Report
Joshua Aguilar

3M Boasts a Wide Moat and Managerial Excellence, but Affords No Margin of Safety at this Time

After transferring coverage to a new analyst, we are lowering our fair value estimate for wide-moat 3M to $190 per share from $197. However, we are retaining our wide moat rating, Exemplary stewardship, and low uncertainty ratings. The genesis for our new assessment stems primarily from more moderate top-line growth assumptions, based on our product line by product line projections. These product categories benefit from a variety of secular trends, including maturing developing economies, aging ...
Underlying
3M COMPANY

3M is a technology company. The company has four segments: Safety and Industrial, which consists of personal safety, industrial adhesives and tapes, abrasives, closure and masking systems, electrical markets, automotive aftermarket, and roofing granules; Transportation and Electronics, which consists of electronics, automotive and aerospace, commercial solutions, advanced materials, and transportation safety; Health Care, which includes medical solutions, oral care, separation and purification sciences, health information systems, drug delivery systems, and food safety; and Consumer, which consists of home improvement, stationery and office supplies, home care, and consumer health care.

Provider
Morningstar
Morningstar

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offer an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors.

Morningstar provides data on approximately 530,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 18 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries and had approximately $185 billion in assets under advisement and management as of June 30, 2016.

We have operations in 27 countries.

Analysts
Joshua Aguilar

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