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HONA vs. BA, LMT, HWM, GD, and NOC

Should you buy Honeywell Aerospace stock or one of its competitors? Honeywell Aerospace's main competitors and comparable companies include Boeing (BA), Lockheed Martin (LMT), Howmet Aerospace (HWM), General Dynamics (GD), and Northrop Grumman (NOC). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "aerospace & defense" industry.

How does Honeywell Aerospace compare to Boeing?

Honeywell Aerospace (NASDAQ:HONA) and Boeing (NYSE:BA) are both large-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.

Boeing has a net margin of 2.41% compared to Honeywell Aerospace's net margin of 0.00%. Honeywell Aerospace's return on equity of 0.00% beat Boeing's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Honeywell AerospaceN/A N/A N/A
Boeing 2.41%-346.82%-4.96%

Honeywell Aerospace currently has a consensus target price of $224.17, indicating a potential upside of 38.06%. Boeing has a consensus target price of $272.58, indicating a potential upside of 29.90%. Given Honeywell Aerospace's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Honeywell Aerospace is more favorable than Boeing.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Honeywell Aerospace
0 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.47
Boeing
3 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
12 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Honeywell AerospaceN/AN/AN/A$1.8786.83
Boeing$89.46B1.85$2.24B$2.3190.84

64.8% of Boeing shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Boeing shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Honeywell Aerospace had 22 more articles in the media than Boeing. MarketBeat recorded 110 mentions for Honeywell Aerospace and 88 mentions for Boeing. Honeywell Aerospace's average media sentiment score of 1.63 beat Boeing's score of 1.18 indicating that Honeywell Aerospace is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Honeywell Aerospace
100 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
Boeing
63 Very Positive mention(s)
10 Positive mention(s)
12 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Boeing beats Honeywell Aerospace on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Honeywell Aerospace compare to Lockheed Martin?

Honeywell Aerospace (NASDAQ:HONA) and Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) are both large-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Honeywell AerospaceN/AN/AN/A$1.8786.83
Lockheed Martin$75.05B1.73$5.02B$27.1320.78

Lockheed Martin has a net margin of 8.16% compared to Honeywell Aerospace's net margin of 0.00%. Lockheed Martin's return on equity of 91.42% beat Honeywell Aerospace's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Honeywell AerospaceN/A N/A N/A
Lockheed Martin 8.16%91.42%11.02%

74.2% of Lockheed Martin shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Lockheed Martin shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Honeywell Aerospace had 57 more articles in the media than Lockheed Martin. MarketBeat recorded 110 mentions for Honeywell Aerospace and 53 mentions for Lockheed Martin. Honeywell Aerospace's average media sentiment score of 1.63 beat Lockheed Martin's score of 1.40 indicating that Honeywell Aerospace is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Honeywell Aerospace
100 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
Lockheed Martin
41 Very Positive mention(s)
5 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Honeywell Aerospace currently has a consensus target price of $224.17, indicating a potential upside of 38.06%. Lockheed Martin has a consensus target price of $632.39, indicating a potential upside of 12.16%. Given Honeywell Aerospace's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Honeywell Aerospace is more favorable than Lockheed Martin.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Honeywell Aerospace
0 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.47
Lockheed Martin
1 Sell rating(s)
10 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.42

Summary

Lockheed Martin beats Honeywell Aerospace on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Honeywell Aerospace compare to Howmet Aerospace?

Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) and Honeywell Aerospace (NASDAQ:HONA) are both large-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Howmet Aerospace has a net margin of 20.52% compared to Honeywell Aerospace's net margin of 0.00%. Howmet Aerospace's return on equity of 33.91% beat Honeywell Aerospace's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Howmet Aerospace20.52% 33.91% 15.11%
Honeywell Aerospace N/A N/A N/A

90.5% of Howmet Aerospace shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Howmet Aerospace shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Howmet Aerospace currently has a consensus price target of $316.22, suggesting a potential upside of 19.56%. Honeywell Aerospace has a consensus price target of $224.17, suggesting a potential upside of 38.06%. Given Honeywell Aerospace's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Honeywell Aerospace is more favorable than Howmet Aerospace.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Howmet Aerospace
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
17 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.95
Honeywell Aerospace
0 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.47

In the previous week, Honeywell Aerospace had 62 more articles in the media than Howmet Aerospace. MarketBeat recorded 110 mentions for Honeywell Aerospace and 48 mentions for Howmet Aerospace. Honeywell Aerospace's average media sentiment score of 1.63 beat Howmet Aerospace's score of 1.55 indicating that Honeywell Aerospace is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Howmet Aerospace
41 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
Honeywell Aerospace
100 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Howmet Aerospace$8.25B12.82$1.51B$4.6457.00
Honeywell AerospaceN/AN/AN/A$1.8786.83

Summary

Howmet Aerospace beats Honeywell Aerospace on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Honeywell Aerospace compare to General Dynamics?

