Critical Survey: Revolutions Medical (OTCMKTS:RMCP) & 3M (NYSE:MMM)

3M (NYSE:MMM) and Revolutions Medical (OTCMKTS:RMCP) are both multi-sector conglomerates companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, risk, valuation, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

65.3% of 3M shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of 3M shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.5% of Revolutions Medical shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings for 3M and Revolutions Medical, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
3M	2	3	11	0	2.56
Revolutions Medical	0	0	0	0	0.00

3M currently has a consensus price target of $144.87, indicating a potential upside of 15.40%. Given 3M’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe 3M is more favorable than Revolutions Medical.

Risk and Volatility

3M has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Revolutions Medical has a beta of -0.43, meaning that its stock price is 143% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares 3M and Revolutions Medical”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
3M	$32.64 billion	2.09	-$7.00 billion	$7.92	15.85
Revolutions Medical	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Revolutions Medical has lower revenue, but higher earnings than 3M.

Profitability

This table compares 3M and Revolutions Medical’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
3M	15.37%	104.66%	10.18%
Revolutions Medical	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

3M beats Revolutions Medical on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About 3M

3M Company provides diversified technology services in the United States and internationally. The company’s Safety and Industrial segment offers industrial abrasives and finishing for metalworking applications; autobody repair solutions; closure systems for personal hygiene products, masking, and packaging materials; electrical products and materials for construction and maintenance, power distribution, and electrical original equipment manufacturers; structural adhesives and tapes; respiratory, hearing, eye, and fall protection solutions; and natural and color-coated mineral granules for shingles. Its Transportation and Electronics segment provides ceramic solutions; attachment/bonding products, films, sound, and temperature management for transportation vehicles; premium large format graphic films for advertising and fleet signage; light management films and electronics assembly solutions; packaging and interconnection solutions; semiconductor production materials; data centers solutions; and reflective signage for highway, and vehicle safety. The company’s Consumer segment provides consumer bandages, braces, supports, and consumer respirators; home cleaning products; retail abrasives, paint accessories, car care DIY products, picture hanging, and consumer air quality solutions; and stationery products. It offers its products through e-commerce and traditional wholesalers, retailers, jobbers, distributors, and dealers. 3M Company was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

About Revolutions Medical

Revolutions Medical Corporation, a development stage company, is engaged in the design, development, and commercialization of auto retractable vacuum safety syringes in the United States and internationally. The company develops RevVac auto retractable vacuum safety syringe, which is designed to reduce accidental needle stick injuries and lower the spread of blood borne diseases. It is also developing a suite of magnetic resonance imaging software tools consisting of RevColor, Rev3D, RevDisplay, and RevScan that are designed to enhance general diagnostic confidence through education and research use. The company sells its products to acute care hospitals, alternate care facilities, doctors' offices, clinics, emergency centers, surgical centers, convalescent hospitals, veterans administration facilities, military organizations, public health facilities, and prisons through distributors. Revolutions Medical Corporation was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina.