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Honeywell InternationalHONTOP PICKJun 14, 2016Stock price when the opinion was issued
As of Jun 17, 2026. Market Open.
Infrastructure behind a lot of the real economy. Story right now is being driven by aerospace -- strong demand for air travel and ongoing maintenance. Spinoffs should make parent more focused and easier to value.
Not high growth, but a steady compounder. Value scores 9/10, fundamentals are 8/10. Room to run, good stock to hold.
GE provided the template to follow -- those spinoffs were very successful and drove a lot of shareholder value. The template's there, but execution matters. Defense and similar sectors have a lot of interest and spending right now. Good company, finally starting to reward shareholders. Good diversifier away from mega-caps.
Broke out of its bigger-term downtrend. Looks pretty positive here. The next short-term target (next couple of months) is going to be around the $240 level (a 10% upside from current levels).
Take a look at the 3-year chart. You can see the 2 peaks close to $240. If it can push above those, the next upside target is ~$260. Likes the setup, great entry point if an investor bought recently. Trend is upward, at least in the intermediate term.
It is a high quality diversified industrial conglomerate. Will spin out the aerospace division. Some of its businesses are short cycle and therefore more economically sensitive. The automation side looks interesting - wait for it to develop. The M&A strategy might be on hold. There is a stock split.
A young investor has lots of time ahead. High-risk and volatile choices are acceptable as we move down the AI highway, as long as the investor is OK with the risk. So GOOG and AVGO are great choices. Let this investor run -- he's having fun and doing well, so let them stay invested.
GE is also good. HON is a bit more of a neutral conversation, but has its own turnaround coming through.
Return is a bit misleading in this special situation where it's undergoing a breakup. It's spinning into 3 independent businesses. For every 4 shares of HON, you got 1 share of Solstice at $50, which accounts for the "drop" in the stated share price. If you factor in the SOLS share, you're right around breakeven. In 2026, aerospace will be spun out.
Lots of value still, and still a Buy today.
The market looks okay, but there are some very special companies that can give you some great attributes. This is an industrial company that is basically in 3 major businesses, home automation, automotive efficiency and energy efficiency in buildings. Almost everything they make has a sensor or a controller in it that can connect through the web. This is a part of the Internet of things. They are the leader in all of their businesses. Have grown their earnings about 12% a year over the last 10 years and grown their dividend at over 12% a year. Dividend yield of 2.06%.