Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors LLC trimmed its position in 3M (NYSE:MMM - Free Report) by 93.7% in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 2,626 shares of the conglomerate's stock after selling 39,051 shares during the period. Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors LLC's holdings in 3M were worth $359,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Ballentine Partners LLC boosted its holdings in 3M by 40.1% during the 3rd quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC now owns 18,217 shares of the conglomerate's stock worth $2,490,000 after acquiring an additional 5,210 shares during the last quarter. Stonegate Investment Group LLC boosted its holdings in 3M by 5.6% during the third quarter. Stonegate Investment Group LLC now owns 252,847 shares of the conglomerate's stock worth $34,564,000 after purchasing an additional 13,473 shares during the last quarter. Ausdal Financial Partners Inc. grew its position in 3M by 6.7% in the 2nd quarter. Ausdal Financial Partners Inc. now owns 3,991 shares of the conglomerate's stock worth $408,000 after purchasing an additional 249 shares in the last quarter. Candriam S.C.A. boosted its stake in shares of 3M by 19.2% in the 2nd quarter. Candriam S.C.A. now owns 38,469 shares of the conglomerate's stock worth $3,931,000 after buying an additional 6,185 shares during the last quarter. Finally, True Vision MN LLC bought a new position in shares of 3M in the second quarter valued at approximately $512,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.25% of the company's stock.
MMM has been the subject of several research reports. UBS Group upgraded shares of 3M from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and increased their price target for the company from $130.00 to $184.00 in a research report on Wednesday. Barclays raised their target price on 3M from $160.00 to $165.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 23rd. StockNews.com cut 3M from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, July 29th. Citigroup boosted their price objective on 3M from $100.00 to $133.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Monday, July 29th. Finally, Mizuho boosted their price target on shares of 3M from $105.00 to $146.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday, October 17th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating and eleven have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $144.87.
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Shares of NYSE:MMM opened at $129.76 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $70.66 billion, a PE ratio of 16.38, a PEG ratio of 2.17 and a beta of 0.95. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $132.80 and a 200-day moving average price of $117.87. 3M has a 1-year low of $75.40 and a 1-year high of $141.34. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.41, a current ratio of 1.43 and a quick ratio of 1.08.
3M (NYSE:MMM - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 22nd. The conglomerate reported $1.98 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.93 by $0.05. 3M had a return on equity of 104.66% and a net margin of 15.37%. The firm had revenue of $6.29 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $6.06 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $2.68 EPS. The company's revenue was down 24.3% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities analysts expect that 3M will post 7.27 EPS for the current fiscal year.
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 12th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 15th will be given a dividend of $0.70 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 15th. This represents a $2.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.16%. 3M's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 35.35%.
3M Company provides diversified technology services in the United States and internationally. The company's Safety and Industrial segment offers industrial abrasives and finishing for metalworking applications; autobody repair solutions; closure systems for personal hygiene products, masking, and packaging materials; electrical products and materials for construction and maintenance, power distribution, and electrical original equipment manufacturers; structural adhesives and tapes; respiratory, hearing, eye, and fall protection solutions; and natural and color-coated mineral granules for shingles.
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