Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. 3M Co shares valued at $3,174,589 were purchased by Murphy Mark W. on Oct 29 ’25. At $166.55 per share, Murphy Mark W. acquired 19,061 shares.
Also, 3M CO sold 8,800,000 shares, netting a total of over 646,360,000 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $73.45 each, the insider now holds 25,569,190 shares.
Before that, Goralski Christian T JR had sold 6,165 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $925,860, the Group President traded 3M Co shares for $150.18 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 6,165 shares, worth approximately $0.48 million.
As published in a research note from Morgan Stanley on October 22, 2025, 3M Co [MMM] has been rated up from an Underweight to an Equal-weight and the price target has been revised to $160. Analysts at Wells Fargo upgraded the stock from ‘”an Equal weight”‘ to ‘”an Overweight”‘ outlook in a report released in late January. As of November 13, 2024, UBS has increased its “Neutral” rating to a “Buy” for MMM. Earlier on October 22, 2024, Melius upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Buy” for MMM stock which previously was a “a Hold”.
Analyzing MMM Stock Performance
On last trading session, 3M Co [NYSE: MMM] plunged -1.32% to $164.63. The stock’s lowest price that day was $163.61, but it reached a high of $167.99 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -1.55%. Over the course of the year, 3M Co shares have jumped approximately 31.97%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $172.85 on 10/24/25 and a 52-week low of $121.98 on 04/07/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for 3M Co (MMM)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 162.83, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 161.02. In the upper region, resistance lies at 167.22. The next price resistance is at 169.80. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 58.60 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is 3M Co subject to short interest?
Stocks of 3M Co saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-10-15 dropping by -0.74 million shares to 7.2 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-09-15 was 7.95 million shares. A decline of -10.32% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.76 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 2.76.
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In terms of 3M Co share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 173.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 4.0% from the previous closing price of $166.83. Analysts anticipate 3M Co stock to reach 190 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 160. In spite of this, 16 analysts ranked 3M Co stock as Hold at the end of 2025. On September 06, 2024, Morgan Stanley assigned a price target of “an Underweight” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $125.
