$61.30

4.51 (7.94%)

11/21/2008 4:02 PM

3M Company (MMM)

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A diversified technology company with a global presence in the following businesses: industrial and transportation; health care; display and graphics; consumer and office; safety, security and protection services; and electro and communications.

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3405 Outperforms

110 Underperforms

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1101 Outperforms

27 Underperforms

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22 Outperforms

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Ticker Tags

St. Paul (3), Minnesota (27), Dividend (191), Dow (30), Large Cap (279), Industrial Conglomerates (22), Diversified Conglomerate (16), S&P 500 (469)
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3M Company At A Glance

Current Price:	$61.30
Last Trade Time:	11/21/2008 4:02 PM
Open:	$57.78
Previous Close:	$56.79
Daily Range:	$56.64 - $61.61
52-Week Range:	$50.01 - $88.70
Volume:	14,740,979
Market Cap:	$39.35B
P/E Ratio:	10.58
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Other News Headlines for MMM

Blue chip stocks cheap but not immune
11/21/2008 7:02:00 PM - AP
Chemical shares slide after BASF cuts production
11/19/2008 1:31:00 PM - AP
3M acquiring Italian manufacturer Grafoplast
11/12/2008 9:26:00 AM - AP
3M sets 50-cent quarterly dividend
11/11/2008 10:57:00 PM - AP

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Top Bull Pitch

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3 3M Company (MMM)

Avatar DemonDoug (99.79) Submitted: 10/07/08 5:43 PM

I ended my first outperform on MMM with the idea that a second green thumb would be "re-upping." My first outperform pick ended solidly in the green, and this is one of those stocks that is a potential hold for 10 years or more type deal. Good business both domestic and international, currently yi...More

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Top Bear Pitch

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3 3M Company (MMM)

Avatar hawk3802 (< 20) Submitted: 3/15/08 2:20 AM

i look 4 3m to inprove this summer i like this 1

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Recs 0 (MMM) dolphus999 (98.48) Submitted: 11/11/08 11:48 AM : Start Price: $61.99 MMM Score: 14.02 Great diversification, strong company. Do not expect rally, rather slight outperformance of the market. Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 0 (MMM) 6and8 (63.76) Submitted: 11/10/08 7:54 PM : Start Price: $63.87 MMM Score: 12.50 Well managed $25bn revenue business growing slowly, but steadily. Highly diversified portfolio of industrial and consumer products, numbering in the thousands. 12x earnings multiple and < 2x revenue with a 3% dividend yield. Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 0 (MMM) captchetco (< 20) Submitted: 11/10/08 11:07 AM : Start Price: $65.34 MMM Score: 12.66 Thers is nothing wrong with what this company is doing. It is positioned to weather any concievable crisis. Profits, cash and sales much stronger than most companies. It will be about the last large cap to go down. Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 0 (MMM) mpendragon (44.46) Submitted: 11/10/08 10:59 AM : Start Price: $65.19 MMM Score: 12.89 This is the sort of solid, boring company that should do well during an economic downturn. Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 0 (MMM) hsantiag (< 20) Submitted: 11/10/08 8:57 AM : Start Price: $65.98 MMM Score: 13.22 solid company, will do much better once economy picks up. Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out.
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	TrackBobOlstein	< 20	06/18/08		1Y	$74.12	-17.30%	-43.63%	+26.33
	TrackTomGayner	95.05	04/10/08		5Y	$79.48	-22.87%	-44.31%	+21.44
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	TrackChrisDavis	< 20	09/30/07		NS	$91.22	-32.80%	-50.30%	+17.50
	TrackMichaelBrus	74.39	08/08/07		1Y	$85.46	-28.27%	-49.15%	+20.88
	TrackHilliard	94.71	07/27/07		NS	$88.71	-30.90%	-48.60%	+17.70
	TrackJimCramer	85.65	05/17/07		3W	$84.03	-27.05%	-49.88%	+22.83
	TrackMichaelSivy	97.68	03/20/07		1Y	$73.60	-16.72%	-46.21%	+29.49
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	TrackCreditSuiss	< 20	01/08/07		NS	$74.18	-17.36%	-46.14%	+28.78
	TrackMerrill	71.23	05/23/06		1Y	$79.95	-23.32%	-40.11%	+16.79

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