3M Company provides diversified technology services in the United States and internationally. The company's Safety and Industrial segment offers industrial abrasives and finishing for metalworking applications; autobody repair solutions; closure systems for personal hygiene products, masking, and packaging materials; electrical products and materials for construction and maintenance, power distribution, and electrical original equipment manufacturers; structural adhesives and tapes; respiratory, hearing, eye, and fall protection solutions; and natural and color-coated mineral granules for shingles. Its Transportation and Electronics segment provides ceramic solutions; attachment/bonding products, films, sound, and temperature management for transportation vehicles; premium large format graphic films for advertising and fleet signage; light management films and electronics assembly solutions; packaging and interconnection solutions; semiconductor production materials; data centers solutions; and reflective signage for highway, and vehicle safety. The company's Consumer segment provides consumer bandages, braces, supports, and consumer respirators; home cleaning products; retail abrasives, paint accessories, car care DIY products, picture hanging, and consumer air quality solutions; and stationery products. It offers its products through e-commerce and traditional wholesalers, retailers, jobbers, distributors, and dealers. 3M Company was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

3M Company

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in 3M Co (Symbol: MMM), where a total volume of 14,247 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 1.4 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 42.5% of MMM's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.4 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $125 strike call option expiring September 19, 2025, with 3,250 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 325,000 underlying shares of MMM. Below is a chart showing MMM's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $125 strike highlighted in orange:
United Airlines Holdings Inc (Symbol: UAL) options are showing a volume of 21,639 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 2.2 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 42.3% of UAL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 5.1 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $75 strike put option expiring September 19, 2025, with 1,590 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 159,000 underlying shares of UAL. Below is a chart showing UAL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $75 strike highlighted in orange:
And Mastercard Inc (Symbol: MA) options are showing a volume of 10,964 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.1 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 41.8% of MA's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.6 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $605 strike call option expiring August 22, 2025, with 745 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 74,500 underlying shares of MA. Below is a chart showing MA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $605 strike highlighted in orange:
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Notable Friday Option Activity: MMM, UAL, MA

Honeywell International Inc. HON and 3M Company MMM are two familiar names operating in the Zacks Diversified Operations industry. Both companies compete in multiple industries with significant overlap in the aerospace, consumer goods, industrial automation and safety product markets.
Both companies are poised to benefit from significant growth prospects in the aerospace and industrial sectors, driven by solid momentum in air transport and automation markets. But which company is better positioned to deliver upside in 2025? Let’s compare their fundamentals, growth prospects and challenges to see which stock stands out now.
The Case for Honeywell
The strongest driver of Honeywell’s business at the moment is the commercial aviation aftermarket business. The business is witnessing persistent strength, driven by growth in air transport flight hours, higher shipset deliveries and supply-chain improvements. In the second quarter of 2025, sales from its commercial aviation aftermarket business increased 7% year over year.
Strong momentum in its defense and space business, owing to robust U.S. and international defense spending volumes and sustained demand from the current geopolitical climate, is also driving its performance. In the second quarter, sales from the defense and space business surged 13% year over year.
The company continues to benefit from solid demand for its products and solutions, led by increasing building projects, particularly in North America and the Middle East. Increasing order rates in data centers, airports and hospitality projects bode well for the Building Automation segment.
The segment’s organic sales increased 8% year over year in the second quarter. Within the segment, sales from the building products business grew 9% with strength across fire, security and building management systems. Sales from the building solutions business also improved 5% led by growth in the Middle East region.
Also, strength in the Universal Oil Products business, driven by higher refining and petrochemicals projects, bodes well for the Energy and Sustainability Solutions segment. For 2025, it expects overall revenues to be in the $40.8-$41.3 billion range, with organic revenues expected to be up 4-5% on a year-over-year basis.
HON’s commitment to rewarding its shareholders through dividends and share buybacks is also encouraging. It paid out dividends worth $1.48 billion and repurchased shares worth $3.6 billion in the first six months of 2025.
However, continued weakness in the productivity solutions and services business, owing to project slowdown, remains a concern for the Industrial Automation segment. In second-quarter 2025, the segment’s sales declined 5% on a year-over-year basis. For 2025, it anticipates the Industrial Automation segment’s organic sales to decline in the low to mid-single digit range.
