Jefferies Financial Group Inc. Acquires 377,839 Shares of Honeywell International Inc. $HON

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Honeywell International Inc. (NASDAQ:HON) by 8,521.4% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 382,273 shares of the conglomerate’s stock after purchasing an additional 377,839 shares during the quarter. Honeywell International comprises 0.4% of Jefferies Financial Group Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 27th largest position. Jefferies Financial Group Inc.’s holdings in Honeywell International were worth $74,578,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in HON. Cardinal Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Honeywell International by 6.1% in the fourth quarter. Cardinal Capital Management Inc. now owns 138,726 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $27,064,000 after acquiring an additional 7,929 shares in the last quarter. Douglas Lane & Associates LLC boosted its holdings in Honeywell International by 56.1% in the fourth quarter. Douglas Lane & Associates LLC now owns 72,783 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $14,199,000 after acquiring an additional 26,162 shares in the last quarter. Exencial Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Honeywell International by 36.6% in the fourth quarter. Exencial Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 81,211 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $15,844,000 after acquiring an additional 21,770 shares in the last quarter. First National Trust Co boosted its holdings in Honeywell International by 9.4% in the third quarter. First National Trust Co now owns 79,086 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $16,648,000 after acquiring an additional 6,803 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Federated Hermes Inc. boosted its holdings in Honeywell International by 72.5% in the third quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 9,663 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $2,034,000 after acquiring an additional 4,061 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 75.91% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have issued reports on HON. Evercore increased their price target on Honeywell International from $255.00 to $265.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, January 30th. Robert W. Baird raised their target price on Honeywell International from $220.00 to $240.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, January 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on Honeywell International from $255.00 to $260.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, January 30th. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their target price on Honeywell International from $262.00 to $258.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, April 24th. Finally, Wolfe Research raised their target price on Honeywell International from $293.00 to $296.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, March 26th. Thirteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $247.83.

Honeywell International Stock Up 1.8%

HON stock opened at $227.92 on Friday. Honeywell International Inc. has a twelve month low of $186.76 and a twelve month high of $248.18. The company has a quick ratio of 1.10, a current ratio of 1.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.98. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $223.63 and its 200-day moving average is $216.54. The firm has a market capitalization of $144.42 billion, a PE ratio of 32.28, a P/E/G ratio of 3.26 and a beta of 0.82.

Honeywell International (NASDAQ:HON) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The conglomerate reported $2.45 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.32 by $0.13. The company 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 revenue was up 2.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $2.21 earnings per share. 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 Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 5th. Investors of record on Friday, May 15th will be issued a dividend of $1.19 per share. This represents a $4.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.1%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 15th. Honeywell International’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 67.42%.

Honeywell International 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.