Honeywell International Inc (NASDAQ: HON)’s stock price has soared by 2.23 in relation to previous closing price of 209.93. Nevertheless, the company has seen a gain of 1.95% in its stock price over the last five trading days. fool.com reported 2025-05-07 that Storied industrial conglomerate Honeywell (HON 2.19%) had a fine Wednesday on the stock exchange. Bolstered by a recommendation upgrade from a prominent U.S. bank, the company’s shares rose to a more than 2% gain during the Hump Day trading session.
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 24.65x, Company’s 36-month beta value is 1.06.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 11 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 14 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for HON is 641.90M, and currently, short sellers hold a 1.29% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of HON on May 08, 2025 was 4.88M shares.
HON’s Market Performance
HON stock saw an increase of 1.95% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 14.48% and a quarterly increase of -3.48%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.44%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.88% for Honeywell International Inc (HON). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 5.82% for HON’s stock, with a 1.08% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of HON
Deutsche Bank, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see HON reach a price target of $260, previously predicting the price at $236. The rating they have provided for HON stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on February 07th, 2025.
HSBC Securities gave a rating of “Buy” to HON, setting the target price at $290 in the report published on December 11th of the previous year.
HON Trading at 4.04% 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 -11.60% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.88%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.44%, as shares surge +17.36% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +1.23% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, HON rose by +1.95%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by unch in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $202.81. In addition, Honeywell International Inc saw -4.99% 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 0.15. Equity return is now at value 33.56, with 8.08 for asset returns.
Based on Honeywell International Inc (HON), the company’s capital structure generated 0.65 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.19. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.88. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 7.14.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 9.61 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 2.43. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 4.11. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.75for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.52. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.25.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, Honeywell International Inc (HON) has experienced a mixed performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
