
NASDAQ:HON
This summary was created by AI, based on 26 opinions in the last 12 months.
Honeywell International (HON) is in the midst of a significant transformation as it prepares to spin off into three distinct businesses: aerospace, automation, and advanced materials. Experts express a cautious optimism about the company’s future potential, recognizing that while the spinoff may create more focused entities, it could also lead to initial volatility in stock price. Despite being viewed as a reliable compounder, some analysts indicate that the company's growth rate lags behind other industrials like Caterpillar (CAT). There is also an acknowledgment of valuation concerns, with a consensus that Honeywell's stock is relatively fairly priced at present. Many analysts recommend holding the stock, particularly in anticipation of the spinoff, while others suggest exploring alternative investment opportunities within the industrial sector.
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.
Honeywell International is a American stock, trading under the symbol HON (previously HON-Q on Stockchase) on the NASDAQ (HON). It is usually referred to as NASDAQ:HON or HON
In the last year, 21 stock analysts issued a Buy, Sell, or Hold rating on HON (previously HON-Q on Stockchase). 12 analysts recommended to BUY and 5 analysts recommended to SELL the stock. The latest stock analyst rating is DON'T BUY. Read the latest stock experts' ratings for Honeywell International.
Honeywell International was recommended as a Top Pick by Stan Wong on 2026-08-13. Read the latest stock experts ratings for Honeywell International.
Earnings reports or recent company news can cause the stock price to drop. Read stock experts' recommendations for Honeywell International.
Honeywell International is followed by 132 investors on Stockchase and is a trending stock that is worth watching.
On 2026-08-13, Honeywell International (HON) stock closed at a price of $233.99.
Decent value, trading ~26x forward PE with 22-23% expected earnings growth rate. Relative to other industrial names, stock's been somewhat flat over last 12 months. Price is above 200-day MA now, but it's really been up and down over last 6-8 months.
In the space, he prefers names with a bit more growth. Think of GEV, VRT, and CMI. Also see his Top Picks.