We're taking a closer look at Honeywell International today, as the chatter surrounding the stock has increased notably in the last few weeks. Today, its shares moved 0.7% compared to 1.0% for the S&P 500. Increased investor interest and volatility surrounding the stock are not reason enough to buy in -- you should first perform your own due diligence. Here are some figures that can get you started:
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Honeywell International Inc. engages in the aerospace technologies, industrial automation, building automation, and energy and sustainable solutions businesses in the United States, Europe, and internationally.
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Honeywell International has moved 9.0% over the last year compared to 20.3% for the S&P 500 -- a difference of -11.3%
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HON has an average analyst rating of buy and is -12.86% away from its mean target price of $251.6 per share
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Its trailing 12 month earnings per share (EPS) is $8.8
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Honeywell International has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 24.9 while the S&P 500 average is 29.3
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Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $11.01 and its forward P/E ratio is 19.9
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The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 8.65 in contrast to the S&P 500's average ratio of 4.74
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Honeywell International is part of the Industrials sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 24.03 and an average P/B of 2.89
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Honeywell International has on average reported free cash flows of $5.04 Billion over the last four years, during which time they have grown by an an average of -2.8%