Honeywell exited the second quarter with long-term debt of $30.2 billion, higher than $25.5 billion at 2024-end. The increase in its debt level was primarily attributable to the funds raised for acquisitions. Considering its high debt level, its cash and cash equivalents of $10.3 billion do not look impressive.
The Case for 3M
3M has been witnessing solid momentum in the Safety and Industrial segment, driven by strength in personal safety, roofing granules, industrial adhesives and tapes, abrasives and electrical markets. Stable demand for electrical infrastructure products like medium voltage cable accessories and insulation tapes augurs well for the segment. Also, an increase in demand for industrial and electronics bonding solutions bodes well for it. The segment’s organic sales improved 2.5% year over year in the first six months of 2025.
The company’s Transportation and Electronics segment has been benefiting from strength in the transportation and aerospace end markets. Solid momentum in the electronics, aerospace and defense, personal auto and commercial graphics markets, driven by demand for new products and expanding sales coverage, is proving beneficial for the segment. The segment’s adjusted organic revenues grew 1% in the second quarter. For 2025, MMM expects total adjusted organic sales to grow 2% on a year-over-year basis.
3M’s structural reorganization actions are expected to reduce the size of its corporate center, streamline its geographic footprint, simplify the supply chain and optimize manufacturing roles to align with production volumes. It expects these actions to be completed by 2025 and yield annual pre-tax savings.
MMM remains committed to increasing its shareholders’ wealth through dividend payouts and share buybacks. In the first six months of 2025, it used $786 million in paying out dividends and $2.2 billion in buybacks. In February 2025, 3M authorized a new share repurchase program of up to $7.5 billion, replacing its previous program.
However, weak demand in the consumer retail end markets, owing to subdued consumer discretionary spending, remains a concern. There has been a particular weakness in its packaging expression business. Also, softness in the automotive OEM business, due to reduced auto build rates, particularly in Europe and the US, is concerning for 3M.
Exiting second-quarter 2025, 3M’s long-term debt totaled $12.5 billion, reflecting an increase of 1.6% sequentially. Its short-term borrowings and current portion of long-term debt were high at $669 million. Given the high debt level, its cash and cash equivalents totaled $3.7 billion.
3M has also been involved in several litigations, including earplug lawsuits. It has dedicated substantial funds to resolving these disputes, as ongoing litigation might lead to additional expenses.
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for HON & MMM
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for HON’s 2025 sales and earnings per share (EPS) implies year-over-year growth of 5.7% and 6.3%, respectively. Honeywell’s EPS estimates for both 2025 and 2026 have increased over the past 60 days.
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While the Zacks Consensus Estimate for MMM’s 2025 sales implies a year-over-year decline of 8.8%, the same for its EPS indicates growth of 8.5%. The EPS estimates for both 2025 and 2026 have been raised over the past 60 days.
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Price Performance and Valuation of MMM & HON
In the past six months, Honeywell shares have gained 3.4%, while 3M stock has gained 6.4%.
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3M is trading at a forward 12-month price-to-earnings ratio of 18.89X, above its median of 12.15X over the last three years. Honeywell’s forward earnings multiple sits at 19.61X, close to its median of 20.11X over the same time frame.
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Final Take on HON & MMM
Honeywell and 3M have a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) each, which makes choosing one stock a difficult task. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
3M’s solid momentum in the safety, industrial and transportation markets has been dented by the persistent softness in the consumer retail market. The legal battle surrounding its earplug lawsuits has created a bearish sentiment around the stock.
In contrast, Honeywell’s diversified portfolio, growth investments and strong dealer network provide it with a competitive advantage to leverage the long-term demand prospects in the aerospace and industrial markets. Despite its steeper valuation, HON seems to be a better pick due to strong estimates and better prospects for sales and profit growth.
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Honeywell vs. 3M: Which Industrial Conglomerate Stock Should You Bet On?

Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF (Symbol: SPHQ) where we have detected an approximate $84.6 million dollar outflow -- that's a 0.6% decrease week over week (from 206,020,000 to 204,850,000). Among the largest underlying components of SPHQ, in trading today Automatic Data Processing Inc. (Symbol: ADP) is up about 0.7%, Progressive Corp. (Symbol: PGR) is up about 1.6%, and 3M Co (Symbol: MMM) is lower by about 0.4%. For a complete list of holdings, visit the SPHQ Holdings page » The chart below shows the one year price performance of SPHQ, versus its 200 day moving average:
Looking at the chart above, SPHQ's low point in its 52 week range is $57.67 per share, with $72.9849 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $72.38. Comparing the most recent share price to the 200 day moving average can also be a useful technical analysis technique -- learn more about the 200 day moving average ».
