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

Shares of Honeywell International Inc. (NASDAQ:HON) have received an average rating of “Hold” from the twenty-five research firms that are covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, ten have issued a hold recommendation and thirteen have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price target among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $257.7917.

Several analysts have issued reports on HON shares. Mizuho upped their target price on Honeywell International from $240.00 to $480.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 1st. Sanford C. Bernstein assumed coverage on Honeywell International in a report on Wednesday, June 10th. They set a “market perform” rating and a $233.00 price target on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group lowered their price target on shares of Honeywell International from $245.00 to $240.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 27th. Wolfe Research upgraded shares of Honeywell International to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, June 29th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on shares of Honeywell International from $235.00 to $230.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 24th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in HON. J. Stern & Co. LLP grew its holdings in shares of Honeywell International by 22,704.6% during the 4th quarter. J. Stern & Co. LLP now owns 53,209,042 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $10,380,552,000 after purchasing an additional 52,975,716 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC raised its holdings in Honeywell International by 15,459.1% in the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 4,057,960 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $791,667,000 after buying an additional 4,031,879 shares during the period. Diamant Asset Management Inc. purchased a new stake in Honeywell International in the 1st quarter valued at about $496,693,000. Mizuho Markets Americas LLC lifted its position 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 valued at $398,374,000 after buying an additional 1,842,000 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Eurizon Capital SGR S.p.A. purchased a new position in Honeywell International during the fourth quarter worth about $248,040,000. 75.91% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Honeywell International Stock Down 0.6%

HON stock opened at $225.02 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.39, a quick ratio of 1.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.98. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $224.31 and a two-hundred day moving average of $225.23. Honeywell International has a 12 month low of $196.59 and a 12 month high of $261.24. The company has a market cap of $71.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.94, a PEG ratio of 5.10 and a beta of 0.90.

Honeywell International (NASDAQ:HON) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The conglomerate reported $2.45 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.32 by $0.13. Honeywell International had a return on equity of 42.29% and a net margin of 11.37%.The business had revenue of $9.14 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $9.30 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $2.21 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.4% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. As a group, analysts forecast that Honeywell International will post 8.2 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 dividend of $1.19 per share. This represents a $4.76 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 15th. Honeywell International’s payout ratio is presently 67.42%.

Honeywell International News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Honeywell completed its £1.325 billion all-cash acquisition of Johnson Matthey’s Catalyst Technologies business, expanding its portfolio in refining, petrochemicals and renewable fuels and strengthening its energy and process technologies offering. Honeywell Technologies Completes Acquisition of Johnson Matthey’s Catalyst Technologies Business
• Positive Sentiment: Honeywell was recognized as a 5-star winner in Newsweek’s America’s Greatest Workplaces for Parents & Families 2026, which supports the company’s employer brand and may modestly aid investor sentiment. Newsweek Names America’s Greatest Workplaces for Parents & Families 2026
• Neutral Sentiment: Honeywell Aerospace (Nasdaq: HONA) said it will report second-quarter results on August 5 and hold a conference call afterward; this is mainly a calendar event for investors watching the upcoming earnings update. Honeywell Aerospace to release second quarter financial results and hold its investor conference call on Wednesday, August 5
• Negative Sentiment: Recent earnings-preview coverage said Honeywell’s upcoming Q2 results are expected to decline, which may be weighing on the shares as investors look ahead to the report. Earnings Preview: Honeywell International Inc. (HON) Q2 Earnings Expected to Decline

About Honeywell International

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.