Nwam LLC Grows Stock Holdings in Honeywell International Inc. $HON

Nwam LLC raised its position in shares of Honeywell International Inc. (NASDAQ:HON) by 270.2% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 31,117 shares of the conglomerate’s stock after buying an additional 22,711 shares during the period. Nwam LLC’s holdings in Honeywell International were worth $6,071,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of HON. SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its position in shares of 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 period. Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its position in shares of 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 period. Marshall Wace LLP boosted its position in shares of Honeywell International by 130.0% during the third quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 1,845,032 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $388,379,000 after buying an additional 1,042,972 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Honeywell International by 1.7% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 63,161,731 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $12,322,222,000 after buying an additional 1,027,413 shares during the period. Finally, Two Sigma Investments LP boosted its position in shares of Honeywell International by 424.3% during the third quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 1,153,754 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $242,865,000 after buying an additional 933,694 shares during the period. 75.91% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Honeywell International Stock Down 1.4%

Honeywell International stock opened at $213.12 on Friday. Honeywell International Inc. has a 1-year low of $186.76 and a 1-year high of $248.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.98, a current ratio of 1.39 and a quick ratio of 1.10. The stock has a market cap of $135.04 billion, a PE ratio of 30.19, a P/E/G ratio of 3.04 and a beta of 0.82. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $228.68 and its two-hundred day moving average is $215.95.

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. Honeywell International had a return on equity of 42.29% and a net margin of 11.37%.The company had revenue of $9.14 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $9.30 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $2.21 earnings per share. Honeywell International’s quarterly revenue was up 2.4% on a year-over-year basis. 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. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Honeywell International Inc. will post 10.54 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Honeywell International Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 15th will be paid a $1.19 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 15th. This represents a $4.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.2%. Honeywell International’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 67.42%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Honeywell International news, Director D Scott Davis sold 2,367 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $240.00, for a total value of $568,080.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 31,081 shares in the company, valued at $7,459,440. This trade represents a 7.08% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.15% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Citigroup decreased their target price on Honeywell International from $265.00 to $257.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, April 24th. Weiss Ratings lowered Honeywell International from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Monday, April 13th. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their target price on Honeywell International from $262.00 to $258.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, April 24th. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $255.00 target price on Honeywell International in a report on Friday, January 16th. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on Honeywell International from $235.00 to $245.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, March 12th. Thirteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $250.00.

Honeywell International 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.