Exchange traded funds (ETFs) trade just like stocks, but instead of ''shares'' investors are actually buying and selling ''units''. These ''units'' can be traded back and forth just like stocks, but can also be created or destroyed to accommodate investor demand. Each week we monitor the week-over-week change in shares outstanding data, to keep a lookout for those ETFs experiencing notable inflows (many new units created) or outflows (many old units destroyed). Creation of new units will mean the underlying holdings of the ETF need to be purchased, while destruction of units involves selling underlying holdings, so large flows can also impact the individual components held within ETFs.
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Notable ETF Outflow Detected - SPHQ, ADP, PGR, MMM

The board of directors of Ameren today declared a quarterly cash dividend on its common stock of 71 cents per share. This dividend is payable Sept. 30, 2025, to shareholders of record at the close of business on Sept. 9, 2025.
SL Green Realty, Manhattan's largest office landlord, today announced that its board of directors has declared a monthly ordinary dividend of $0.2575 per share of common stock, which is the equivalent of an annualized dividend of $3.09 per share. The dividend is payable in cash on September 15, 2025 to shareholders of record at the close of business on August 29, 2025.
The 3M Board of Directors today declared a dividend on the company's common stock of $0.73 per share for the third quarter of 2025. The dividend is payable Sept. 12, 2025, to shareholders of record at the close of business on Aug. 25, 2025. 3M has paid dividends to its shareholders without interruption for more than 100 years.
Cardinal Health announced today that its Board of Directors approved its quarterly dividend of $0.5107 per share, out of the Company's capital surplus. The dividend will be payable on October 15, 2025 to shareholders of record at the close of business on October 1, 2025.
The board of directors of MGE Energy, today increased the regular quarterly dividend rate 5.6% to $0.4750 per share on the outstanding shares of the company's common stock. The dividend is payable Sept. 15, 2025, to shareholders of record Sept. 1, 2025. This raises the annualized dividend rate by 10 cents from $1.80 per share to $1.90 per share.
MGE Energy has paid cash dividends for more than 110 years.
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Daily Dividend Report: AEE,SLG,MMM,CAH,MGEE

In early trading on Friday, shares of UnitedHealth Group topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 11.9%. Year to date, UnitedHealth Group has lost about 39.9% of its value.
And the worst performing Dow component thus far on the day is Cisco Systems, trading down 2.5%. Cisco Systems is showing a gain of 14.1% looking at the year to date performance.
Two other components making moves today are MMM, trading down 2.0%, and Salesforce, trading up 2.7% on the day.
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On Aug. 7, 2025, 3M (NYSE:MMM) Group President Christian T. Goralski Jr. sold 6,165 shares of the conglomerate through multiple open-market transactions, as disclosed in a Form 4 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Transaction summary
Shares traded
6,165
Transaction value
$925,860
Post-transaction shares
2,900
Post-transaction value
$440,046
1-year total return performance
23.8%
Key questions
What proportion of common shares does Goralski now retain?
Post-transaction, Goralski holds 2,900 shares, which amounts to less than 0.0005% of outstanding shares.
Was the timing of this sale aligned with recent market performance?
The transaction occurred as the company posted a 23.8% one-year total return as of Aug 7, suggesting the trade was executed during a period of relative strength for the stock.
How does the post-sale holding value compare to prior levels?
After the transaction, Goralski's 2,900 remaining shares were valued at approximately $440,000, based on the closing price as of Aug 7.
Company overview
Market capitalization
$81.65 billion
Revenue (TTM)
$24.60 billion
Net income (TTM)
$3.94 billion
Dividend yield
2.79%
Company snapshot
Offers a diversified portfolio including industrial abrasives, adhesives, healthcare products, consumer goods, and electronics solutions, with revenue streams spanning four primary business segments.
Generates revenue by manufacturing and distributing proprietary products through e-commerce, wholesalers, retailers, distributors, and direct channels globally.
Serves a broad customer base across industrial, healthcare, transportation, electronics, and consumer markets worldwide.
