Honeywell International Inc. $HON Shares Bought by National Pension Service

National Pension Service raised its holdings in Honeywell International Inc. (NASDAQ:HON) by 2.4% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 1,438,368 shares of the conglomerate’s stock after buying an additional 33,307 shares during the period. National Pension Service’s holdings in Honeywell International were worth $280,611,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Cardinal Capital Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Honeywell International by 6.1% in the 4th quarter. Cardinal Capital Management Inc. now owns 138,726 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $27,064,000 after purchasing an additional 7,929 shares in the last quarter. Douglas Lane & Associates LLC raised its position in shares of Honeywell International by 56.1% in the 4th quarter. Douglas Lane & Associates LLC now owns 72,783 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $14,199,000 after purchasing an additional 26,162 shares in the last quarter. Exencial Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Honeywell International by 36.6% in the 4th quarter. Exencial Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 81,211 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $15,844,000 after purchasing an additional 21,770 shares in the last quarter. First National Trust Co raised its position in shares of Honeywell International by 9.4% in the 3rd quarter. First National Trust Co now owns 79,086 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $16,648,000 after purchasing an additional 6,803 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Federated Hermes Inc. raised its position in shares of Honeywell International by 72.5% in the 3rd quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 9,663 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $2,034,000 after purchasing an additional 4,061 shares in the last quarter. 75.91% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

HON has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Weiss Ratings lowered Honeywell International from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Monday, April 13th. Argus upped their target price on Honeywell International from $250.00 to $290.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 18th. Daiwa Securities Group upped their target price on Honeywell International from $230.00 to $240.00 in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Robert W. Baird boosted their price target on Honeywell International from $220.00 to $240.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, January 30th. Finally, Morgan Stanley upped their price target on Honeywell International from $235.00 to $245.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 12th. Thirteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $248.17.

Key Headlines Impacting Honeywell International

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

• Positive Sentiment: Barclays raised its price target on Honeywell to $251 from $243 and maintained an overweight rating, signaling continued upside confidence in the stock.
• Positive Sentiment: News that Honeywell-backed Quantinuum is seeking to raise about $1.05 billion in a U.S. IPO at a reported $12.7 billion valuation highlights potential value creation from Honeywell’s quantum computing investment.
• Positive Sentiment: Jim Cramer’s comments that Honeywell’s quantum business is “not a science project” may have helped reinforce investor interest in the company’s longer-term growth story.
• Neutral Sentiment: Honeywell shareholders approved the board slate and a reverse split at the annual meeting, a routine governance update with limited immediate operating impact.
• Neutral Sentiment: Bloomberg Law reported judges appeared split in a case involving Honeywell 401(k) forfeitures, which could create legal noise but is not yet a clear stock-moving development.
• Neutral Sentiment: A brief short-interest update showed no meaningful new bearish signal, with the data appearing incomplete and unlikely to drive the shares.

Honeywell International Stock Performance

HON stock opened at $233.00 on Friday. 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 cap of $147.64 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.00, a P/E/G ratio of 3.31 and a beta of 0.82. Honeywell International Inc. has a 12-month low of $186.76 and a 12-month high of $248.18. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $223.44 and its 200 day simple moving average is $217.66.

Honeywell International (NASDAQ:HON) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The conglomerate reported $2.45 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.32 by $0.13. The business had revenue of $9.14 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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 in the prior year, the company 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, equities research analysts predict that Honeywell International Inc. will post 10.53 EPS for the current year.

Honeywell International Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed 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. This represents a $4.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.0%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 15th. Honeywell International’s dividend payout ratio is presently 67.42%.

About Honeywell International

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.