MMM Insider Trading
3M CO | Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus
Comprehensive Trading Performance Summary
The investment history of corporate insiders at 3M CO provides a unique lens into the internal conviction of the company's leadership. By analyzing SEC Form 4 filings, investors can track how directors and officers are allocating their own capital. High-conviction buying often signals that management believes the current market price significantly undervalues future growth prospects, while strategic selling might occur for personal liquidity or portfolio diversification. Monitoring these shifts in ownership is essential for understanding the alignment between management and shareholders in the Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus sector.
Transactions on Chart
Open Full Chart| Filing Date | Trade Date | Reporting Person | Relationship | Type | Price | Qty | Total, $ | Owned After | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-08-02 22:25 | 2016-07-29 | Little Frank R Jr. | Officer - Executive Vice President | SELL | $178.45 | 3,778 | $674,198 | 5,347 | -41.4% |
| 2016-08-01 23:39 | 2016-07-29 | Keel Paul A | Officer - Senior Vice President | OPT+S | $178.39 | 3,180 | $567,284 | 6,781 | 0.0% |
| 2016-08-01 23:51 | 2016-07-29 | Ashish Khandpur K | Officer - Sr. VP, Chief Tech. Officer | OPT+S | $178.39 | 1,679 | $299,515 | 1,011 | 0.0% |
| 2016-05-13 20:00 | 2016-05-12 | Singh Jesse G | Officer - Senior Vice President | OPT+S | $169.97 | 35,078 | $5,962,102 | 4,575 | 0.0% |
| 2016-05-13 17:55 | 2016-05-12 | Singh Jesse G | Officer - Senior Vice President | OPT+S | $169.91 | 10,606 | $1,802,022 | 6,439 | 0.0% |
| 2016-05-12 18:00 | 2016-05-11 | THULIN INGE G | Director, Officer - Chairman, President & CEO | SELL | $170.21 | 5,658 | $963,050 | 150,425 | -3.6% |
| 2016-05-12 17:53 | 2016-05-11 | THULIN INGE G | Director, Officer - Chairman, President & CEO | SELL | $170.08 | 26,153 | $4,447,990 | 156,083 | -14.4% |
| 2016-05-12 17:46 | 2016-05-11 | THULIN INGE G | Director, Officer - Chairman, President & CEO | OPT+S | $169.93 | 13,947 | $2,370,007 | 182,236 | 0.0% |
| 2016-05-06 19:50 | 2016-05-04 | Gangestad Nicholas C | Officer - Sr. VP & CFO | OPT+S | $166.52 | 2,612 | $434,950 | 17,628 | 0.0% |
| 2016-05-05 18:43 | 2016-05-04 | Delgado Joaquin | Officer - Executive Vice President | OPT+S | $166.81 | 17,996 | $3,001,855 | 20,738 | 0.0% |
| 2016-05-04 17:31 | 2016-05-02 | Singh Jesse G | Officer - Senior Vice President | OPT+S | $167.92 | 19,352 | $3,249,491 | 4,575 | 0.0% |
| 2016-04-20 20:51 | 2016-04-19 | Roman Michael F | Officer - Executive Vice President | OPT+S | $170.00 | 1,500 | $255,000 | 5,935 | 0.0% |
| 2016-02-19 19:40 | 2016-02-18 | Bushman Julie L | Officer - Senior Vice President | OPT+S | $156.64 | 12,068 | $1,890,281 | 34,270 | 0.0% |
| 2016-02-19 20:38 | 2016-02-19 | PAGE GREGORY R | Director | BUY | $156.63 | 1,000 | $156,634 | 1,000 | +100.0% |
| 2016-02-17 23:00 | 2016-02-16 | Ashish Khandpur K | Officer - Sr. VP, Chief Tech. Officer | SELL | $154.89 | 2,735 | $423,634 | 951 | -74.2% |
| 2016-02-17 22:47 | 2016-02-16 | Lindekugel Jon T | Officer - Senior Vice President | SELL | $155.63 | 1,199 | $186,602 | 962 | -55.5% |
| 2016-02-17 22:51 | 2016-02-16 | Shin Hak Cheol | Officer - Executive Vice President | OPT+S | $154.84 | 35,441 | $5,487,589 | 56,929 | 0.0% |
