3M Stock Is Still Cheap Amid Uncertainty at the Start of 2021

Motley Fool2021-03-25

3M (NYSE:MMM) investors will have to be patient. That's the key takeaway from 3M management's recent investor presentations. On the one hand, the stock's underlying long-term investment case remains ...

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ESTeo
2021-03-25
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3M 少數穿越牛熊的穩健股吧
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2021-03-25
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However, there's some cause for caution about the first quarter, and it's going to take time for the restructuring actions to fully show up in the earnings numbers. 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