Honeywell International (NASDAQ:HON) Releases Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $0.10 EPS

Honeywell International (NASDAQ:HON) released its earnings results on Thursday. The conglomerate reported $2.47 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.37 by $0.10, Zacks reports. Honeywell International had a return on equity of 37.77% and a net margin of 15.02%. Honeywell International updated its FY 2025 guidance to 10.100-10.500 EPS and its Q1 2025 guidance to 2.150-2.250 EPS.

Honeywell International Stock Down 5.3 %

HON traded down $11.68 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $210.67. 6,979,259 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,681,937. The company has a quick ratio of 1.12, a current ratio of 1.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.44. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $225.46 and its two-hundred day moving average is $215.23. The stock has a market cap of $136.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.37, a PEG ratio of 2.57 and a beta of 1.05. Honeywell International has a 1-year low of $189.75 and a 1-year high of $242.77.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

HON has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. UBS Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a $298.00 target price (up from $215.00) on shares of Honeywell International in a research note on Wednesday, November 13th. Royal Bank of Canada reissued a “sector perform” rating and issued a $253.00 target price on shares of Honeywell International in a report on Tuesday, December 3rd. Bank of America raised their price objective on shares of Honeywell International from $220.00 to $240.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 14th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their target price on Honeywell International from $227.00 to $256.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. Finally, Citigroup cut their price objective on shares of Honeywell International from $268.00 to $266.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, January 13th. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Honeywell International presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $248.29.

About Honeywell International

Honeywell International Inc engages in the aerospace technologies, building automation, energy and sustainable solutions, and industrial automation businesses in the United States, Europe, and internationally. The company’s Aerospace segment offers auxiliary power units, propulsion engines, integrated avionics, environmental control and electric power systems, engine controls, flight safety, communications, navigation hardware, data and software applications, radar and surveillance systems, aircraft lighting, advanced systems and instruments, satellite and space components, and aircraft wheels and brakes; spare parts; repair, overhaul, and maintenance services; and thermal systems, as well as wireless connectivity services.