HON vs. CSL, DHR, GE, GFF, ITT, ITW, JCI, MMM, RTX, and UPS
Should you be buying Honeywell International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Honeywell International include Carlisle Companies (CSL), Danaher (DHR), GE Aerospace (GE), Griffon (GFF), ITT (ITT), Illinois Tool Works (ITW), Johnson Controls International (JCI), 3M (MMM), RTX (RTX), and United Parcel Service (UPS).
Honeywell International vs. Its Competitors
Carlisle Companies (NYSE:CSL) and Honeywell International (NASDAQ:HON) are both large-cap multi-sector conglomerates companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk and institutional ownership.
Carlisle Companies has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Honeywell International has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Carlisle Companies pays an annual dividend of $4.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Honeywell International pays an annual dividend of $4.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Carlisle Companies pays out 14.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Honeywell International pays out 52.0% 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. Carlisle Companies has increased its dividend for 48 consecutive years and Honeywell International has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years.
Carlisle Companies presently has a consensus price target of $461.67, indicating a potential upside of 13.19%. Honeywell International has a consensus price target of $250.79, indicating a potential upside of 5.51%. Given Carlisle Companies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Carlisle Companies is more favorable than Honeywell International.
Carlisle Companies has a net margin of 25.24% compared to Honeywell International's net margin of 14.51%. Honeywell International's return on equity of 36.19% beat Carlisle Companies' return on equity.
In the previous week, Honeywell International had 48 more articles in the media than Carlisle Companies. MarketBeat recorded 75 mentions for Honeywell International and 27 mentions for Carlisle Companies. Honeywell International's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Carlisle Companies' score of 0.96 indicating that Honeywell International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
89.5% of Carlisle Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.9% of Honeywell International shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Carlisle Companies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Honeywell International shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Honeywell International has higher revenue and earnings than Carlisle Companies. Carlisle Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Honeywell International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Honeywell International beats Carlisle Companies on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:HON) was last updated on 7/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
