Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA grew its position in Honeywell International Inc. (NASDAQ:HON - Free Report) by 8.1% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 386,186 shares of the conglomerate's stock after buying an additional 28,941 shares during the period. Honeywell International accounts for approximately 1.0% of Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA's investment portfolio, making the stock its 27th largest holding. Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA owned approximately 0.06% of Honeywell International worth $81,775,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in Honeywell International by 0.6% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 61,761,711 shares of the conglomerate's stock valued at $13,951,353,000 after purchasing an additional 380,299 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Honeywell International by 4.4% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 14,988,152 shares of the conglomerate's stock valued at $3,379,568,000 after purchasing an additional 627,422 shares during the last quarter. Capital World Investors bought a new stake in Honeywell International in the fourth quarter valued at about $1,594,216,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its holdings in Honeywell International by 10.3% in the fourth quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 6,763,764 shares of the conglomerate's stock valued at $1,527,867,000 after purchasing an additional 631,761 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Capital Research Global Investors increased its holdings in Honeywell International by 5.5% in the fourth quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 6,641,017 shares of the conglomerate's stock valued at $1,500,141,000 after purchasing an additional 346,190 shares during the last quarter. 75.91% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Analyst Ratings Changes
A number of equities research analysts recently commented on the company. Bank of America upgraded Honeywell International from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $250.00 price objective for the company in a report on Wednesday, May 7th. Royal Bank of Canada raised their price objective on Honeywell International from $211.00 to $226.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 30th. Barclays dropped their price objective on Honeywell International from $247.00 to $243.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 30th. Wall Street Zen raised Honeywell International from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 15th. Finally, Mizuho raised their price objective on Honeywell International from $235.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, May 16th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $248.14.
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Honeywell International Stock Performance
HON stock traded up $0.23 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $226.05. 1,598,692 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,816,462. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $211.75 and a 200-day simple moving average of $216.20. The company has a current ratio of 1.31, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.33. The stock has a market capitalization of $145.28 billion, a PE ratio of 25.95, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.51 and a beta of 1.08. Honeywell International Inc. has a 1-year low of $179.36 and a 1-year high of $242.77.
Honeywell International (NASDAQ:HON - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 29th. The conglomerate reported $2.51 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.21 by $0.30. The company had revenue of $9.82 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.59 billion. Honeywell International had a net margin of 14.82% and a return on equity of 35.78%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 7.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $2.25 earnings per share. On average, equities analysts forecast that Honeywell International Inc. will post 10.34 earnings per share for the current year.
Honeywell International Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 6th. Investors of record on Friday, May 16th were paid a $1.13 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 16th. This represents a $4.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.00%. Honeywell International's dividend payout ratio is 51.95%.
Honeywell International Company Profile
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Honeywell International Inc engages in the aerospace technologies, building automation, energy and sustainable solutions, and industrial automation businesses in the United States, Europe, and internationally. The company's Aerospace segment offers auxiliary power units, propulsion engines, integrated avionics, environmental control and electric power systems, engine controls, flight safety, communications, navigation hardware, data and software applications, radar and surveillance systems, aircraft lighting, advanced systems and instruments, satellite and space components, and aircraft wheels and brakes; spare parts; repair, overhaul, and maintenance services; and thermal systems, as well as wireless connectivity services.
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