Honeywell International Inc. (NASDAQ:HON) Given Consensus Rating of "Hold" by Analysts

Key Points

• Honeywell International currently has a consensus analyst rating of "Hold", with 13 buy ratings, 10 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings across 25 brokerages. The average 12-month price target is about $257.79.
• Recent analyst updates were mixed but generally positive, including buy/outperform ratings from firms like BMO Capital Markets, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, Mizuho, and Daiwa Securities. Targets were adjusted as high as $480 by Mizuho, while Citigroup trimmed its target to $260.
• Honeywell recently completed its £1.325 billion acquisition of Johnson Matthey’s Catalyst Technologies business, expanding its presence in refining, petrochemicals, and renewable fuels. The company also posted a prior-quarter EPS beat and pays a quarterly dividend yielding about 2.1%.

Shares of Honeywell International Inc. (NASDAQ:HON - Get Free Report) have been given an average rating of "Hold" by the twenty-five brokerages that are covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, ten have given a hold recommendation and thirteen have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price objective among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $257.7917.

A number of equities analysts recently commented on the company. BMO Capital Markets reissued an "outperform" rating on shares of Honeywell International in a research note on Friday, June 5th. Citigroup reduced their price objective on Honeywell International from $269.40 to $260.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, July 1st. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their target price on Honeywell International from $258.00 to $276.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 3rd. Mizuho raised their target price on shares of Honeywell International from $240.00 to $480.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 1st. Finally, Daiwa Securities Group upgraded shares of Honeywell International from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $255.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, June 30th.

Trending Headlines about Honeywell International

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

• Positive Sentiment: Honeywell completed its £1.325 billion all-cash acquisition of Johnson Matthey’s Catalyst Technologies business, expanding its portfolio in refining, petrochemicals and renewable fuels and strengthening its energy and process technologies offering. Honeywell Technologies Completes Acquisition of Johnson Matthey’s Catalyst Technologies Business
• Positive Sentiment: Honeywell was recognized as a 5-star winner in Newsweek’s America’s Greatest Workplaces for Parents & Families 2026, which supports the company’s employer brand and may modestly aid investor sentiment. Newsweek Names America’s Greatest Workplaces for Parents & Families 2026
• Neutral Sentiment: Honeywell Aerospace Nasdaq: HONA said it will report second-quarter results on August 5 and hold a conference call afterward; this is mainly a calendar event for investors watching the upcoming earnings update. Honeywell Aerospace to release second quarter financial results and hold its investor conference call on Wednesday, August 5
• Negative Sentiment: Recent earnings-preview coverage said Honeywell’s upcoming Q2 results are expected to decline, which may be weighing on the shares as investors look ahead to the report. Earnings Preview: Honeywell International Inc. (HON) Q2 Earnings Expected to Decline

Honeywell International Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ HON opened at $225.02 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $71.29 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.94, a P/E/G ratio of 5.10 and a beta of 0.90. Honeywell International has a 52-week low of $196.59 and a 52-week high of $261.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.98, a quick ratio of 1.10 and a current ratio of 1.39. The firm's fifty day moving average is $224.31 and its two-hundred day moving average is $225.23.

Honeywell International (NASDAQ:HON - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 23rd. The conglomerate reported $2.45 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.32 by $0.13. The business had revenue of $9.14 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.30 billion. Honeywell International had a net margin of 11.37% and a return on equity of 42.29%. The business's revenue was up 2.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $2.21 EPS. 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. As a group, analysts anticipate that Honeywell International will post 8.2 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Honeywell International Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 15th were given a dividend of $1.19 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 15th. This represents a $4.76 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.1%. Honeywell International's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 67.42%.

Institutional Trading of Honeywell International

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in HON. Cardinal Capital Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Honeywell International by 6.1% during the fourth quarter. Cardinal Capital Management Inc. now owns 138,726 shares of the conglomerate's stock worth $27,064,000 after purchasing an additional 7,929 shares in the last quarter. Douglas Lane & Associates LLC lifted its holdings in Honeywell International by 56.1% in the 4th quarter. Douglas Lane & Associates LLC now owns 72,783 shares of the conglomerate's stock valued at $14,199,000 after purchasing an additional 26,162 shares in the last quarter. Exencial Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Honeywell International by 36.6% in the 4th quarter. Exencial Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 81,211 shares of the conglomerate's stock valued at $15,844,000 after purchasing an additional 21,770 shares in the last quarter. Valley Wealth Managers Inc. boosted its stake in Honeywell International by 33.9% during the 4th quarter. Valley Wealth Managers Inc. now owns 114,016 shares of the conglomerate's stock worth $22,243,000 after purchasing an additional 28,875 shares during the last quarter. Finally, MADDEN SECURITIES Corp purchased a new stake in shares of Honeywell International during the fourth quarter worth $1,418,000. 75.91% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.

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