3M (MMM) shares have inched higher in recent sessions, but the options market believes the rally could hit a pause after the company’s earnings on Oct. 20. Consensus is for the industrial giant to report $2.41 in earnings per share (EPS) for its fiscal third quarter, which would represent about 10% growth on a year-over-year basis.
Heading into the quarterly release, 3M stock is hovering around the same price at which it started this year.