Honeywell International (HON) Competitors

Honeywell International (NASDAQ:HON) and Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) are both large-cap multi-sector conglomerates companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk and profitability.

Do analysts prefer HON or LMT?

Honeywell International currently has a consensus price target of $223.13, indicating a potential upside of 9.49%. Lockheed Martin has a consensus price target of $562.54, indicating a potential downside of 7.04%. Given Honeywell International's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Honeywell International is more favorable than Lockheed Martin.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Honeywell International	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38
Lockheed Martin	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.64

Which has more risk & volatility, HON or LMT?

Honeywell International has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lockheed Martin has a beta of 0.47, suggesting that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in HON or LMT?

75.9% of Honeywell International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.2% of Lockheed Martin shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Honeywell International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Lockheed Martin shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is HON or LMT a better dividend stock?

Honeywell International pays an annual dividend of $4.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Lockheed Martin pays an annual dividend of $12.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Honeywell International pays out 52.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lockheed Martin pays out 46.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Honeywell International has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years and Lockheed Martin has increased its dividend for 21 consecutive years.

Does the media favor HON or LMT?

In the previous week, Lockheed Martin had 15 more articles in the media than Honeywell International. MarketBeat recorded 39 mentions for Lockheed Martin and 24 mentions for Honeywell International. Lockheed Martin's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Honeywell International's score of 0.75 indicating that Lockheed Martin is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Honeywell International	10 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Lockheed Martin	18 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is HON or LMT more profitable?

Honeywell International has a net margin of 15.49% compared to Lockheed Martin's net margin of 9.48%. Lockheed Martin's return on equity of 95.03% beat Honeywell International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Honeywell International	15.49%	36.87%	9.83%
Lockheed Martin	9.48%	95.03%	12.55%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor HON or LMT?

Honeywell International received 413 more outperform votes than Lockheed Martin when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.13% of users gave Honeywell International an outperform vote while only 58.94% of users gave Lockheed Martin an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Honeywell International	Outperform Votes 1184 75.13%	Underperform Votes 392 24.87%
Lockheed Martin	Outperform Votes 771 58.94%	Underperform Votes 537 41.06%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, HON or LMT?

Lockheed Martin has higher revenue and earnings than Honeywell International. Lockheed Martin is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Honeywell International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Honeywell International	$37.33B	3.55	$5.66B	$8.63	23.61
Lockheed Martin	$71.07B	2.04	$6.92B	$27.33	22.14

Summary

Lockheed Martin beats Honeywell International on 12 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.