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

Honeywell International Inc. (NASDAQ:HON) has earned a consensus rating of “Hold” from the twenty-three ratings firms that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, ten have given a hold recommendation and twelve have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year price objective among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $246.9167.

Several equities analysts have recently commented on the company. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on Honeywell International from $235.00 to $245.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 12th. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Honeywell International in a research note on Friday, June 5th. Barclays decreased their target price on shares of Honeywell International from $251.00 to $239.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, June 10th. Jefferies Financial Group cut their price target on shares of Honeywell International from $245.00 to $240.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 27th. Finally, Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Honeywell International from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Monday, April 13th.

More Honeywell International News

Here are the key news stories impacting Honeywell International this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Honeywell completed the spin-off of its Aerospace Technologies unit, turning it into a standalone company now trading as HONA; this simplifies HON into a pure-play automation business and could help investors better value the remaining company. Honeywell Technologies launches as independent, pure-play automation company
• Positive Sentiment: The company also announced it will report second-quarter results and discuss its 2026 outlook on July 23, giving investors a near-term catalyst for updated guidance and fundamentals. Honeywell Technologies to release second quarter financial results
• Neutral Sentiment: TD Cowen initiated coverage of the newly independent Honeywell Aerospace with a Hold rating, which suggests a cautious view on the spun-off aerospace business rather than strong upside for HON. TD Cowen starts Honeywell Aerospace at hold ahead of market debut
• Neutral Sentiment: Management commentary on the first day of trading for Honeywell Aerospace reinforced that the aerospace unit remains mission-critical and embedded in defense and commercial platforms, but this was mainly a framing update rather than a new financial event for HON. Honeywell Aerospace CEO on Separation, Defense Demand
• Negative Sentiment: The reverse stock split and spin-off mechanics may be adding short-term trading noise and uncertainty as the market recalibrates HON’s share count and post-separation earnings profile. Honeywell Completes Aerospace Spin-Off And Reverse Split

Honeywell International Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ HON opened at $227.80 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.98, a quick ratio of 1.10 and a current ratio of 1.39. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $222.05 and a 200 day moving average price of $222.62. The stock has a market capitalization of $144.35 billion, a PE ratio of 32.27, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.32 and a beta of 0.85. Honeywell International has a 52 week low of $227.16 and a 52 week high of $496.36.

Honeywell International (NASDAQ:HON) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The conglomerate reported $2.45 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.32 by $0.13. The firm had revenue of $9.14 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.30 billion. Honeywell International had a return on equity of 42.29% and a net margin of 11.37%.The business’s revenue was up 2.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $2.21 earnings per share. Honeywell International has set its FY 2026 guidance at 10.350-10.650 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.350-2.450 EPS. Analysts predict that Honeywell International will post 10.54 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Honeywell International Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 5th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 15th were given a $1.19 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 15th. This represents a $4.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.1%. Honeywell International’s payout ratio is 67.42%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Honeywell International

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of HON. J. Stern & Co. LLP raised its stake in Honeywell International by 22,704.6% during 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 during the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC raised its stake in Honeywell International by 15,459.1% during the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 4,057,960 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $791,667,000 after buying an additional 4,031,879 shares during the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. raised its stake in Honeywell International by 28.8% during the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 10,196,543 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $2,146,372,000 after buying an additional 2,277,234 shares during the last quarter. Diamant Asset Management Inc. bought a new position in Honeywell International during the first quarter worth $496,693,000. Finally, Mizuho Markets Americas LLC grew its holdings in Honeywell International by 921.0% in the fourth quarter. Mizuho Markets Americas LLC now owns 2,042,000 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $398,374,000 after purchasing an additional 1,842,000 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 75.91% of the company’s stock.

Honeywell International Company Profile

Honeywell International Inc is a diversified, publicly traded multinational conglomerate (NASDAQ: HON) that designs and manufactures a wide range of commercial and consumer products, engineering services and aerospace systems. The company operates through major business platforms that historically include Aerospace; Building Technologies; Performance Materials and Technologies; and Safety and Productivity Solutions. Its portfolio spans avionics and propulsion systems, building controls and HVAC equipment, process technologies and advanced materials, industrial automation software, and personal protective equipment and scanning solutions.

Honeywell’s aerospace business supplies aircraft manufacturers and operators with engines and auxiliary power units, avionics, flight safety systems and aftermarket services.