Leonteq Securities AG Invests $1.12 Million in Honeywell International Inc. $HON

Leonteq Securities AG acquired a new position in Honeywell International Inc. (NASDAQ:HON) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 5,763 shares of the conglomerate’s stock, valued at approximately $1,124,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in HON. SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its stake in shares of Honeywell International by 15,459.1% in the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 4,057,960 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $791,667,000 after acquiring an additional 4,031,879 shares during the period. Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Honeywell International by 28.8% in the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 10,196,543 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $2,146,372,000 after acquiring an additional 2,277,234 shares during the period. Marshall Wace LLP boosted its stake in shares of Honeywell International by 130.0% in the third quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 1,845,032 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $388,379,000 after acquiring an additional 1,042,972 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Honeywell International by 1.7% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 63,161,731 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $12,322,222,000 after acquiring an additional 1,027,413 shares during the period. Finally, Two Sigma Investments LP boosted its stake in Honeywell International by 424.3% during the third quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 1,153,754 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $242,865,000 after buying an additional 933,694 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 75.91% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

HON has been the subject of a number of research reports. Robert W. Baird increased their price target on Honeywell International from $220.00 to $240.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, January 30th. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on Honeywell International from $235.00 to $245.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 12th. Evercore increased their price target on Honeywell International from $255.00 to $265.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, January 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on Honeywell International from $255.00 to $260.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, January 30th. Finally, Argus increased their price target on Honeywell International from $250.00 to $290.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 18th. Thirteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $247.83.

Honeywell International Price Performance

Shares of HON stock opened at $223.80 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $223.86 and a 200 day moving average price of $216.46. The firm has a market capitalization of $141.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.70, a P/E/G ratio of 3.11 and a beta of 0.82. Honeywell International Inc. has a 52-week low of $186.76 and a 52-week high of $248.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.98, a quick ratio of 1.10 and a current ratio of 1.39.

Honeywell International (NASDAQ:HON) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The conglomerate reported $2.45 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.32 by $0.13. The business 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%.The business’s revenue was up 2.4% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Honeywell International Inc. will post 10.53 earnings per share for the current year.

Honeywell International Announces Dividend

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

Honeywell International 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.