Insider Selling: Honeywell International (NASDAQ:HON) VP Sells $650,932.74 in Stock

Honeywell International Inc. (NASDAQ:HON) VP Su Ping Lu sold 2,943 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $221.18, for a total value of $650,932.74. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president owned 6,631 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,466,644.58. This trade represents a 30.74% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website.

Honeywell International Stock Performance

Honeywell International stock traded down $0.47 on Tuesday, reaching $218.81. 3,164,251 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,855,896. The company has a current ratio of 0.96, a quick ratio of 0.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $212.30 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $224.18. The stock has a market cap of $69.44 billion, a PE ratio of 9.84, a PEG ratio of 1.61 and a beta of 0.86. Honeywell International Inc. has a twelve month low of $196.59 and a twelve month high of $261.24.

Honeywell International (NASDAQ:HON) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 22nd. The conglomerate reported $2.27 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.17 by $0.10. The business had revenue of $4.99 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.01 billion. Honeywell International had a net margin of 24.36% and a return on equity of 25.62%. Honeywell International’s quarterly revenue was up 1.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $2.82 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Honeywell International Inc. will post 8.46 EPS for the current year.

Honeywell International Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 4th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 13th will be given a $0.70 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 13th. This represents a $2.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.3%. Honeywell International’s payout ratio is 32.12%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

HON has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Rothschild & Co Redburn decreased their price target on Honeywell International from $237.00 to $234.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, September 25th. Mizuho cut their price objective on Honeywell International from $265.00 to $255.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, October 15th. Sanford C. Bernstein reissued a “market perform” rating and issued a $256.00 price objective on shares of Honeywell International in a research note on Friday. Melius Research cut Honeywell International from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $190.00 target price on the stock. in a report on Monday, September 14th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group began coverage on Honeywell International in a research note on Monday, August 17th. They issued a “hold” rating and a $255.00 target price for the company. Thirteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Honeywell International presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $249.96.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its holdings 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 worth $2,062,417,000 after buying an additional 31,551 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its position in Honeywell International by 2.3% in the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 3,386,458 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $765,391,000 after buying an additional 75,036 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp bought a new position in Honeywell International in the 2nd quarter valued at $732,869,000. Swiss National Bank increased its stake in shares of Honeywell International by 7.1% in the 1st quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 1,863,300 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $421,162,000 after buying an additional 123,500 shares during the period. Finally, Hsbc Holdings PLC increased its stake in shares of Honeywell International by 0.3% in the 1st quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 1,482,770 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $334,769,000 after buying an additional 4,113 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 75.91% of the company’s stock.

Honeywell International News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Honeywell raised its 2026 outlook, providing a favorable earnings signal and suggesting management expects continued operating momentum. Honeywell raises 2026 outlook
• Positive Sentiment: Honeywell Technologies launched Forge Plant Cognition, an industrial artificial-intelligence platform developed with NVIDIA and Dell Technologies. The platform is debuting at Dangote’s refinery in Nigeria, where Honeywell estimates potential gross annual operating benefits of more than $60 million at full capacity. The launch strengthens Honeywell’s position in refinery, petrochemical and LNG automation and could create recurring software and services revenue. Honeywell launches new AI platform
• Positive Sentiment: An analyst cited strong third-quarter 2026 results, including 7% organic revenue growth and 34% EPS growth, along with catalysts from LNG, refinery and data-center projects. Another report puts the average price target at $249.96, implying analysts see potential appreciation from recent levels. Honeywell average price target
• Neutral Sentiment: Reported October short interest was zero shares, producing a zero-day days-to-cover ratio. This suggests little evidence of meaningful short-selling pressure, although the figure may reflect a reporting or data issue.
• Negative Sentiment: Despite the improved outlook and growth opportunities, one analysis rates HON a Hold because its roughly 23-times 2027 forward P/E appears elevated. Investors may therefore require stronger execution before assigning the stock a higher multiple. Honeywell valuation analysis

Honeywell International Company Profile

Honeywell International Inc is a diversified industrial technology company that develops products and systems for the aerospace, building automation, energy and industrial sectors. Its offerings include aircraft engines and avionics, industrial automation and control systems, building management technologies, fire and security products, personal protective equipment, and specialty materials and chemicals.

The company serves commercial aerospace, defense, airlines, building owners, manufacturers, energy producers and other industrial customers.