Both in Surgical Instruments
3M vs West Pharmaceutical Services
Over the past year MMM returned +4.7% and WST returned +46.3%; their daily moves had a correlation of 0.21.
MMM +4.7% WST +46.3%Growth of $1, one year, split-adjusted
| Metric | MMM | WST |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $174.34 | $412.62 |
| Market cap | $89.91B | $28.74B |
| Today | −1.70% | −0.97% |
| 1 month | +6.9% | +13.0% |
| 6 months | +22.3% | +37.2% |
| Year to date | +8.9% | +50.0% |
| 1 year | +5.9% | +44.9% |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +1.0% | +8.7% |
| Gross margin | 42.3% | 39.7% |
| Net margin | 20.9% | 24.5% |
| P/E (TTM) | 25.4× | 45.0× |
| Price / sales | 3.6× | 8.5× |
| Net cash | -$9.85B | $261.2M |
| Dividend yield | 1.79% | 0.21% |
| Volatility (60d) | 21.9% | 20.3% |
| Short % of float | 1.9% | 2.9% |
| Next earnings | — | — |
Shading marks the stronger figure where one clearly exists (lower is better for valuation and volatility).