Honeywell Aerospace (NASDAQ:HONA) and General Dynamics (NYSE:GD) are both large-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and earnings.

General Dynamics has a net margin of 8.18% compared to Honeywell Aerospace's net margin of 0.00%. General Dynamics' return on equity of 17.43% beat Honeywell Aerospace's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Honeywell AerospaceN/A N/A N/A
General Dynamics 8.18%17.43%7.67%

86.1% of General Dynamics shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of General Dynamics shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Honeywell Aerospace presently has a consensus price target of $224.17, indicating a potential upside of 38.06%. General Dynamics has a consensus price target of $410.89, indicating a potential upside of 8.22%. Given Honeywell Aerospace's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Honeywell Aerospace is more favorable than General Dynamics.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Honeywell Aerospace
0 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.47
General Dynamics
1 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
12 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.68

In the previous week, Honeywell Aerospace had 72 more articles in the media than General Dynamics. MarketBeat recorded 110 mentions for Honeywell Aerospace and 38 mentions for General Dynamics. General Dynamics' average media sentiment score of 1.66 beat Honeywell Aerospace's score of 1.63 indicating that General Dynamics is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Honeywell Aerospace
100 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
General Dynamics
38 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Honeywell AerospaceN/AN/AN/A$1.8786.83
General Dynamics$52.55B1.95$4.21B$16.3923.17

Summary

General Dynamics beats Honeywell Aerospace on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Honeywell Aerospace compare to Northrop Grumman?

Honeywell Aerospace (NASDAQ:HONA) and Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) are both large-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk and institutional ownership.

In the previous week, Honeywell Aerospace had 67 more articles in the media than Northrop Grumman. MarketBeat recorded 110 mentions for Honeywell Aerospace and 43 mentions for Northrop Grumman. Honeywell Aerospace's average media sentiment score of 1.63 beat Northrop Grumman's score of 1.44 indicating that Honeywell Aerospace is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Honeywell Aerospace
100 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
Northrop Grumman
38 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

83.4% of Northrop Grumman shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Northrop Grumman shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Northrop Grumman has a net margin of 10.48% compared to Honeywell Aerospace's net margin of 0.00%. Northrop Grumman's return on equity of 24.25% beat Honeywell Aerospace's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Honeywell AerospaceN/A N/A N/A
Northrop Grumman 10.48%24.25%8.15%

Honeywell Aerospace presently has a consensus price target of $224.17, indicating a potential upside of 38.06%. Northrop Grumman has a consensus price target of $661.30, indicating a potential upside of 21.15%. Given Honeywell Aerospace's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Honeywell Aerospace is more favorable than Northrop Grumman.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Honeywell Aerospace
0 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.47
Northrop Grumman
0 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.65

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Honeywell AerospaceN/AN/AN/A$1.8786.83
Northrop Grumman$41.95B1.85$4.18B$31.4817.34

Summary

Northrop Grumman beats Honeywell Aerospace on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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HONA vs. The Competition

MetricHoneywell AerospaceAerospace & Defense IndustryIndustrials SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$51.46B$22.00B$10.59B$12.89B
Dividend YieldN/A1.65%97.24%11.28%
P/E Ratio86.8339.9126.3725.45
Price / SalesN/A149.56370.72104.21
Price / CashN/A28.3824.2136.03
Price / BookN/A7.965.036.36
Net IncomeN/A$566.76M$610.96M$349.79M
7 Day Performance0.73%-1.22%-0.34%-0.40%
1 Month Performance-21.46%2.02%1.98%4.24%
1 Year PerformanceN/A11.93%10.96%15.13%

Honeywell Aerospace Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
HONA
Honeywell Aerospace
4.8523 of 5 stars
$162.37
flat
$224.17
+38.1%
N/A$51.46BN/A86.8336,000
BA
Boeing
3.8165 of 5 stars
$208.69
-0.6%
$272.58
+30.6%
-10.7%$164.94B$89.46B90.34182,000
LMT
Lockheed Martin
4.8851 of 5 stars
$564.17
-0.3%
$632.39
+12.1%
+23.8%$130.20B$75.05B20.80123,000
HWM
Howmet Aerospace
4.5117 of 5 stars
$262.07
-2.1%
$316.22
+20.7%
+51.8%$104.86B$8.25B56.4825,430
GD
General Dynamics
4.6114 of 5 stars
$379.01
-0.3%
$410.89
+8.4%
+17.0%$102.54B$52.55B23.12117,000

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