| 2016-02-11 23:17 | 2016-02-10 | Vale Michael G. | Officer - Executive Vice President | OPT+S | $154.80 | 2,728 | $422,304 | 16,559 | 0.0% |
| 2015-11-24 19:12 | 2015-11-20 | Bauman James L | Officer - Executive Vice President | OPT+S | $159.50 | 5,392 | $860,024 | 8,686 | 0.0% |
| 2015-11-06 18:53 | 2015-11-05 | Lindekugel Jon T | Officer - Senior Vice President | SELL | $159.06 | 936 | $148,879 | 937 | -50.0% |
| 2015-11-06 19:15 | 2015-11-05 | McGrath Marlene Mary | Officer - Senior VP - Human Resources | OPT+S | $159.26 | 9,126 | $1,453,364 | 10,198 | 0.0% |
| 2015-11-03 18:45 | 2015-10-30 | Hammes Eric D. | Officer - VP, Corp Controller & CAO | OPT+S | $157.67 | 606 | $95,548 | 1,073 | 0.0% |
| 2015-11-03 18:38 | 2015-10-30 | Delgado Joaquin | Officer - Executive Vice President | OPT+S | $158.29 | 11,370 | $1,799,764 | 14,568 | 0.0% |
| 2015-10-29 20:15 | 2015-10-28 | Ashish Khandpur K | Officer - Sr. VP, Chief Tech. Officer | OPT+S | $156.49 | 464 | $72,611 | 752 | 0.0% |
| 2015-10-29 19:18 | 2015-10-28 | Hardgrove Ian F | Officer - Sr. Vice President | OPT+S | $157.66 | 2,000 | $315,320 | 14,694 | 0.0% |
| 2015-10-28 19:08 | 2015-10-27 | Ashish Khandpur K | Officer - Sr. VP, Chief Tech. Officer | OPT+S | $156.60 | 3,155 | $494,080 | 951 | 0.0% |
| 2015-10-28 18:58 | 2015-10-27 | THULIN INGE G | Director, Officer - Chairman, President & CEO | OPT+S | $155.85 | 52,000 | $8,104,236 | 100,905 | 0.0% |
| 2015-05-18 18:34 | 2015-05-15 | Roman Michael F | Officer - Executive Vice President | OPT+S | $162.73 | 6,900 | $1,122,857 | 5,574 | 0.0% |
| 2015-02-09 18:37 | 2015-02-06 | Vale Michael G. | Officer - Executive Vice President | OPT+S | $166.38 | 5,013 | $834,059 | 9,237 | 0.0% |
| 2015-02-06 22:55 | 2015-02-05 | Singh Jesse G | Officer - Senior Vice President | OPT+S | $166.06 | 12,000 | $1,992,770 | 3,145 | 0.0% |
| 2015-02-06 23:48 | 2015-02-05 | Kelly Michael A | Officer - Executive Vice President | OPT+S | $165.42 | 500 | $82,709 | 31,096 | 0.0% |
| 2015-02-06 23:43 | 2015-02-05 | Kelly Michael A | Officer - Executive Vice President | SELL | $165.28 | 28,600 | $4,727,028 | 31,596 | -47.5% |
| 2015-02-06 23:33 | 2015-02-05 | Kelly Michael A | Officer - Executive Vice President | OPT+S | $165.03 | 9,900 | $1,633,810 | 60,196 | 0.0% |
| 2015-02-06 23:26 | 2015-02-05 | Kelly Michael A | Officer - Executive Vice President | OPT+S | $164.88 | 10,893 | $1,796,044 | 37,896 | 0.0% |
| 2015-02-06 23:17 | 2015-02-05 | Shin Hak Cheol | Officer - EXEC VICE PRESIDENT | OPT+S | $165.88 | 11,073 | $1,836,799 | 51,726 | 0.0% |
| 2015-02-06 23:11 | 2015-02-05 | Shin Hak Cheol | Officer - EXEC VICE PRESIDENT | SELL | $165.74 | 33,272 | $5,514,548 | 62,799 | -34.6% |
| 2015-02-06 23:05 | 2015-02-05 | Shin Hak Cheol | Officer - EXEC VICE PRESIDENT | OPT+S | $165.55 | 15,655 | $2,591,756 | 96,071 | 0.0% |
| 2014-11-05 19:28 | 2014-11-03 | Hammes Eric D. | Officer - VP, Corp Controller & CAO | OPT+S | $153.85 | 225 | $34,616 | 419 | 0.0% |
| 2014-10-30 16:58 | 2014-10-28 | McGrath Marlene Mary | Officer - Sr VP - Human Resources | OPT+S | $150.84 | 2,236 | $337,286 | 6,826 | 0.0% |
| 2014-10-30 17:30 | 2014-10-28 | Bushman Julie L | Officer - Senior Vice President | SELL | $150.45 | 8,431 | $1,268,483 | 23,216 | -26.6% |
