Industrials / Defense

MMM Stock — Buy or Sell 3M Co. Today?

HOLD · Score -2

3M Co. is tied to the industrial and defense cycle, so MMM responds to order backlogs, government budgets and capital-spending conditions more than to consumer sentiment.

Price
$178.83
Day change
-0.65%
RSI(14)
34.1
Trend
short-term bearish (MA7<MA25) | above 200d (long-term bullish)
MA25
179.93
MA99
160.50
52w High
183.78
52w Low
141.20

Machine signals

  • Mixed moving-average trend
  • RSI neutral at 34.1
  • MACD bearish crossover
  • Strong uptrend (ADX 27)
  • Near 52-week high — extended
  • Pattern: double top (bearish reversal watch), double bottom (bullish reversal watch), pullback to MA25 in uptrend

Key levels for MMM

LevelPriceDistance
First support (MA25)$179.93-0.6%
Trend line (MA99)$160.50+11.4%
52-week high$183.78-2.7%
52-week low$141.20+26.7%

Distance is measured from the live price of $178.83. Levels recompute on every page load.

What moves MMM

  • Order backlog and book-to-bill
  • Government and defense budget decisions
  • Input costs, freight and supply chains
  • Geopolitical risk and global capex

Should you buy MMM?

Our deterministic confluence engine currently rates MMM as HOLD with a score of -2 out of ±10. The rating combines moving-average alignment, RSI, MACD, ADX trend strength, and 52-week positioning. Not financial advice — for a full AI thesis with entry, stop, and targets, run a scan on the terminal.

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MMM — frequently asked questions

Is MMM a buy right now?

The verdict at the top of this page is a live machine rating built from moving-average alignment, RSI, MACD, ADX trend strength and 52-week positioning for 3M Co.. It is recalculated from live prices on every load, so it can change intraday. Technical rating only — not investment advice.

What are MMM's key support and resistance levels?

The key levels table on this page lists the live MA25 and MA99 moving averages plus the 52-week high and low, with the distance from the current price. Traders commonly treat a rising MA25 as first support in an uptrend and the 52-week high as the nearest overhead resistance.

Is MMM overbought or oversold?

Check the RSI(14) reading in the stats grid above. Above 70 is conventionally overbought and below 30 oversold, but in a strong trend MMM stock can hold an extreme reading for weeks, so RSI alone is a weak trigger.

How should I size a MMM trade?

Size off your stop distance rather than a fixed share count: decide the maximum you are willing to lose, divide it by the distance from entry to stop, and that is your position size. The position size calculator on this site does the math for you.

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