Honeywell International (NASDAQ:HON) Stock Price Up 1.6% – Still a Buy?

Honeywell International Inc. (NASDAQ:HON)’s share price rose 1.6% on Thursday . The company traded as high as $226.40 and last traded at $226.33. Approximately 2,462,668 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 43% from the average session volume of 4,313,222 shares. The stock had previously closed at $222.84.

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have issued reports on HON shares. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on Honeywell International from $235.00 to $230.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Morgan Stanley decreased their price target on Honeywell International from $490.00 to $245.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday. Daiwa Securities Group upgraded Honeywell International from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $255.00 price objective for the company in a report on Tuesday, June 30th. Barclays cut their price objective on Honeywell International from $251.00 to $239.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, June 10th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein began coverage on Honeywell International in a research report on Wednesday, June 10th. They set a “market perform” rating and a $233.00 target price for the company. Thirteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $257.79.

Honeywell International Stock Down 0.6%

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.98, a current ratio of 1.39 and a quick ratio of 1.10. The stock has a market cap of $71.29 billion, a PE ratio of 15.94, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.10 and a beta of 0.90. The business has a fifty day moving average of $224.31 and a 200-day moving average of $225.23.

Honeywell International (NASDAQ:HON) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 23rd. The conglomerate reported $2.45 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.32 by $0.13. The company had revenue of $9.14 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.30 billion. Honeywell International had a return on equity of 42.29% and a net margin of 11.37%.Honeywell International’s quarterly revenue was up 2.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $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. Equities research analysts anticipate that Honeywell International Inc. will post 8.2 earnings per share for the current year.

Honeywell International Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 5th. Investors of record on Friday, May 15th were issued a $1.19 dividend. This represents a $4.76 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.1%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 15th. Honeywell International’s payout ratio is presently 67.42%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Honeywell International

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its position in Honeywell International by 9.1% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 19,047 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $4,302,000 after acquiring an additional 1,582 shares in the last quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Honeywell International by 145.7% during the 1st quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 4,433 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $937,000 after purchasing an additional 2,629 shares during the last quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. lifted its stake in shares of Honeywell International by 18.3% during the 2nd quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. now owns 7,920 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $1,844,000 after purchasing an additional 1,223 shares during the last quarter. Nebula Research & Development LLC boosted its position in Honeywell International by 3.1% during the second quarter. Nebula Research & Development LLC now owns 5,901 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $1,374,000 after purchasing an additional 176 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Main Street Financial Solutions LLC boosted its position in Honeywell International by 4.4% during the second quarter. Main Street Financial Solutions LLC now owns 4,488 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $1,045,000 after purchasing an additional 188 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 75.91% of the company’s stock.

Honeywell International Company Profile

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.