The article identifies three Dow Jones stocks with questionable fundamentals: 3M (MMM), Sherwin-Williams (SHW) and JPMorgan Chase (JPM). 3M, with a market cap of $88.66 billion and shares at $171.63 (17.9x forward P/E), has seen organic sales weaken over two years, with productivity and EPS declining over five years. Sherwin-Williams (market cap $78.68 billion, shares at $328.98, 25.2x forward P/E) grew annual sales 4% over the last two years, lagging industrials peers, and anticipates 4.6% sales growth next year. JPMorgan Chase (market cap $891.7 billion) posted annual revenue growth of 8% over two years and a 2.5% net interest margin, and the market expects its efficiency ratio to worsen by 1.7 percentage points.
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| Market | US stocks |
|---|---|
| Sector | Financials |
| Industry | Diversified Banks |
| Market cap | $894.6B |
| Close on 10/27/2026 | 335.79 |
| Change that session | +0.52% |
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