The stock of Honeywell International Inc (NASDAQ: HON) has decreased by -1.85 when compared to last closing price of 190.99. Despite this, the company has experienced a -11.47% fall in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. globenewswire.com reported 2025-04-03 that Dublin, April 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The “Honeywell Aerospace – Strategy Playbook – 2025 – Strategy Focus, Key Strategies & Plans, SWOT, Trends & Growth Opportunities, Market Outlook” company profile has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. The 2025 edition of this Strategy Playbook report analyses the overall Strategy Focus and provides insights into the overall Strategy Focus and decrypts the key Strategies & Plans being pursued by Honeywell Aerospace for the near to medium term horizon amid a complex, difficult & challenging global macroeconomic environment marked by rising geopolitical tensions and looming threat of renewed trade wars under Trump Administration 2.0.
Is It Worth Investing in Honeywell International Inc (NASDAQ: HON) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Honeywell International Inc (NASDAQ: HON) is above average at 21.52x, Company’s 36-month beta value is 1.05.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 10 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 14 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for HON is 648.06M, and currently, short sellers hold a 1.28% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of HON on April 08, 2025 was 4.46M shares.
HON’s Market Performance
The stock of Honeywell International Inc (HON) has seen a -11.47% decrease in the past week, with a -12.61% drop in the past month, and a -17.24% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.59%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.41% for HON. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -10.07% for HON stock, with a simple moving average of -12.26% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of HON
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for HON stocks, with Deutsche Bank repeating the rating for HON by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for HON in the upcoming period, according to Deutsche Bank is $260 based on the research report published on February 07, 2025 of the current year 2025.
HSBC Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see HON reach a price target of $290. The rating they have provided for HON stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on December 11th, 2024.
HON Trading at -11.29% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought HON to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -22.78% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.41%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.59%, as shares sank -12.33% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -15.37% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, HON fell by -11.47%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -11.94% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $208.44. In addition, Honeywell International Inc saw -17.01% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at HON starting from ROBIN WASHINGTON, who proposed sale 2,124 shares at the price of $206.03 back on Feb 18 ’25. After this action, ROBIN WASHINGTON now owns shares of Honeywell International Inc, valued at $437,602 using the latest closing price.
Madden Anne T, the SrVP and General Counsel of Honeywell International Inc, sale 28,885 shares at $207.89 during a trade that took place back on Feb 10 ’25, which means that Madden Anne T is holding 41,580 shares at $6,004,903 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for HON
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.2 for the present operating margin
- 0.38 for the gross margin
The net margin for Honeywell International Inc stands at 0.15. The total capital return value is set at 0.14. Equity return is now at value 33.10, with 8.35 for asset returns.
Based on Honeywell International Inc (HON), the company’s capital structure generated 0.53 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.2. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.12. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 7.21.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 9.61 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 2.08. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.66. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.92for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.51. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.31.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, Honeywell International Inc (HON) has experienced a bad performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
