Analysts Set Honeywell International Inc. (NASDAQ:HON) Price Target at $257.79

Honeywell International Inc. (NASDAQ:HON) has been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the twenty-five ratings firms that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, ten have assigned a hold recommendation and thirteen have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 1-year price objective among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $259.5417.

HON has been the topic of several analyst reports. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their price target on Honeywell International from $245.00 to $240.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 27th. Daiwa Securities Group raised Honeywell International from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $255.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, June 30th. Barclays reduced their price objective on Honeywell International from $251.00 to $239.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, June 10th. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Honeywell International from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Monday, June 29th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Honeywell International in a research note on Friday, June 5th.

Honeywell International News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Honeywell beat Q2 expectations, reporting EPS of $1.95 and revenue of $9.72 billion, with organic sales up 4% and orders up 16%; management also highlighted stronger backlog and improving demand in automation and building systems. Honeywell Technologies Reports Second Quarter Results
• Positive Sentiment: Honeywell raised its full-year outlook and several analysts lifted price targets, including Citigroup to $279 and RBC to $298, signaling confidence in the company’s growth and margin outlook. Analyst price target updates
• Positive Sentiment: Management emphasized the next phase of Honeywell’s transformation toward a more focused automation company, which investors may view as a potential catalyst for higher margins and simpler execution. HON Q2 Earnings Call Highlights Automation Growth Push
• Neutral Sentiment: The board declared a quarterly dividend of CAD 0.70 per share, reinforcing Honeywell’s shareholder-return profile but not likely to move the stock on its own. Honeywell Technologies Announces Quarterly Dividend
• Neutral Sentiment: Short-interest data showed essentially no short interest, so this does not appear to be a meaningful trading factor for the stock right now.
• Negative Sentiment: Despite the upbeat quarter, Honeywell’s updated Q3 and Q4 EPS guidance came in below some Wall Street expectations, which may temper enthusiasm around the earnings beat. Honeywell earnings call and guidance details

Institutional Trading of Honeywell International

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Verus Capital Partners LLC lifted its holdings in Honeywell International by 0.7% in the 4th quarter. Verus Capital Partners LLC now owns 6,658 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $1,299,000 after buying an additional 44 shares during the period. Claro Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in Honeywell International by 0.3% during the fourth quarter. Claro Advisors Inc. now owns 13,930 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $2,718,000 after acquiring an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. FSM Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Honeywell International by 1.1% in the 4th quarter. FSM Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,231 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $825,000 after purchasing an additional 46 shares in the last quarter. Meridian Financial Partners LLC boosted its holdings in Honeywell International by 3.8% in the fourth quarter. Meridian Financial Partners LLC now owns 1,258 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $245,000 after acquiring an additional 46 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Facet Wealth Inc. boosted its stake in Honeywell International by 3.6% in the 4th quarter. Facet Wealth Inc. now owns 1,343 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $291,000 after purchasing an additional 47 shares in the last quarter. 75.91% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Honeywell International Trading Down 1.3%

Shares of HON opened at $243.15 on Friday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $226.15 and a 200 day moving average of $226.62. Honeywell International has a fifty-two week low of $196.59 and a fifty-two week high of $261.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.39, a quick ratio of 1.10 and a current ratio of 1.21. The firm has a market cap of $77.04 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.55 and a beta of 0.90.

Honeywell International (NASDAQ:HON) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The conglomerate reported $1.95 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.80 by $0.15. Honeywell International had a net margin of 23.90% and a return on equity of 34.00%. The company had revenue of $9.72 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.03 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.77 EPS. Honeywell International’s revenue was up 3.4% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. As a group, research analysts forecast that Honeywell International will post 8.2 EPS for the current year.

Honeywell International Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 4th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 14th will be paid a dividend of $0.70 per share. This represents a $2.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 14th. Honeywell International’s dividend payout ratio is 67.42%.

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.