software, wound care products, dental supplies and filtration systems. Consumer offers bandages, braces, cleaning supplies, retail abrasives, car care and stationery items. These goods reach customers through online sales as well as wholesalers, retailers, distributors and authorized dealers.
3M was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota. Its shares are listed on the NYSE under the ticker MMM.
- Listed
- NYSE
- Sector
- Producer manufacturing
- Industry
- Industrial conglomerates
- Website
- 3m.com
3M GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
3M’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 41.6, in the Distribution zone, down 10.6 points over five sessions.
41.6Distribution
Down 10.6 points over five sessions, from the Neutral zone.
Reading for Nov 4, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 30 | −0.2% | 0.0% | ||
| Accumulation | 165 | +1.0% | +4.1% | ||
| Neutral | 448 | +0.6% | +2.2% | ||
| Distribution (current zone) | 47 | 0.0% | +1.1% | ||
| Selling | 7 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average MMM share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Distribution readings averaged +1.2% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
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Is 3M stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
3M trades 26.0% above Gekko Fair Value of $153.94, so the shares are overvalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what 3M shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$153.94
Gekko Fair Value, Nov 4, 2026
26.0% Overvalued
At the end of Aug 2026 the price was 4.8% below the estimate.
Gekko Fair ValueShare price, month end
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3M insider and Congress trading
No open-market insider purchases were filed for 3M, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
Congress trades last 90 days
No trades in MMM were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
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Buybacks
3M has been buying back its own shares.
- Bought back, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026
- $232.0M
- As a share of market cap
- 0.23%
- Trailing four quarters
- $6.34B
From company filings.
Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Sep 30
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3M earnings: next date and track record
3M reports on Jan 19, 2027, before the open (75 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 8 of its last 8 reports.
Next earnings report
Jan 19, 2027
Expected before the open, 75 days away
- EPS estimate
- $2.03
- Revenue estimate
- $6.34B
8 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±6.4%average move across the report
5 of 8reports followed by a gain
Share-price move across each report
Last earnings call, Oct 20, 2026 AI summary
- What they said
- 3M delivered strong Q3 results with organic growth of 3.3%, operating margin of 26.2% (up 110 bps), EPS of $2.50 (up 12%), and free cash flow of $1.2 billion. The company returned $600 million to shareholders via dividends and buybacks. New product launches surged 24% to 87 in the quarter, with five-year new product sales up 34% YTD to ~$3 billion. Cross-selling wins reached $140 million, exceeding the original $100 million three-year goal ahead of schedule.
- Guidance
- Management raised full-year organic growth guidance to greater than 3.5%, incorporating the Madison Fire and Rescue acquisition. Second-half sales acceleration expected, driven by strong general industrial, safety, and semiconductor/data center demand, partially offset by weak consumer electronics and retail inventory adjustments.
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 2026 | $2.50 est $2.38 | $6.60B est $6.61B | +7.9% |
| Jul 21, 2026 | $2.40 est $2.27 | $6.50B est $6.40B | +7.3% |
| Apr 21, 2026 | $2.14 est $1.98 | $6.00B est $6.01B | −3.7% |
| Jan 20, 2026 | $1.83 est $1.80 | $6.00B est $6.00B | −7.1% |
| Oct 21, 2025 | $2.19 est $2.07 | $6.52B est $6.25B | +8.0% |
| Jul 18, 2025 | $2.16 est $2.01 | $6.34B est $6.12B | −3.9% |
| Apr 22, 2025 | $1.88 est $1.78 | $5.95B est $5.76B | +7.9% |
| Jan 21, 2025 | $1.68 est $1.67 | $6.01B est $5.78B | +5.7% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
3M stock forecast and analyst price targets
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for 3M is $189.62, −2.2% from the last close, from 11 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
$189.62consensus 12-month target, −2.2% from the last close
Now $193.95Avg $189.62
Low $135High $230
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 11 firms.
Latest analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 3 | Bank of America Securities | $200 | +3.1% |
| Oct 26 | UBS | $230 | +18.6% |
| Oct 22 | UBS | $230 | +18.6% |
| Oct 22 | Wells Fargo | $195 | +0.5% |
| Oct 21 | Bernstein | $197 | +1.6% |
+1.1%average 20-day move after past Distribution readings
+3.5%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±2.9%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
3M seasonality: the next 20 trading days
Over the next 20 trading days from Nov 4, 3M averaged +3.5% across the last 5 years, rising in 3 of them.
Next 20 trading days, by year
Average move and hit rate
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | +3.2% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | +1.8% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | +2.2% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +3.5% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +2.0% | 3 of 5 |
For scale, MMM’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 4.5%.
3M market cap and key statistics
3M’s market cap is $100.0B, with a P/E ratio of 26.6 and revenue of $25.25B over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $100.0B
- P/E ratio
- 26.6
- Forward P/E
- 17.8
- EPS, TTM
- $6.70
- Gekko Fair Value
- $153.94
Trading
- Volume
- 9.04M
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 3.77M
- 52-week high
- $194.77
- 52-week low
- $139.34
- Shares outstanding
- 515.7M
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $25.25B
- Profit margin
- 14%
- Return on equity
- 73%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- +69.7%
Risk and income
- Beta
- 1.06
- Typical daily move
- ±2.9%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±4.5%
- Dividend yield
- 1.76%
3M stock news this week
Coverage of 3M this week reads positive: 12 positive, 1 neutral and 7 negative headlines.
- 3M stock soars following $7.35 billion 'forever chemicals' settlementReuters, Nov 4
- Apple, Tesla Supplier Is Taking on 3M: Here's What Investors Should KnowTradingView, Nov 4
- 3M to Pay $7.35 Billion to Settle Firefighting Foam Cancer ClaimsLaw Commentary, Nov 4
- 3M proposes $7.4B deal to resolve PFAS-related injury claimsManufacturing Dive, Nov 4
- 3M reaches a $7.35 billion settlement over PFAS firefighting foam injury claimsThe New Lede, Nov 4
- A $7.4 Billion Legal Bill Sounds Bad. For 3M Stock, It's Pure Relief.Barrons, Nov 4
3M stock FAQ
What is 3M’s market cap?
3M’s market cap is $100.0B at the Nov 4, 2026 close of $193.95, with 515.7M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 26.6.
What is the 3M stock forecast?
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for 3M is $189.62, −2.2% from the last close. Of the 11 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 5 rate it a buy, 5 a hold and 1 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
Is 3M stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate 3M is overvalued: the Nov 4, 2026 close of $193.95 is 26.0% above Gekko Fair Value of $153.94. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
When does 3M report earnings next?
3M is expected to report on Jan 19, 2027, before the market opens (75 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $2.03 per share on revenue of $6.34B. 3M beat the earnings estimate in 8 of its last 8 reports, moving 6.4% on average across the report.
What is 3M’s 52-week high and low?
3M’s 52-week high is $194.77 and its 52-week low is $139.34; it closed at $193.95 on Nov 4, 2026, +19.6% over the past year.
Is 3M stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 3 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (trend, earnings risk and seasonality) and 2 as headwinds (gekkoindex and fair value). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
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