Honeywell International Inc. $HON Shares Sold by Bailard Inc.

Bailard Inc. cut its stake in shares of Honeywell International Inc. (NASDAQ:HON) by 25.8% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 17,786 shares of the conglomerate’s stock after selling 6,190 shares during the quarter. Bailard Inc.’s holdings in Honeywell International were worth $3,470,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. FSM Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Honeywell International by 1.1% during the fourth quarter. FSM Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,231 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $825,000 after buying an additional 46 shares in the last quarter. Facet Wealth Inc. boosted its holdings in Honeywell International by 3.6% in the fourth quarter. Facet Wealth Inc. now owns 1,343 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $291,000 after purchasing an additional 47 shares in the last quarter. EPG Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in Honeywell International by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. EPG Wealth Management LLC now owns 10,049 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $1,960,000 after purchasing an additional 49 shares in the last quarter. Willow Creek Wealth Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Honeywell International by 2.2% in the third quarter. Willow Creek Wealth Management Inc. now owns 2,327 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $490,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Finally, VSM Wealth Advisory LLC boosted its holdings in Honeywell International by 4.5% in the third quarter. VSM Wealth Advisory LLC now owns 1,150 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $242,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. 75.91% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on the company. Rothschild & Co Redburn boosted their price objective on Honeywell International from $222.00 to $235.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. BNP Paribas Exane boosted their price objective on Honeywell International from $195.00 to $215.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Weiss Ratings cut Honeywell International from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Monday, April 13th. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and set a $268.00 price target on shares of Honeywell International in a research note on Monday, April 27th. Finally, Evercore upped their price target on Honeywell International from $255.00 to $265.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, January 30th. Thirteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Honeywell International presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $250.00.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director D Scott Davis sold 2,367 shares of Honeywell International stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $240.00, for a total transaction of $568,080.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 31,081 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,459,440. This trade represents a 7.08% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.15% of the company’s stock.

Honeywell International Trading Down 0.3%

Shares of HON stock opened at $218.54 on Wednesday. Honeywell International Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $186.76 and a fifty-two week high of $248.18. The stock has a market cap of $138.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.95, a P/E/G ratio of 3.13 and a beta of 0.82. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $227.16 and a 200-day simple moving average of $216.15. The company has a quick ratio of 1.10, a current ratio of 1.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.98.

Honeywell International (NASDAQ:HON) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The conglomerate reported $2.45 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.32 by $0.13. Honeywell International had a return on equity of 42.29% and a net margin of 11.37%.The business had revenue of $9.14 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $9.30 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $2.21 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter 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. On average, analysts forecast that Honeywell International Inc. will post 10.54 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. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 15th will be given a $1.19 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 15th. This represents a $4.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.2%. Honeywell International’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 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.