| 2014-10-30 22:59 | 2014-10-29 | Hardgrove Ian F | Officer - Sr. Vice President | SELL | $150.92 | 600 | $90,552 | 10,236 | -5.5% |
| 2014-10-30 22:57 | 2014-10-29 | Hardgrove Ian F | Officer - Sr. Vice President | OPT+S | $150.77 | 10,322 | $1,556,217 | 10,836 | 0.0% |
| 2014-10-29 22:45 | 2014-10-28 | Lindekugel Jon T | Officer - Senior Vice President | SELL | $150.39 | 1,459 | $219,422 | 780 | -65.2% |
| 2014-08-07 00:22 | 2014-08-05 | THULIN INGE G | Director, Officer - Chairman, President & CEO | SELL | $139.82 | 25,645 | $3,585,771 | 61,903 | -29.3% |
| 2014-08-07 00:16 | 2014-08-05 | THULIN INGE G | Director, Officer - Chairman, President & CEO | SELL | $139.69 | 28,581 | $3,992,546 | 87,548 | -24.6% |
| 2014-08-07 00:09 | 2014-08-05 | THULIN INGE G | Director, Officer - Chairman, President & CEO | OPT+S | $139.49 | 13,749 | $1,917,847 | 116,129 | 0.0% |
| 2014-07-31 23:35 | 2014-07-29 | Kelly Michael A | Officer - Executive Vice President | OPT+S | $145.20 | 11,418 | $1,657,837 | 2,719 | 0.0% |
| 2014-07-31 23:15 | 2014-07-29 | Shin Hak Cheol | Officer - EXEC VICE PRESIDENT | OPT+S | $144.58 | 17,043 | $2,463,999 | 46,841 | 0.0% |
| 2014-02-20 22:16 | 2014-02-19 | Vale Michael G. | Officer - Executive Vice President | SELL | $131.53 | 1,500 | $197,299 | 4,074 | -26.9% |
| 2014-02-20 22:18 | 2014-02-19 | THULIN INGE G | Director, Officer - Chairman, President & CEO | SELL | $131.36 | 7,959 | $1,045,505 | 61,810 | -11.4% |
How to Interpret $MMM Trades
Not every insider transaction in 3M CO is a signal for immediate action. Professional investors look for "cluster buying"—when multiple executives simultaneously purchase $MMM shares on the open market. It is crucial to distinguish between scheduled sales (under Rule 10b5-1) and voluntary increases in ownership, which demonstrate management’s true conviction that the stock is undervalued.
Data Source & Accuracy for MMM
Insider activity data for 3M CO is streamed in real-time directly from the SEC EDGAR system. We analyze raw Form 4 filings, filtering out technical adjustments and complex derivative transactions. This provides a transparent view of how ownership structure is evolving in $MMM, allowing you to follow the capital of those with the most intimate knowledge of the company.
UNDERSTANDING THE DATA
FILING DATE: The date and time when the transaction was reported to the SEC. This is when the public first receives the information.
TRADE DATE: The actual day the insider executed the purchase or sale in the market.
INDUSTRY: The specific market sector the company operates in. Useful for identifying broader institutional capital flows across sectors.
OWNED AFTER: The total number of shares held by the insider following the transaction. This highlights the insider's remaining conviction in the company.
CHANGE %: The percentage increase or decrease of the insider's total position. Large percentage changes often carry more weight than the dollar amount alone.
TRADE TYPES DEFINITIONS
BUY: An open market purchase. Typically indicates an insider's belief that the stock is undervalued or poised for growth.
SELL: An open market sale. While often used for diversification or liquidity, large or unexpected sales can be a warning signal.
OPT+S (OPTION EXERCISE & SALE): This occurs when an insider exercises their stock options and sells them immediately. Often part of a structured compensation plan.