Honeywell International (NASDAQ:HON) Given New $480.00 Price Target at Mizuho

Honeywell International (NASDAQ:HON) had its price objective upped by investment analysts at Mizuho from $240.00 to $480.00 in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday,MarketScreener reports. The brokerage currently has an “outperform” rating on the conglomerate’s stock. Mizuho’s price target would suggest a potential upside of 112.64% from the company’s previous close.

Other equities research analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on Honeywell International from $235.00 to $230.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Rothschild & Co Redburn decreased their price objective on Honeywell International from $235.00 to $225.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Jefferies Financial Group dropped their target price on Honeywell International from $245.00 to $240.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 27th. Wolfe Research raised Honeywell International to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group upped their target price on Honeywell International from $258.00 to $276.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 3rd. Thirteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Honeywell International has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $258.21.

Honeywell International Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:HON traded up $1.83 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $225.74. The company had a trading volume of 786,067 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,323,865. The company has a fifty day moving average of $221.85 and a two-hundred day moving average of $222.84. The company has a current ratio of 1.39, a quick ratio of 1.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.98. The stock has a market capitalization of $71.52 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.96, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 0.85. Honeywell International has a 12 month low of $219.33 and a 12 month high of $496.36.

Honeywell International (NASDAQ:HON) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 23rd. The conglomerate reported $2.45 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping 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 company had revenue of $9.14 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.30 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $2.21 EPS. The firm’s revenue 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. Equities research analysts forecast that Honeywell International will post 21.07 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Trading of Honeywell International

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. J. Stern & Co. LLP raised its holdings in shares of Honeywell International by 22,704.6% during the fourth quarter. J. Stern & Co. LLP now owns 53,209,042 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $10,380,552,000 after acquiring an additional 52,975,716 shares in the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC increased its position in Honeywell International by 15,459.1% during the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 4,057,960 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $791,667,000 after purchasing an additional 4,031,879 shares during the period. Franklin Resources Inc. raised its holdings in Honeywell International by 28.8% in the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 10,196,543 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $2,146,372,000 after purchasing an additional 2,277,234 shares in the last quarter. Diamant Asset Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Honeywell International during the 1st quarter valued at about $496,693,000. Finally, Mizuho Markets Americas LLC boosted its stake in shares of Honeywell International by 921.0% during the 4th quarter. Mizuho Markets Americas LLC now owns 2,042,000 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $398,374,000 after purchasing an additional 1,842,000 shares in the last quarter. 75.91% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Key Stories Impacting Honeywell International

Here are the key news stories impacting Honeywell International this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Deutsche Bank raised Honeywell International’s price target to $263 from $250 and kept a buy rating, signaling confidence in upside from current levels.
• Positive Sentiment: Daiwa Securities upgraded Honeywell International from neutral to outperform with a $255 price target, suggesting the post-spinoff setup could improve valuation.
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and market commentary around the breakup argue the new, leaner structure may help reduce the long-running “conglomerate discount” and improve focus, which could be constructive over time.
• Neutral Sentiment: Honeywell completed the spin-off of Honeywell Aerospace, creating separate public companies and leaving Honeywell International as a more concentrated automation/industrial business; investors are still digesting what this means for earnings and valuation.
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage comparing Honeywell with other industrial names and value-stock screens is likely adding noise rather than changing fundamentals, as the stock continues to reprice after the corporate breakup.
• Negative Sentiment: Shares fell in the latest session even as the broader market was higher, indicating investors are taking profits or waiting for clarity after the restructuring.
• Negative Sentiment: The spin-off and reverse split introduce transition risk and short-term uncertainty, which can pressure the stock until the market gets a clearer view of Honeywell’s standalone growth profile.

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.