PREVIEW: 3M's Q3 EPS seen posting roughly 29% slide vs year-ago
Repeats item first publishes Monday with no changes to text
** Shares of 3M MMM.N off 0.4%on Monday amid a broader sell-off ahead of qtrly report due before market open on Tues
** Industrial conglomerate is expected to report adj EPS of $1.90, a ~29% yr/yr decline, on rev of $6.06 bln vs $8.02 bln in year-ago qtr, a 24.5% drop, according to LSEG data
** Co has beaten or met EPS estimates for all but one of eight most recent qtrs - last miss was Q4 2022, per LSEG
** On Aug 16, MMM announced Q3 dividend of $0.70/sh
** On Aug 1 Co announced that it appointed Otis Worldwide OTIS.N exec Anurag Maheshwari as its chief financial officer
** On July 26, MMM touched 2-year high on the heels of its most recent qtrly results, which highlighted its focus on high-growth businesses and the company's product innovation
** Of 19 analysts covering 3M, 9 rate stock "buy" or stronger, 8 recommend "hold," and 2 say "sell"; median PT of $144.50 up 33.1% from $108.75 PT 3 months ago - LSEG
** So far in 2024, MMM has surged ~47% vs the Dow's .DJI ~14% gain and S&P 500 Industrials .SPLRCI ~22% advance over the same time period
Reporting by Stephen Culp
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