How did Honeywell International Inc (HON) surprise investors with its report?

Honeywell International Inc [HON] stock is trading at $206.69, up 0.16%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The HON shares have lost -2.16% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -0.12%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

Honeywell International Inc [NASDAQ: HON] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on February 07, 2025, when Deutsche Bank upgraded its rating to a Buy and also boosted its price target to $260 from $236. Previously, HSBC Securities upgraded its rating to Buy on December 11, 2024, and kept the price target unchanged to $290. On October 28, 2024, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Peer Perform. Robert W. Baird downgraded its rating to a Neutral and decreased its price target to $217 on October 25, 2024. BofA Securities downgraded its rating to a Neutral and reduced its price target to $230 on October 24, 2024. JP Morgan downgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on October 10, 2024, and upped its price target to $235. In a note dated September 06, 2024, Morgan Stanley initiated an Equal-Weight rating and provided a target price of $210 on this stock.

Honeywell International Inc [HON] stock has fluctuated between $189.75 and $242.77 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $241.67 within the next 12 months. Honeywell International Inc [NASDAQ: HON] shares were valued at $206.69 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 16.92% based on the average HON price forecast.

Analyzing the HON fundamentals

Honeywell International Inc [NASDAQ:HON] reported sales of 38.50B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a growth of 6.95%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.38% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.2%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.19%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.15%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.08, Equity is 0.29 and Total Capital is 0.14. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of1.12.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 205.23 points at the first support level, and at 203.78 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 208.02, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 209.36.

Ratios To Look Out For

For context, Honeywell International Inc’s Current Ratio is 1.31. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 1.01, and the Cash Ratio is 0.5. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 3.48, the price to book ratio is 7.21 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 23.73.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved ROBIN WASHINGTON, Director, that happened on Feb 18 ’25 when 2124.0 shares were purchased. SrVP and General Counsel, Madden Anne T completed a deal on Feb 10 ’25 to sell 28885.0 shares. Meanwhile, Officer ANNE T MADDEN bought 28885.0 shares on Feb 10 ’25.

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