3M Co. (MMM)

It’s down 20% from its highs, disappointing investors because of tepid growth and squeezed margins. International operations are significant for this company and the strengthening US dollar makes this less valuable. He would look for a different industrial that doesn’t face the same headwinds. When he sees margins being squeezed, he sees a red flag. Is it a management issue or a competitive issue? These tend to be long-legged issues and he prefers not to get involved with companies that have them.

3M is very exposed internationally. Sell it. Trade tensions will make investors doubtful. Their chart has suffered. Sellers are selling more urgently than the buyers.

It's a quality business that he really likes. Don't buy today. Buy a half position at a lower price than today, and if it falls further, buy a second and final position. Trades at 19x forward earnings so it's a ittle pricier than the overal market. It should hold current levels, though pay attention if it breaks $200. If you buy some shares today and go away for 10 years, you'll make money.

Massive industrial company. Very interesting. What is great about it is that has been very consistent through the years. Like J&J has different line of businesses. Doesn’t have the cyclicality that you have in other industrial companies.

This has done very well in the last 3 months. Just put out some guidance for next year, which was better than expected. A very high quality diversified industrial company in the US, and is quite global with about 60% of revenues from outside North America. Valuation is relatively expensive, trading above its historical metrics in terms of the PE ratio, so she wouldn't be chasing it.

This really hit it out of the park with their earnings today. It’s up over 7%. A good, high quality company to have in a portfolio. Great balance sheet.