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barrons3	I like a market up on weak-dollar job-cutters as much as anyone and am gratified to see 3M (MMM) and United Tech (UTX) ramping.	Love	November 05, 2009
barrons3	BUY	Love	November 04, 2009
barrons3	The big Dow stock 3M (MMM) is not just saying that things are getting better; it is showing that business is very strong.	Love	October 22, 2009
barrons3	Money managers view 3M as “the ideal proxy for any rebound,” Cramer says. And it will be the first thing they buy when the recovery is at hand. “You want to be in it ahead of the stampede of big-money investors.” In the meantime, enjoy the dividend payout.	Love	October 22, 2009
Carl Abbott	cutting edge tech	Love	September 06, 2009
studentofassets	diversified. dividend	Love	September 04, 2009
barrons3	This reversal seems to have some oomph to it, and I wonder how much of it is simply the desire of fund managers to move their stocks up. I bet it is, so I would take some Apple (AAPL) here and some Google (GOOG), and I like 3M (MMM) and Bank of America (BAC) here as stocks that are up nicely that can be propelled well.	Love	September 03, 2009
Stockpickr Staff	"To which I say, live by the Chinese sword, buy by the Chinese sword. On days like today I hope the futures take Procter (PG) and Altria (MO) down -- two companies with little and no exposure in China. I have to see if Union Pacific (UNP) will let me back in, or maybe 3M (MMM). No hope that Freeport (FCX) will ever get back to where I want it." <a href="http://jimcramer.rmblogs.thestreet.com/entry.aspx?q=eee659ca-49f7-42c3-ab43-9c760097f08a" target="_blank">"Buy the China Selloff," Aug. 31, 2009</a>	Love	September 01, 2009
barrons3	In the latter theory the big durable good numbers and existing-home numbers are "in" the stock market. I say that because some of my hardest-hit names are directly linked to a stronger economy -- 3M (MMM), Caterpillar (CAT), Deere (DE), Fluor (FLR) and General Electric (GE) -- while the recession stocks are rocking: Procter & Gamble (PG), Celgene (CELG), General Mills (GIS), Pepsi (PEP), Coca-Cola (KO) and Abbott Laboratories (ABT). Worse, Dollar Tree (DLTR) and Family Dollar (FDO) are on the move.	Love	August 27, 2009
barrons3	There are many others like this: Procter & Gamble (PG), Union Pacific (UNP), 3M (MMM), Coca-Cola (KO, Verizon (VZ) and AT&T (T). All of them needed to be crushed today and stay crushed; you had to sell the puts or risk letting 'em go out worthless, given this close.	Love	August 20, 2009
barrons3	Still others are just going up quietly over time, including Gilead (GILD) and Cisco (CSCO) and 3M (MMM).	Love	July 30, 2009
barrons3	Today's when the overload dawns on you. I am frantically looking at how 3M (MMM) made the quarter, how Apple (AAPL) finally moved the needle for AT&T (T), and how Union Pacific (UNP) was still able to cut costs even further, all the while re-evaluating the tech earnings from last night and the negative Pepsi (PEP) story -- which I disagree with -- in The Wall Street Journal.	Love	July 23, 2009
LosWagesNV	Innovative yet has wide product appeal with quality.	Love	July 05, 2009
bsowl01	surprise growth	Love	June 14, 2009
barrons3	Frels calls another of his industrial picks, 3M (MMM), "a world leader in a lot of niche product areas like dental products, reflective materials, industrial tapes, abrasives and adhesives." He predicts that its earnings could grow at an annual pace of 10% over the next few years -- although profits will slip this year to $4 a share, from $5.17 last year. The stock has been trading in the 50s; his two-year price target is 80.	Love	May 02, 2009
barrons3	When I see so many breakouts, it is hard to resist buying, especially when stocks go up on bad news like 3M (MMM) and Union Pacific (UNP) did this week.	Love	April 30, 2009
CPTROBB	SOLID COMPANY	Love	April 03, 2009
barrons3	The ideal portfolio for right now? Apple (AAPL), 3M (MMM), Freeport McMoRan (FCX), Potash (POT) and Union Pacific (UNP). On deck: Google (GOOG), Whirlpool (WHR), Fluor (FLR) and Sears (SHLD). Who the heck's long that? I know many more people who are short 'em!	Love	April 02, 2009
l sutton	dividends	Love	March 27, 2009
Barbara Newman	Stable growth	Love	March 23, 2009
barrons3	3M (MMM) has been crushed here, but in a worldwide recession it won't stop at $40, and the strong dollar is a huge headwind. Estimates are 10% too high in a best-case scenario, and that means, steady multiple, $35.	Love	March 12, 2009
jqueedie	needed product and a solid winner	Love	February 22, 2009
High Dividends	Increased dividend on the company's common stock, 51st straight year, to 51 cents per share for the first quarter 2009, a 2 percent increase over the quarterly dividend paid in 2008.	Love	February 20, 2009
Zee	great products	Love	February 15, 2009
barrons3	With a record $25.3 billion in 2008 sales, 3M turns out such nifty items as Post-it notes, Scotch cellophane tapes and Thinsulate insulation, among thousands more. Tuesday, the 107-year-old St. Paul company said that it's hiking its quarterly common payout for the 51st straight year. The one-cent boost brings the rate to 51 cents a share, producing a 4.13% yield. Disbursement will take place March 12 to holders of record Feb. 20. The stock goes ex-dividend Feb. 18. 3M has been making payouts without interruption since 1916. "By increasing our dividend during this period, we are clearly communicating our confidence in the fundamentals of our company and in 3M's ability to continue providing solid returns to our shareholders," said chief executive George W. Buckley. Over the past five years, 3M has returned $17.6 billion to its investors via dividends and stock buybacks. 3M also extended its $7 billion share-repurchase authorization, which was to have expired this month but is now open-ended to accommodate a balance of $2.6 billion. However, buybacks have been temporarily suspended in view of what 3M called its "current emphasis on maintaining ample liquidity and enhancing balance-sheet strength."	Love	February 14, 2009
mike@axiominc.com	World wide market innovative Co.	Love	February 03, 2009
barrons3	I know the numbers for 3M (MMM) are too high, but the company yields 3.5%, and it is only 5 points from its lows, which I do not believe will be tested, even if the company reports the disappointing quarter I expect.	Love	January 15, 2009
barrons3	Accumulate - Price 57.38 on Dec. 9 by Buckingham Research 3M stock is down 40% in past year. We are recommending [it] with a near-term price target of 69, based on P/E of 15 times on '09E-EPS. We note that cyclical P/Es typically rise as earnings decline. 3M's guidance of a 4% to 12% EPS decline in '09E largely reflects currency, pension and interest-rate effects. Management appears committed to offset whatever volume declines are ahead with cost reductions and productivity. Operating margins are targeted to be flat in '09E at an industry-leading 22.5% to 23%. Market cap: $40 billion.	Love	December 13, 2008
barrons3	I like the market -- LIKE EVERYONE ELSE -- for the moment, and I like the "it bottomed" thesis. But I don't like the "straight up" thesis, and I particularly don't like the "straight up" thesis when I see a 3M (MMM) go down hard after a shortfall, something that didn't happen after Dow (DOW) and Du Pont (DD).	Love	December 11, 2008
barrons3	The maker of the Post-It and Scotch tape was among the most active names on the NYSE Tuesday.	Love	December 03, 2008