Head to Head Review: Honeywell Aerospace (HONA) and Its Rivals

Honeywell Aerospace (NASDAQ:HONA) is one of 229 publicly-traded companies in the “Aerospace & Defense” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare Honeywell Aerospace to related businesses based on the strength of its valuation, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and risk.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Honeywell Aerospace and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Honeywell Aerospace	0	9	5	1	2.47
Honeywell Aerospace Competitors	2033	8005	12335	537	2.50

Honeywell Aerospace currently has a consensus price target of $224.17, suggesting a potential upside of 29.58%. As a group, “Aerospace & Defense” companies have a potential upside of 31.80%. Given Honeywell Aerospace’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Honeywell Aerospace has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Profitability

This table compares Honeywell Aerospace and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Honeywell Aerospace	N/A	N/A	N/A
Honeywell Aerospace Competitors	-303.02%	-29.93%	-3.85%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Honeywell Aerospace and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Honeywell Aerospace	$17.91 billion	N/A	92.51
Honeywell Aerospace Competitors	$8.48 billion	$577.31 million	28.72

Honeywell Aerospace has higher revenue, but lower earnings than its rivals. Honeywell Aerospace is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

50.1% of shares of all “Aerospace & Defense” companies are owned by institutional investors. 12.1% of shares of all “Aerospace & Defense” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Honeywell Aerospace beats its rivals on 6 of the 11 factors compared.

Honeywell Aerospace Company Profile

Honeywell Aerospace Inc. manufactures and supplies aircraft components, avionics, engines, and systems for airframe manufacturing, commercial airline, military and defense, business aviation, and space markets, as well as other markets in the aerospace industry. The company offers actuation products, air and thermal management products, auxiliary power units, cabin management and entertainment products, cockpit systems and displays, electric power products, engines, health and usage monitoring products, lighting products, microelectronics, navigation products and radios, recorders and transmitters, satellite communications, sensors, space products, terrain and traffic awareness, vehicle turbochargers, weather radars, and wheels and braking systems. It also provides aerospace trading, asset availability, cabin connectivity, maintenance and service plans, certifications, training, and other flight services; and GoDirect Trade, an e-commerce platform that offers access to new and used air transport and business aircraft parts. The company’s platform includes business jets, airlines/cargo planes, helicopters, defense, space, general aviation, and automotive platforms. It provides products and services to military fixed and rotary wing operators in South America, Latin America, Africa, and the Middle East. The company was founded in 1914 and is based in Phoenix, Arizona. Honeywell Aerospace Inc. is as a prior subsidiary of Honeywell International Inc.