Credit Agricole S A increased its position in shares of Honeywell International Inc. (NASDAQ:HON - Free Report) by 65.0% during the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 472,832 shares of the conglomerate's stock after acquiring an additional 186,221 shares during the quarter. Credit Agricole S A owned 0.07% of Honeywell International worth $100,122,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in HON. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in Honeywell International by 0.7% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 62,209,455 shares of the conglomerate's stock valued at $13,172,852,000 after buying an additional 447,744 shares during the period. Wellington Management Group LLP increased its stake in Honeywell International by 8.9% in the 1st quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 15,751,951 shares of the conglomerate's stock valued at $3,335,476,000 after buying an additional 1,293,137 shares during the period. Northern Trust Corp increased its stake in Honeywell International by 5.7% in the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 6,253,570 shares of the conglomerate's stock valued at $1,412,619,000 after buying an additional 337,199 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its stake in Honeywell International by 9.1% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 6,038,080 shares of the conglomerate's stock valued at $1,278,563,000 after buying an additional 505,083 shares during the period. Finally, Invesco Ltd. increased its stake in Honeywell International by 5.4% in the 1st quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 5,568,610 shares of the conglomerate's stock valued at $1,179,153,000 after buying an additional 283,193 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 75.91% of the company's stock.
Honeywell International Price Performance
NASDAQ HON opened at $216.40 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.29, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.81. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $227.50 and a 200 day simple moving average of $216.62. The company has a market cap of $137.39 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.62, a P/E/G ratio of 2.45 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 issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 24th. The conglomerate reported $2.75 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.66 by $0.09. Honeywell International had a net margin of 14.30% and a return on equity of 37.37%. The firm had revenue of $10.35 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.01 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $2.49 EPS. The business's revenue was up 8.1% on a year-over-year basis. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Honeywell International Inc. will post 10.34 EPS for the current year.
Honeywell International Announces Dividend
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 15th will be issued a $1.13 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 15th. This represents a $4.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.1%. Honeywell International's dividend payout ratio is 51.42%.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several research analysts have weighed in on HON shares. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on shares of Honeywell International from $225.00 to $245.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Monday, July 28th. Bank of America upgraded shares of Honeywell International from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $250.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, May 7th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on shares of Honeywell International from $240.00 to $230.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, July 25th. Citigroup increased their price target on shares of Honeywell International from $242.00 to $265.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 4th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on shares of Honeywell International from $182.00 to $217.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Friday, May 16th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Honeywell International presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $254.00.
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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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