On July 28, 3M rose 3.35% in regular trading, trading at $184.31/share, with turnover of $4.48 billion. The stock continued its post-earnings rally as multiple investment banks raised their target prices following a strong Q2 beat.
JPMorgan raised its price target on 3M to $205 from $180 and upgraded the stock from neutral to overweight. UBS raised its target to $218 from $190, maintaining a Buy rating, projecting 5% organic sales growth by 2027 and approximately $800 million in additional operating profit. Jefferies raised to $191, Citi to $183, and Mizuho to $180. The FactSet consensus mean target now stands at $187.20 with an average overweight rating.
The upgrades followed 3M's Q2 results reported on July 21, in which adjusted EPS of $2.40 beat the $2.25 consensus by 6.67%, with revenue of $6.5 billion also exceeding the $6.405 billion estimate. The company raised full-year adjusted EPS guidance to $8.80-$8.95, above the prior FactSet estimate of $8.74, citing strong sales momentum, productivity gains, and effective capital allocation.
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