3M Company operates as a global conglomerate with a focus on innovation-driven manufacturing and technology solutions. Its strategy leverages an extensive patent portfolio and diversified product lines to maintain resilience across economic cycles.
Foolish take
Goralski is the group president of 3M's Safety and Industrial Business Group, one of its three business groups. He recently exercised some of the stock options that make up his compensation package, acquiring 6,650 shares at $130.14 per share. On the same day, he sold 6,165 shares at about $150.18.
When the dust settled on these transactions, he had gained $60,429 on the trades and held 485 new shares worth about $76,145 at the time of this writing. As noted above, he now holds 2,900 shares in 3M, worth about $455,300. Recall that Goralski has to pay for the acquired shares and any resulting taxes on the trades.
On balance, this transaction appears to be a positive signal for investors who believe in following the direction of insider trades, because Goralski has increased his stock holdings on a net basis. It was an interesting move because the key to the investment case for the stock is the self-help story of management turning around 3M's operational performance, not least in terms of improving its profit margins, cash-flow generation, new product development, customer service, and asset utilization. If the net result of those trades is an indication that Goralski is feeling confident about management's progress on those fronts, then it's likely that 3M will be able to continue expanding its profit margins while it waits for a little more help from its end markets.
Glossary
Insider trading: Buying or selling a company's securities by its executives, directors, or employees based on material nonpublic information.
Open-market transaction: The purchase or sale of securities on a public exchange, not through private agreements or company buybacks.
SEC Form 4: A required filing disclosing changes in ownership of company securities by insiders, such as officers or directors.
Median trade size: The middle value of all trade sizes in a data set, used to show typical transaction amounts.
Trading frequency: The average number of times an individual or entity conducts trades within a specific period.
Outstanding shares: The total number of a company's shares currently held by all shareholders, including insiders and the public.
Total return: The investment's price change plus all dividends and distributions, assuming those payouts are reinvested.
Equity stake: The ownership interest an individual or entity holds in a company, usually expressed as a percentage of total shares.
Divestment: The process of selling off an asset or investment, such as company shares, for financial or strategic reasons.
Dividend yield: The annual dividend payment divided by the share price, expressed as a percentage.
Proprietary products: Goods developed and owned by a company, often protected by patents or trademarks.
TTM: The 12-month period ending with the most recent quarterly report.
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3M Group President Sells $925,860 Worth of Shares (but That's Not the Full Story)

3M Company’s MMM investors have been witnessing some short-term gains from the stock of late. Shares of the diversified technology company have surged 22.3% in the year-to-date period, outpacing the S&P 500 composite and the Zacks Diversified Operations industry’s growth of 8.3% and 0.5%, respectively. The company has also outperformed industry players like Carlisle Companies Incorporated CSL and Honeywell International Inc. HON, which have returned 4.3% and lost 3.9%, respectively, over the same time frame.
MMM Outperforms the Industry, S&P 500 & Peers
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Closing at $157.85 in the last trading session, the stock is trading below its 52-week high of $164.15 but significantly higher than its 52-week low of $121.98. 3M stock is trading above both its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, indicating solid upward momentum and price stability. This reflects a positive market sentiment and confidence in the company's financial health and long-term prospects.
The company’s impressive performance has largely been driven by its strong foothold and improving conditions in the transportation, industrial adhesives, aerospace, defense and electrical markets.
MMM Stock Trading Above 50-Day & 200-Day Moving Averages
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What’s Behind 3M Stock’s Momentum?
The strongest driver of 3M’s business at the moment is solid momentum in the Safety and Industrial segment, driven by strength in personal safety, roofing granules, industrial adhesives and tapes, abrasives and electrical markets.
Stable demand for electrical infrastructure products like medium voltage cable accessories and insulation tapes augurs well for the segment in the quarters ahead. Also, an increase in demand for industrial and electronics bonding solutions bodes well for it. The segment’s organic sales improved 2.5% year over year in the first six months of 2025.
The Transportation and Electronics segment has also been witnessing positive momentum, cushioned by strength in the transportation and aerospace end markets. Solid momentum in the electronics, aerospace and defense, personal auto and commercial graphics markets, driven by demand for new products and expanding sales coverage, is proving beneficial for the segment.
The segment’s adjusted organic revenues grew 1% in the second quarter. Backed by strength across its businesses, the company provided a positive outlook. For 2025, it expects total adjusted organic sales to grow 2% on a year-over-year basis.
