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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[3M: Pull-Back Is Buy Opportunity]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/01/25/3m-pull-back-is-buy-opportunity/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/01/25/3m-pull-back-is-buy-opportunity/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/01/25/3m-pull-back-is-buy-opportunity/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/stocks-to-buy/" rel="tag">Stocks to Buy</a></p><img hspace="4" vspace="4" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2010/01/3m-logo-240.jpg"  alt="" />Institutional investors (IIs) expect better quarters ahead for 3M Co. (<a href="http://www.dailyfinance.com/quotes/3m-company/mmm/nys">MMM</a>), and that's a major reason I'm reiterating my buy rating for the company's shares, first recommended <a href="http:// http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/04/3m-is-in-an-uptrend/#continued">on April 20, 2009</a>, at a price of $51.97. If you bought 3M in April 2009, you're up an impressive 58%.<br />
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In the spring 2009, I argued, among other factors, that a strong case for buying 3M shares could be made based on the company's large free cash flow, net return on capital, and reasonable P/E (then about 11), before everyone else jumped on the bandwagon.<p><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/01/25/3m-pull-back-is-buy-opportunity/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>3M: Pull-Back Is Buy Opportunity</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/01/25/3m-pull-back-is-buy-opportunity/">3M: Pull-Back Is Buy Opportunity</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/01/25/3m-pull-back-is-buy-opportunity/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/19330850/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2010/01/25/3m-pull-back-is-buy-opportunity/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>3M Co.</category><category>mmm</category><category>tape</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joseph Lazzaro]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[3M is in an uptrend]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/04/3m-is-in-an-uptrend/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/04/3m-is-in-an-uptrend/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/04/3m-is-in-an-uptrend/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/mmm/" rel="tag">3M Corporation (MMM)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/stocks-to-buy/" rel="tag">Stocks to Buy</a></p><img hspace="4" border="1" align="right" vspace="4" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2008/04/3m.jpg" />I'm reiterating my Buy rating for <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/3m-company/mmm/nys">3M Co</a>. (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/3m-company/mmm/nys">MMM</a>), first recommended <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/08/14/with-3m-it-s-probably-now-or-never-for-an-outsized-gain/#continued">on April 20, 2009</a> at a price of $51.97. If you bought 3M in April, you're up an impressive 46%. <br /><br />Way back in the spring, I argued, among other factors, that a strong case for buying 3M shares could be made based on the company's large free cash flow and net returns on capital, and reasonable P/E (then about 11), before everyone else jumped on the bandwagon. <br /><br />Well, with a current P/E of about18, 3M is no where near as cheap, but I still like the shares here, around $75.<p><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/04/3m-is-in-an-uptrend/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>3M is in an uptrend</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/04/3m-is-in-an-uptrend/">3M is in an uptrend</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:45:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/04/3m-is-in-an-uptrend/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/19223495/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/11/04/3m-is-in-an-uptrend/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>3m</category><category>office supplies</category><category>OfficeSupplies</category><category>tape</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joseph Lazzaro]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:45:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
