3M: Near-Term Growth Looks Limited, But A Fresh Start Is Welcome (Upgrade)

jetcityimage It has been a rough road to get to this point, but 3M Company (NYSE:MMM) investors actually have some reason to be optimistic about the future, and it’s been too long since that has been the case. While not everything that has bedeviled this industrial conglomerate can be laid at the feet of the now-former CEO – the acquisition of Aearo and its earplugs, as well as the production of PFAS chemicals predate his tenure by a wide margin – unimaginative leadership has nevertheless left the compa ...