Honeywell International Inc. $HON Shares Sold by BNP Paribas

BNP Paribas lowered its position in Honeywell International Inc. (NASDAQ:HON) by 7.8% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 45,154 shares of the conglomerate’s stock after selling 3,822 shares during the period. BNP Paribas’ holdings in Honeywell International were worth $8,811,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Holos Integrated Wealth LLC purchased a new position in Honeywell International in the fourth quarter valued at about $25,000. Ares Financial Consulting LLC purchased a new position in Honeywell International in the fourth quarter valued at about $26,000. Strategic Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Honeywell International in the fourth quarter valued at about $29,000. JPL Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in Honeywell International in the third quarter valued at about $31,000. Finally, Strive Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in Honeywell International in the third quarter valued at about $33,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 75.91% of the company’s stock.

Key Honeywell International News

Here are the key news stories impacting Honeywell International this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Honeywell’s Quantinuum unit is drawing attention after upsizing its U.S. IPO to as much as $1.46 billion and targeting a valuation of up to $14.3 billion, which could increase interest in Honeywell’s hidden value and validate its quantum computing investment. Reuters article on Quantinuum valuation
• Positive Sentiment: Honeywell unveiled new brand identities for its post-spin businesses, Honeywell Technologies and Honeywell Aerospace, reinforcing progress on the planned separation and giving investors more clarity on the restructuring. PR Newswire brand announcement
• Positive Sentiment: Honeywell announced it will host a June 8 update call and provide outlook guidance for Honeywell Technologies, which may help investors better value the remaining company after the aerospace spin-off. PR Newswire update call announcement
• Positive Sentiment: Honeywell appointed Jill Evanko, CEO of Duravant, to its board of directors, adding operational and governance expertise as the company moves through a major portfolio transition. PR Newswire board appointment
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage around Honeywell’s new corporate identities, the aerospace spin-off timeline, and the NHL partnership adds visibility to its strategic shift, but these items are more about long-term repositioning than immediate financial impact.
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst and market commentary remains generally constructive, with Honeywell already having outperformed the Nasdaq over the past year, suggesting the recent move is being supported by broader momentum as well as company-specific news.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have issued reports on HON shares. Barclays increased their target price on shares of Honeywell International from $243.00 to $251.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 27th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on shares of Honeywell International from $235.00 to $230.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Wolfe Research reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $275.00 price objective on shares of Honeywell International in a research note on Friday. Citigroup dropped their price objective on shares of Honeywell International from $265.00 to $257.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Finally, Argus raised their price objective on shares of Honeywell International from $250.00 to $290.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 18th. Thirteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $247.29.

Honeywell International Stock Performance

NASDAQ:HON opened at $236.54 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.39, a quick ratio of 1.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.98. The firm has a market capitalization of $149.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.50, a PEG ratio of 3.40 and a beta of 0.85. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $223.75 and its 200 day simple moving average is $218.21. Honeywell International Inc. has a twelve month low of $186.76 and a twelve month high of $248.18.

Honeywell International (NASDAQ:HON) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The conglomerate reported $2.45 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.32 by $0.13. Honeywell International had a net margin of 11.37% and a return on equity of 42.29%. The business had revenue of $9.14 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.30 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $2.21 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 2.4% on a year-over-year basis. 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. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Honeywell International Inc. will post 10.53 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Honeywell International Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 5th. Investors of record on Friday, May 15th will be paid a dividend of $1.19 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 15th. This represents a $4.76 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.0%. Honeywell International’s payout ratio is 67.42%.

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.