I Picked 3M as a Top Value Stock for 2025, But Is It Still a Great Value Today?

3M's (NYSE: MMM) recent results bring the company into focus, and it's time to assess where the company and the stock are heading after an impressive 2025.I selected 3M as a top-value stock for 2025, and then reiterated a bullish view on a dip in April. The argument was that CEO Bill Brown's restructuring would deliver near-term operational improvements and gradually position the company for long-term growth by reinvigorating its culture of innovation. In other words, a classic self-help story, hopefully aided by a pickup in its end markets.3M delivered. The economy did not. Still, Brown's operational improvements (some of which are listed in the table below) helped drive a 24% increase in the stock price in 2025, compared with a 16.4% gain in the S&P 500 index. It's a good performance, considering its organic sales growth of 2.1% in 2025, which came in at the low end of management's initial guidance of 2% to 3%. Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool