Honeywell International Inc. $HON Shares Sold by Lazard Freres Gestion S.A.S.

Lazard Freres Gestion S.A.S. trimmed its stake in shares of Honeywell International Inc. (NASDAQ:HON) by 4.8% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 239,534 shares of the conglomerate’s stock after selling 12,180 shares during the period. Lazard Freres Gestion S.A.S.’s holdings in Honeywell International were worth $46,730,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in HON. SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Honeywell International by 15,459.1% in the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 4,057,960 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $791,667,000 after buying an additional 4,031,879 shares during the period. Franklin Resources Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Honeywell International by 28.8% in the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 10,196,543 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $2,146,372,000 after buying an additional 2,277,234 shares during the period. Marshall Wace LLP lifted its holdings in shares of Honeywell International by 130.0% in the 3rd quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 1,845,032 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $388,379,000 after buying an additional 1,042,972 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Honeywell International by 1.7% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 63,161,731 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $12,322,222,000 after buying an additional 1,027,413 shares during the period. Finally, Two Sigma Investments LP lifted its holdings in shares of Honeywell International by 424.3% in the 3rd 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 period. 75.91% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Honeywell International Stock Performance

NASDAQ HON opened at $217.15 on Wednesday. Honeywell International Inc. has a 1-year low of $186.76 and a 1-year high of $248.18. The company has a market capitalization of $137.60 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.76, a PEG ratio of 3.10 and a beta of 0.82. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $224.60 and a 200 day moving average price of $216.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.98, a current ratio of 1.39 and a quick ratio of 1.10.

Honeywell International (NASDAQ:HON) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 23rd. The conglomerate reported $2.45 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.32 by $0.13. The firm had revenue of $9.14 billion during 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%.Honeywell International’s quarterly revenue was up 2.4% on a year-over-year basis. 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. Sell-side analysts expect that Honeywell International Inc. will post 10.53 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Honeywell International Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 5th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 15th will be given a dividend of $1.19 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 15th. This represents a $4.76 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.2%. Honeywell International’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 67.42%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

HON has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Weiss Ratings cut Honeywell International from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Monday, April 13th. BNP Paribas Exane raised 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. Citigroup dropped their price objective on Honeywell International from $265.00 to $257.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, April 24th. TD Cowen dropped their price objective on Honeywell International from $240.00 to $230.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Finally, Wolfe Research raised their price objective on Honeywell International from $293.00 to $296.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 26th. Thirteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $248.25.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Honeywell International news, Director D Scott Davis sold 2,367 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on 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 transaction, the director owned 31,081 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,459,440. This trade represents a 7.08% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Insiders own 0.15% of the company’s stock.

Honeywell International Company 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.