3M Stock Is Still Cheap Amid Uncertainty at the Start of 2021
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 intact. On the other, the company faces some near-term headwinds, leading to disappointment in 2021. Let's take a closer look at what's going on and what you need to know if you're considering buying the stock.
Auto production constraints could hurt 3M in 2021. Image source: Getty Images.
Investors in 3M hope that CEO Mike Roman's restructuring initiatives will turn around its operational performance. In recent years, 3M's operating margin has been under pressure and the problems couldn't entirely be blamed on weakness in the industrial economy, as much of the disappointment came in the less economically sensitive healthcare and consumer segments.
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