Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd Purchases New Shares in Honeywell International Inc. $HON

Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd acquired a new position in Honeywell International Inc. (NASDAQ:HON) in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 4,500 shares of the conglomerate’s stock, valued at approximately $947,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Howard Hughes Medical Institute bought a new position in shares of Honeywell International in the second quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Barnes Dennig Private Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in Honeywell International by 491.7% in the third quarter. Barnes Dennig Private Wealth Management LLC now owns 142 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 118 shares during the last quarter. Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC grew its stake in Honeywell International by 116.7% in the 3rd quarter. Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC now owns 156 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 84 shares during the period. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. increased its position in shares of Honeywell International by 833.3% during the 3rd quarter. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. now owns 168 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $35,000 after purchasing an additional 150 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cloud Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Honeywell International during the 3rd quarter worth $35,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 75.91% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about Honeywell International

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

• Positive Sentiment: Wolfe Research upgraded Honeywell to Buy (outperform) and set a $293 price target, citing momentum ahead of an aerospace spinoff that could unlock value. Honeywell upgraded at Wolfe
• Positive Sentiment: Recent quarterly results beat expectations (EPS and revenue growth) and management guidance implies continued margin/earnings leverage — supports multiple expansion and the premium valuation investors are assigning.
• Positive Sentiment: Honeywell said it is resetting Catalyst deal terms and timeline while targeting EPS growth, which investors may view as clarifying the path to accretive outcomes from the transaction. Honeywell Resets Catalyst Deal Terms And Timeline
• Neutral Sentiment: Reported short-interest data in recent filings is noisy/insignificant (the published figures are effectively zero/invalid), so there’s no clear short-pressure signal to explain price moves at this time.
• Neutral Sentiment: Honeywell has outperformed the S&P 500 recently and analysts remain moderately optimistic — supportive context but not a fresh catalyst. Is Honeywell Outperforming the S&P 500?
• Negative Sentiment: Suppliers to U.S. aerospace and semiconductor firms are facing rare-earth shortages ahead of geopolitical talks, a supply constraint that could pressure Honeywell’s aerospace operations and margins. Market Chatter: US Aerospace, Chip Firms Grappling With Rare Earth Shortages
• Negative Sentiment: Wider market weakness (recent pullbacks in major indices) is a potential headwind for near-term performance despite company-specific positives. Top Midday Stories

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director D Scott Davis sold 2,367 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 19th. The shares were 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. The trade was a 7.08% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, VP Robert D. Mailloux sold 10,549 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $229.00, for a total transaction of $2,415,721.00. Following the sale, the vice president directly owned 4,803 shares in the company, valued at $1,099,887. This trade represents a 68.71% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 18,190 shares of company stock valued at $4,244,287 over the last 90 days. 0.20% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on HON shares. Barclays increased their price target on shares of Honeywell International from $250.00 to $259.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, January 30th. Wolfe Research upgraded shares of Honeywell International from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $293.00 price target for the company in a research note on Friday. Rothschild & Co Redburn lifted their price target on shares of Honeywell International from $222.00 to $235.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Honeywell International in a report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Evercore raised their target price on Honeywell International from $255.00 to $265.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, January 30th. Twelve analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $249.48.

Honeywell International Trading Up 1.1%

NASDAQ:HON opened at $243.59 on Friday. Honeywell International Inc. has a 1 year low of $169.21 and a 1 year high of $246.00. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $221.08 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $210.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.81, a current ratio of 1.30 and a quick ratio of 1.03. The company has a market cap of $154.85 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.49, a P/E/G ratio of 3.49 and a beta of 0.94.

Honeywell International (NASDAQ:HON) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 29th. The conglomerate reported $2.59 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.54 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $10.07 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $9.60 billion. Honeywell International had a return on equity of 40.64% and a net margin of 12.74%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 6.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $2.47 earnings per share. As a group, analysts expect that Honeywell International Inc. will post 10.34 EPS for the current year.

Honeywell International Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 13th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 27th will be issued a $1.19 dividend. This represents a $4.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 27th. Honeywell International’s dividend payout ratio is presently 59.57%.

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.