3M has also been undertaking structural reorganization actions to reduce the size of its corporate center, streamline its geographic footprint, simplify the supply chain and optimize manufacturing roles to align with production volumes. It expects these actions to be completed by 2025 and yield annual pre-tax savings. In the first six months of 2025, these actions, together with strong organic volume and productivity, raised 3M’s adjusted operating margin by 250 basis points year over year to 24%.
MMM remains focused on rewarding its shareholders through dividend payouts and share buybacks. In the first six months of 2025, it used $786 million in paying out dividends and $2.2 billion in buybacks. Also, in 2024, it paid dividends worth $2 billion and repurchased shares for $1.8 billion. In February 2025, the quarterly dividend was hiked by 4%.
MMM’s Near-Term Concerns
Weakness in the consumer retail end markets, owing to subdued consumer discretionary spending, remains a concern. This is reflected in the Consumer segment’s results, which remained relatively flat in the first half of 2025. There was a particular weakness in the packaging expression business. Also, persistent weakness in the automotive OEM business, due to low auto build rates, particularly in Europe and the US, is concerning for 3M.
Exiting second-quarter 2025, 3M’s long-term debt was high at $12.5 billion, reflecting an increase of 1.6% sequentially. Also, interest expenses in the first half of the year remained high at $492 million. Its short-term borrowings and current portion of long-term debt totaled $669 million. 3M’s long-term debt-to-capital ratio is currently pegged at 74.1%, significantly higher than the industry’s 54%. High debt levels, if not controlled, can increase financial obligations and prove detrimental to profitability in the quarters ahead.
The company has also been subject to several litigations, including earplug lawsuits. It has committed substantial funds to resolve these disputes, as ongoing litigation might lead to additional expenses.
Valuation Remains an Overhang
MMM is trading at a premium to industry peers with a forward 12-month price-to-earnings (P/E) multiple of 19.29X. The current valuation is above its five-year median of 15.98X and has surpassed the broader industry’s multiple of 16.40X. While its peer, Carlisle, is trading cheaper compared with MMM, Honeywell is trading at a premium. Notably, Carlisle and Honeywell are trading at 16.44X and 19.69X, respectively.
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MMM’s Earnings Estimate Revision
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for 3M’s 2025 earnings has increased 3.8% to $7.92 per share over the past 60 days, indicating year-over-year growth of 8.5%. The consensus mark for 2026 earnings increased 2.2% to $8.35 per share, indicating a year-over-year increase of 5.3%.
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Final Take on 3M
Given the strength across most of its businesses, solid earnings estimates and robust share price returns, maintaining a position in 3M appears to be the right choice. Challenges, such as weakness in the retail market, high debt level and premium valuation, are limiting this Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company’s near-term prospects.
While current shareholders should hold their positions, new investors should wait for the stock to retract some of its recent gains and provide a better entry point.
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3M Company Rises 22.3% YTD: Should You Buy the Stock Now or Wait?

3M Company’s MMM Transportation and Electronics segment is experiencing a challenging yet gradually improving demand environment. In the second quarter of 2025, the segment’s adjusted organic revenues increased 1% year over year.
The segment has been benefiting from strength in the transportation and aerospace end markets. Solid momentum in electronics, aerospace and defense, personal auto and commercial graphics markets, driven by demand for new products and expanding sales coverage, is also aiding the segment’s results. These gains reflect MMM’s ongoing focus on commercial excellence, targeted pricing actions and disciplined cost management. The company’s efforts to introduce new products, leverage cross-selling opportunities and increase customer engagement have also supported the segment’s results.
However, macroeconomic challenges and uneven global industrial production continue to weigh on the electronics side of the business. Demand in consumer electronics remains subdued, limiting a broader recovery in electronic materials and solutions. Softness in the Auto OEM market, particularly in the US and Europe, due to weaker auto build rates, is concerning for the segment as well.
While the segment has delivered steady progress and built momentum in several end markets, its ability to sustain growth will depend on improvements in auto OEM production and a rebound in electronics demand. Overall, the outlook remains positive, though future performance will be influenced by prevailing external market conditions.
Segmental Snapshot of MMM’s Peers
Among 3M’s major peers, Honeywell International Inc. HON is witnessing solid momentum in its Energy and Sustainability Solutions segment, driven by ongoing strength across UOP, specialty chemicals and materials businesses. In the second quarter of 2025, Honeywell’s segment’s revenues increased 15% year over year. It contributed approximately 17.8% of Honeywell’s total revenues during the quarter.
