Hills Bank & Trust Co Has $1.47 Million Stock Holdings in Honeywell International Inc. $HON

Hills Bank & Trust Co cut its position in Honeywell International Inc. (NASDAQ:HON) by 30.1% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 7,530 shares of the conglomerate’s stock after selling 3,235 shares during the period. Hills Bank & Trust Co’s holdings in Honeywell International were worth $1,469,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of HON. Cardinal Capital Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Honeywell International by 6.1% during the fourth quarter. Cardinal Capital Management Inc. now owns 138,726 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $27,064,000 after acquiring an additional 7,929 shares in the last quarter. Douglas Lane & Associates LLC increased its position in shares of Honeywell International by 56.1% during the fourth quarter. Douglas Lane & Associates LLC now owns 72,783 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $14,199,000 after acquiring an additional 26,162 shares in the last quarter. Exencial Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Honeywell International by 36.6% during the fourth quarter. Exencial Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 81,211 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $15,844,000 after acquiring an additional 21,770 shares in the last quarter. First National Trust Co increased its position in shares of Honeywell International by 9.4% during the third quarter. First National Trust Co now owns 79,086 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $16,648,000 after acquiring an additional 6,803 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Lockheed Martin Investment Management Co. bought a new stake in shares of Honeywell International during the third quarter worth $4,147,000. 75.91% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at Honeywell International

In other news, Director D Scott Davis sold 2,367 shares of Honeywell International stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $240.00, for a total value of $568,080.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 31,081 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,459,440. This trade represents a 7.08% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 0.15% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on HON shares. Citigroup lowered 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 report on Friday, April 24th. Argus raised their target price on shares of Honeywell International from $250.00 to $290.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 18th. Rothschild & Co Redburn raised their target price on shares of Honeywell International from $222.00 to $235.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft decreased their target price on shares of Honeywell International from $255.00 to $250.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Honeywell International from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Monday, April 13th. Thirteen equities 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’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $248.25.

Honeywell International Stock Down 2.1%

Honeywell International stock opened at $213.24 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $135.12 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.20, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.11 and a beta of 0.82. Honeywell International Inc. has a 1-year low of $186.76 and a 1-year high of $248.18. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $225.39 and a 200 day simple moving average of $216.12. The company has a current ratio of 1.39, a quick ratio of 1.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.98.

Honeywell International (NASDAQ:HON) last released its 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 net margin of 11.37% and a return on equity of 42.29%. The business had revenue of $9.14 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.30 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $2.21 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.4% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. Research analysts anticipate that Honeywell International Inc. will post 10.54 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Honeywell International Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed 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. This represents a $4.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 15th. Honeywell International’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 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.