ST. PAUL, Minn., June 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- 3M (NYSE: MMM) announced that it purchased a group annuity contract and will transfer a portion of its U.S. pension payment obligations under the 3M Employee Retirement Income Plan (ERIP) to Metropolitan Tower Life Insurance Company (Met Tower Life), an insurance company. Under the contract, 3M will transfer approximately $2.5 billion of its defined benefit pension obligations and related plan assets for approximately 23,000 U.S. retirees and beneficiaries to M ...

Wall Street is warming to the industrial giant's investment proposition as a new CEO seeks to improve the company's growth rate.Bank of America Securities recently upgraded 3M (MMM -0.05%), with analyst Andrew Obin changing the stock to a buy rating from neutral and hiking his share price target to $120 from $105. This represents a more than 19% premium over the next 12 months to the current stock price.3M initiated some derisking actionsThe key to the investment case for the stock involves recognizing that ...

会议主要讨论的核心内容 - 公司在2024年第一季度实现了有机增长,利润率和每股收益同比均有所提升 [2] - 公司已于4月1日成功剥离了Solventum业务,并解决了两起重大诉讼,降低了风险和不确定性 [2] - 公司新任CEO Bill Brown于5月1日上任,正在深入了解公司业务,并将重点放在推动有机增长和持续提升经营业绩 [3][5] - 公司在电子、工业和消费品市场的表现与一季度报告时的预期基本一致 [4] - 公司正在通过精简组织架构、提升供应链效率等措施来提升客户体验和盈利能力 [11][13] 问答环节重要的提问和回答 问题1 **Joe O'Dea 提问** 新任CEO Bill Brown上任后的初步影响和重点工作 [5] **Monish Patolawala 回答** Bill Brown的两大重点是:1)如何提升公司的增长率;2)确保持续的经营业绩。他还强调了保护员工和工厂安全的重要性。Bill Brown将在二季度财报发布时与投资者见面,分享他的更多想法。[5] 问题2 **Joe O'Dea 提问** 公司如何利用跨部门的知识产权和制造协同效应 [6][7] **Monish Patolawala 回答** 公司的创新能力是跨部门共享的,不同部门可以组合多个技术平台来为客户提供创新解决方案。同时公司也有很强的制造协同效应,如一third的创新平台涉及精密涂层和微复制技术。公司通过创新带动增长和利润率提升是关键目标。[7][9] 问题3 **Joe O'Dea 提问** 公司如何评估R&D投资的回报 [8][9] **Monish Patolawala 回答** 公司从多个角度评估R&D投资回报,包括:新产品销售增长、新产品数量和周期、新产品5年销售额占比(NPVI)、新产品利润率等。同时也通过主动管理产品组合来确保资源投入到最有价值的领域。[9]

文章核心观点 - 3M公司最新交易收盘价为100.66美元,较前一交易日下跌0.2%,低于标普500指数0.26%的涨幅[1] - 3M公司过去一个月股价上涨1.95%,但低于同期综合行业7.63%和标普500指数3.25%的涨幅[2] - 3M公司即将公布的季度财报备受投资者关注,预计每股收益将同比下降21.2%,营收同比下降29.05%[3][4] 行业分析 - 3M公司所属多元化经营行业目前在250多个行业中排名前19%[10][11] - 该行业的平均市盈率为17.92,而3M公司的市盈率为14.23,处于折价水平[8][9] 公司分析 - 分析师对3M公司的业务健康状况和盈利能力持乐观态度,预测未来业绩将有所改善[5][6][7] - 3M公司目前被评为中性评级(Zacks Rank 3)[7]

The most recent trading session ended with 3M (MMM) standing at $97.56, reflecting a -1.13% shift from the previouse trading day's closing. The stock trailed the S&P 500, which registered a daily loss of 0.74%. Meanwhile, the Dow experienced a drop of 1.06%, and the technology-dominated Nasdaq saw a decrease of 0.58%.Heading into today, shares of the maker of Post-it notes, industrial coatings and ceramics had gained 2.25% over the past month, lagging the Conglomerates sector's gain of 4.56% and the S&P 500 ...

文章核心观点 - 3M公司将于2024年6月11日参加Wells Fargo工业品会议,公司总裁兼首席财务官Monish Patolawala将在会上发表演讲 [1][2] - 3M公司致力于通过解锁人才、创意和科技的力量来应对客户、社区和地球面临的机遇与挑战,为大家创造更美好的世界 [3] 公司信息 - 3M公司是一家在纽约证券交易所上市的公司,股票代码为MMM [1] - 3M公司的投资者关系网站为http://investors.3M.com [2] - 3M公司的媒体联系人为Sean Lynch [4]

The industrial company's payout ratio suggests it can grow the dividend aggressively, but investors should think twice.It's been a while, but 3M (MMM 0.38%) finally and formally cut its dividend recently, approving a dividend of $0.70 for the second quarter, down from the previous quarterly payment of $1.51. Annualizing the dividend means $2.80 per share for the full year, implying a dividend yield of 2.8% using Wednesday's closing price.3M's dividend cutIt was no secret that 3M would cut its dividend since ...

3M业务状况 - 3M（MMM）业务有所改善，但收益陷阱已经显现[1] - Motley Fool的贡献者Jason Hall在视频中详细解释了3M（MMM）的积极因素以及避免该股的原因[1] 投资建议 - 投资者应避免3M（MMM）股票，而是考虑购买高收益的股票，比如Brookfield Infrastructure（BIP）[1]

The industrial company's stock received another update from a highly regarded analyst recently.Another day, another Wall Street analyst upgrade for 3M (MMM 0.66%) stock. This time, it's from Vertical Research analyst Jeffrey Sprague, who upgraded the stock from "hold" to "buy" and increased his price target from $92 to $140. That target implies a 33% upside over the next 12 months from the current price.Vertical Research may not be a household name among retail investors. Still, I think Sprague is one of th ...

The healthcare spinoff looks cheap, but there are some big hurdles it has to clear.It's always interesting when a new company comes to market and doubly interesting when it's a spinoff. In reality, two new companies came out of the spinoff of Solventum (SOLV -1.41%) and 3M (MMM 3.58%) -- a newly created healthcare company and an industrial conglomerate without a healthcare business.Introducing SolventumSolventum is a healthcare company operating in four segments and serving end markets that management belie ...