MMM’s another peer, ITT Inc.’s ITT Industrial Process segment is benefiting from strength in pump projects. Also, favorable pricing actions augur well for ITT’s segment. Revenues from ITT’s unit increased 7.6% year over year on a reported basis in the second quarter of 2025.
The Zacks Rundown for MMM
Shares of 3M have gained 23.9% in the past year compared with the industry’s growth of 2%.
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From a valuation standpoint, 3M is trading at a forward price-to-earnings ratio of 18.98X, above the industry’s average of 16.41X. MMM carries a Value Score of D.
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The Zacks Consensus Estimate for MMM’s earnings has increased over the past 60 days.
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MMM stock currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
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3M's Transportation and Electronics Revenues Up in Q2: Can Momentum Last?

Honeywell International Inc. HON is witnessing strong momentum in its Building Automation segment. The company continues to benefit from solid demand for its products and solutions, led by increasing building projects, particularly in North America and the Middle East. Increasing order rates in data centers, airports and hospitality projects bode well for the segment.
The Building Automation segment’s organic sales increased 8% year over year in the second quarter of 2025. Within the segment, sales from the building products business grew 9% with strength across fire, security and building management systems. Sales from the building solutions business also improved 5% led by growth in the Middle East region. Orders increased both sequentially and year over year, led by strength in products.
Software-led new product introductions momentum in the US and high-growth regions and customer wins in focused verticals are likely to continue playing an important role in the segment’s overall growth. For 2025, HON anticipates that the Building Automation segment’s organic sales will grow in the mid to high-single digits with strong margin performance.
Driven by strength across HON’s Building Automation and Aerospace Technologies segments, its overall backlog grew 10% year over year to $36.6 billion. For 2025, Honeywell expects overall revenues to be in the $40.8-$41.3 billion range, with organic revenues expected to be up 4-5% on a year-over-year basis.
Business Performance of HON's Peers
Among its major peers, Carlisle Companies Incorporated CSL is experiencing strong momentum in the Carlisle Construction Materials segment, driven by robust demand for reroofing products and healthy construction activity. Higher sales in the commercial construction market, driven by growing re-roof activity and benefits from the MTL Holdings buyout, have been driving the segment’s performance. In the second quarter of 2025, revenues from the Carlisle Construction Materials segment increased 0.6% year over year.
Another peer, 3M Company MMM, has been witnessing solid momentum in the Safety and Industrial segment, driven by strength in personal safety, roofing granules, industrial adhesives and tapes, abrasives and electrical markets. Stable demand for 3M’s electrical infrastructure products like medium voltage cable accessories and insulation tapes augurs well for the segment in the quarters ahead. Organic sales from 3M’s Safety and Industrial segment grew 2.5% year over year in the first six months of 2025.
HON's Price Performance, Valuation and Estimates
Shares of Honeywell have gained 10% in the past year compared with the industry’s growth of 1.6%.
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From a valuation standpoint, HON is trading at a forward price-to-earnings ratio of 19.64X, above the industry’s average of 16.33X. Honeywell carries a Value Score of D.
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The Zacks Consensus Estimate for HON’s 2025 earnings has been on the rise over the past 60 days.
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Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in 3M Co (Symbol: MMM), where a total of 44,109 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 4.4 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 103.7% of MMM's average daily trading volume over the past month of 4.3 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $140 strike call option expiring September 19, 2025, with 20,358 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 2.0 million underlying shares of MMM. Below is a chart showing MMM's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $140 strike highlighted in orange:
Adobe Inc (Symbol: ADBE) options are showing a volume of 26,789 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 2.7 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 81.6% of ADBE's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.3 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $400 strike call option expiring September 19, 2025, with 1,690 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 169,000 underlying shares of ADBE. Below is a chart showing ADBE's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $400 strike highlighted in orange:
And ON Semiconductor Corp (Symbol: ON) saw options trading volume of 63,966 contracts, representing approximately 6.4 million underlying shares or approximately 70% of ON's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 9.1 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $41 strike put option expiring October 17, 2025, with 17,800 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.8 million underlying shares of ON. Below is a chart showing ON's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $41 strike highlighted in orange:
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