3M Stock Falls Further Despite Smaller Market Losses As Earnings Set to Drop
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3M (MMM) stock fell 1.59% despite broader market losses of 1.37% for the S&P 500 and 1.29% for the Dow.
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3M has lagged the market recently, down 15.64% over the past month versus a 4.93% loss for the S&P 500.
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For Q4, analysts expect 3M's earnings per share to fall 13.01% year-over-year to $2.34, on 7.24% lower revenue of $8 billion.
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For the full year, consensus estimates call for EPS of $8.95, down 11.39%, and revenue of $31.71 billion, down 7.37%.
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3M stock trades at a forward P/E of 10.09, representing a discount versus its industry average P/E of 15.55.