Both in Surgical Instruments
3M vs Boston Scientific
Over the past year MMM returned +10.0% and BSX returned −54.5%; their daily moves had a correlation of -0.05.
MMM +10.0% BSX −54.5%Growth of $1, one year, split-adjusted
| Metric | MMM | BSX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $169.48 | $44.11 |
| Market cap | $87.40B | $63.93B |
| Today | −0.04% | +0.43% |
| 1 month | −5.2% | −5.5% |
| 6 months | +18.5% | −36.2% |
| Year to date | +5.9% | −53.7% |
| 1 year | +10.7% | −55.1% |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +2.5% | +7.5% |
| Gross margin | 41.3% | 70.7% |
| Net margin | 14.4% | 16.7% |
| P/E (TTM) | 29.2× | 17.4× |
| Price / sales | 3.5× | 3.0× |
| Net cash | -$9.22B | -$12.09B |
| Dividend yield | 1.84% | — |
| Volatility (60d) | 24.7% | 35.3% |
| Short % of float | 1.9% | 3.2% |
| Next earnings | — | — |
Shading marks the stronger figure where one clearly exists (lower is better for valuation and volatility).