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$163.09 -5.42 (-3.22%)
As of 08/10/2026 04:00 PM Eastern

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 superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Boeing has higher revenue and earnings than Honeywell Aerospace.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Honeywell AerospaceN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Boeing$89.46B2.06$2.24B$2.31100.85

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%

64.8% of Boeing shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Boeing shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Boeing had 31 more articles in the media than Honeywell Aerospace. MarketBeat recorded 79 mentions for Boeing and 48 mentions for Honeywell Aerospace. Boeing's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Honeywell Aerospace's score of -0.33 indicating that Boeing is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Honeywell Aerospace
7 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
11 Neutral mention(s)
11 Negative mention(s)
11 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Boeing
39 Very Positive mention(s)
15 Positive mention(s)
18 Neutral mention(s)
6 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Honeywell Aerospace currently has a consensus price target of $224.17, suggesting a potential upside of 37.45%. Boeing has a consensus price target of $273.00, suggesting a potential upside of 17.18%. 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)
10 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.40
Boeing
1 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
14 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75

Summary

Boeing beats Honeywell Aerospace on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Honeywell Aerospace compare to Lockheed Martin?

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

Lockheed Martin presently has a consensus price target of $626.33, suggesting a potential upside of 4.10%. Honeywell Aerospace has a consensus price target of $224.17, suggesting a potential upside of 37.45%. Given Honeywell Aerospace's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Honeywell Aerospace is more favorable than Lockheed Martin.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Lockheed Martin
1 Sell rating(s)
11 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.40
Honeywell Aerospace
0 Sell rating(s)
10 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.40

74.2% of Lockheed Martin shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Lockheed Martin 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.

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
Lockheed Martin8.16% 91.42% 11.02%
Honeywell Aerospace N/A N/A N/A

Lockheed Martin has higher revenue and earnings than Honeywell Aerospace.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Lockheed Martin$75.05B1.85$5.02B$27.1322.18
Honeywell AerospaceN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

In the previous week, Honeywell Aerospace had 9 more articles in the media than Lockheed Martin. MarketBeat recorded 48 mentions for Honeywell Aerospace and 39 mentions for Lockheed Martin. Lockheed Martin's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Honeywell Aerospace's score of -0.33 indicating that Lockheed Martin is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Lockheed Martin
18 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
11 Neutral mention(s)
3 Negative mention(s)
3 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Honeywell Aerospace
7 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
11 Neutral mention(s)
11 Negative mention(s)
11 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Summary

Lockheed Martin beats Honeywell Aerospace on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Honeywell Aerospace compare to Howmet Aerospace?

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

Howmet Aerospace has higher revenue and earnings than Honeywell Aerospace.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Honeywell AerospaceN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Howmet Aerospace$8.25B13.71$1.51B$4.6460.92

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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Honeywell Aerospace currently has a consensus target price of $224.17, suggesting a potential upside of 37.45%. Howmet Aerospace has a consensus target price of $315.67, suggesting a potential upside of 11.67%. Given Honeywell Aerospace's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Honeywell Aerospace is more favorable than Howmet Aerospace.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Honeywell Aerospace
0 Sell rating(s)
10 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.40
Howmet Aerospace
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
17 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.85

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
Honeywell AerospaceN/A N/A N/A
Howmet Aerospace 20.52%33.91%15.11%

In the previous week, Honeywell Aerospace had 7 more articles in the media than Howmet Aerospace. MarketBeat recorded 48 mentions for Honeywell Aerospace and 41 mentions for Howmet Aerospace. Howmet Aerospace's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Honeywell Aerospace's score of -0.33 indicating that Howmet Aerospace is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Honeywell Aerospace
7 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
11 Neutral mention(s)
11 Negative mention(s)
11 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Howmet Aerospace
13 Very Positive mention(s)
6 Positive mention(s)
14 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Howmet Aerospace beats Honeywell Aerospace on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Honeywell Aerospace compare to General Dynamics?

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

General Dynamics presently has a consensus target price of $410.89, suggesting a potential upside of 3.86%. Honeywell Aerospace has a consensus target price of $224.17, suggesting a potential upside of 37.45%. Given Honeywell Aerospace's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Honeywell Aerospace is more favorable than General Dynamics.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
General Dynamics
1 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
12 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.68
Honeywell Aerospace
0 Sell rating(s)
10 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.40

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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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
General Dynamics8.18% 17.43% 7.67%
Honeywell Aerospace N/A N/A N/A

General Dynamics has higher revenue and earnings than Honeywell Aerospace.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
General Dynamics$52.55B2.04$4.21B$16.3924.14
Honeywell AerospaceN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

In the previous week, Honeywell Aerospace had 8 more articles in the media than General Dynamics. MarketBeat recorded 48 mentions for Honeywell Aerospace and 40 mentions for General Dynamics. General Dynamics' average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Honeywell Aerospace's score of -0.33 indicating that General Dynamics is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
General Dynamics
25 Very Positive mention(s)
8 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Honeywell Aerospace
7 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
11 Neutral mention(s)
11 Negative mention(s)
11 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Summary

General Dynamics beats Honeywell Aerospace on 9 of the 11 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 better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, valuation, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Honeywell Aerospace presently has a consensus target price of $224.17, suggesting a potential upside of 37.45%. Northrop Grumman has a consensus target price of $655.30, suggesting a potential upside of 13.55%. Given Honeywell Aerospace's higher probable upside, equities research 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)
10 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.40
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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Honeywell AerospaceN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Northrop Grumman$41.95B1.95$4.18B$31.4818.33

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%

In the previous week, Honeywell Aerospace had 29 more articles in the media than Northrop Grumman. MarketBeat recorded 48 mentions for Honeywell Aerospace and 19 mentions for Northrop Grumman. Northrop Grumman's average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat Honeywell Aerospace's score of -0.33 indicating that Northrop Grumman is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Honeywell Aerospace
7 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
11 Neutral mention(s)
11 Negative mention(s)
11 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Northrop Grumman
11 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
1 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 company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Northrop Grumman beats Honeywell Aerospace on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

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HONA vs. The Competition

MetricHoneywell AerospaceAerospace & Defense IndustryIndustrials SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$53.41B$23.40B$10.87B$12.98B
Dividend YieldN/A1.60%97.10%10.20%
P/E RatioN/A45.4228.2924.72
Price / SalesN/A156.09348.5397.80
Price / CashN/A29.8224.7037.42
Price / BookN/A8.474.906.42
Net IncomeN/A$562.35M$607.14M$347.03M
7 Day Performance-24.66%1.91%0.61%0.69%
1 Month Performance-26.12%6.09%1.87%-0.90%
1 Year PerformanceN/A24.46%14.35%21.87%

Honeywell Aerospace Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
HONA
Honeywell Aerospace
4.5252 of 5 stars
$163.09
-3.2%
$224.17
+37.4%
N/A$53.41BN/AN/A36,000
BA
Boeing
3.7358 of 5 stars
$232.53
+0.1%
$273.00
+17.4%
+1.7%$183.79B$89.46B100.66182,000
LMT
Lockheed Martin
4.7461 of 5 stars
$584.55
+0.3%
$626.33
+7.1%
+41.3%$134.91B$75.05B21.55123,000
HWM
Howmet Aerospace
4.0968 of 5 stars
$284.60
-1.8%
$302.28
+6.2%
+56.5%$113.87B$8.25B66.0325,430
GD
General Dynamics
4.8248 of 5 stars
$389.30
+0.6%
$409.68
+5.2%
+26.0%$105.33B$52.55B23.75117,000

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