Honeywell International Inc. (NASDAQ:HON) Receives Consensus Rating of “Hold” from Analysts

Shares of Honeywell International Inc. (NASDAQ:HON) have earned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the twenty-six research firms that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, twelve have given a hold recommendation and thirteen have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 12-month target price among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $251.88.

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on HON shares. Rothschild & Co Redburn dropped their target price on shares of Honeywell International from $237.00 to $234.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, September 25th. BMO Capital Markets increased their price target on shares of Honeywell International from $253.00 to $276.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, July 27th. Citigroup raised their price target on shares of Honeywell International from $260.00 to $279.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Sanford C. Bernstein assumed coverage on shares of Honeywell International in a report on Wednesday, June 10th. They set a “market perform” rating and a $233.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, Barclays cut their price objective on shares of Honeywell International from $251.00 to $239.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, June 10th.

Insider Activity at Honeywell International

In related news, CEO Kenneth West sold 17,032 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, July 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $243.77, for a total transaction of $4,151,890.64. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 2,132 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $519,717.64. This trade represents a 88.87% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.15% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Honeywell International

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. J. Stern & Co. LLP lifted its stake in shares of Honeywell International by 22,704.6% in the fourth quarter. J. Stern & Co. LLP now owns 53,209,042 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $10,380,552,000 after buying an additional 52,975,716 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its position in Honeywell International by 3.4% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 31,677,082 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $6,179,882,000 after buying an additional 1,031,897 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its stake in Honeywell International by 0.3% during the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 9,124,527 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $2,062,417,000 after acquiring an additional 31,551 shares during the period. Franklin Resources Inc. lifted its stake in Honeywell International by 0.3% during the 4th quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 10,227,201 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $1,995,224,000 after acquiring an additional 30,658 shares during the period. Finally, Invesco Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of Honeywell International by 10.2% during the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 6,741,390 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $1,315,178,000 after acquiring an additional 625,436 shares during the last quarter. 75.91% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Honeywell International Price Performance

NASDAQ HON opened at $208.11 on Thursday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $218.89 and a 200 day simple moving average of $223.04. Honeywell International has a twelve month low of $196.59 and a twelve month high of $261.24. The stock has a market capitalization of $65.96 billion, a PE ratio of 8.04, a P/E/G ratio of 1.81 and a beta of 0.86. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.39, a quick ratio of 0.93 and a current ratio of 1.21.

Honeywell International (NASDAQ:HON) last released its earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The conglomerate reported $1.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.80 by $0.15. Honeywell International had a return on equity of 34.00% and a net margin of 23.90%.The firm had revenue of $9.72 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.03 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.77 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 3.4% on a year-over-year basis. Honeywell International has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.050-2.200 EPS and its Q4 2026 guidance at 2.280-2.430 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Honeywell International will post 8.28 EPS for the current year.

Honeywell International Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 4th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 13th will be issued a $0.70 dividend. This represents a $2.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 13th. Honeywell International’s payout ratio is presently 36.80%.

Honeywell International Company Profile

Honeywell International Inc is a diversified technology and manufacturing company that develops products and systems for the aerospace, building automation, industrial automation, and energy markets. Its offerings include aircraft engines and auxiliary power units, avionics, flight-safety and control systems, building-management and security technologies, industrial control systems, sensors, software, and workplace safety products.

The company serves commercial and defense aerospace customers, building owners and operators, manufacturers, utilities, and other industrial businesses.