Friday, September 15, 2017

3M Company Earnings Analysis

3M Company (NYSE:MMM) needs sales growth. Just like peer Illinois Tool Works (NYSE:ITW), its stock price is starting to look heady -- both companies are trading in excess of their pre-recession valuations -- and it needs growth now in order to justify its rating. Moreover, with 3M's CFO Nick Gangestad claiming dividend growth would "be very similar to what we anticipate for earnings-per-share growth," 3M needs sales and earnings growth in the future -- a near 2.2% dividend yield isn't particularly exciting. Can 3M Company increase its growth rate? 

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